About This Role
The Prepress Operator reviews electronic files from clients, prepares them for plate making, and creates electronic images for manufacturing proofs. This role suits someone with a strong understanding of graphic design software, digital file formats, and the offset printing process.
Responsibilities
- Review electronic files received from clients and check them for thoroughness and completeness in advance of the plate making process
- Using desktop publishing software, manipulate the format of the print job to the dimensions of the paper
- Determine page layout, accounting for folds, trims, bleeds, and gripper, and add crop marks and color bars as necessary
- Identify missing or problematic components and communicate them to the Customer Service Reps, customer(s), and production personnel
- Work directly with Customer Service Reps, customer(s), and production personnel as necessary to work out any problems with the job
- Load customer-supplied electronic files for output onto the Pre-Press file server
- Create an electronic image of the pages to create manufacturing proofs used by the Press and Bind operators during the manufacturing process
- May prepare color proofs for customer review
Requirements
- Ability to work with various graphic design and layout software applications commonly used on Macs and PCs
- Good understanding of digital file formats (PDF, TIFF, EPS) from different operating systems (Mac and PC)
- Basic color management skills and the ability to work with different digital formats
- Ability to output digital files to various output devices
- Ability to continue to learn and use new graphics software on an ongoing basis
- Understanding of the offset printing process and how one color affects another
- Mechanical skills using small hand tools in order to make minor repairs and perform maintenance on a flatbed scanner, image setter, and automated film processing equipment
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) with match
- Life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
- Tuition assistance
- Maternity leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employer/partner discounts
Important Details
- All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen
About the Company
RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers a portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.
