Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

(including but not limited to)

• Communicate with Logistics, Customer Service and Sales staff to ensure realistic deadlines are scheduled and met
• Continually look for ways to improve the efficiency of the department
• Work with Customer Service and Sales staff to insure a smooth work flow
• Keep department current with software, hardware, equipment and practices
• Inform management of any equipment problems or needs of the department
• Promote department goals and lead team members to meeting these goals
• Utilize PrintSmith reports to organize and track work.
• Be aware of all jobs currently in the department.
• Aim to meet all due dates and deadlines. Understand the amount of work that a job willrequire once it leaves the Pre-Press department, and work to make the next department’sjob easier.
• Balance managing of department with the requirement to continue to be a member ofthe production team
• Coordinate the maintenance and upgrade of the computers and networks (Information Technology)
• Preflight client supplied files and make necessary adjustments to ready for print and digital reproduction.

• Works closely with press and customer service teams to resolve technical questions or to implement client changes.
• Process the more complex jobs (flyers, brochures, one-offs, diecutting, perfing, etc).
• Check for accuracy of JT, customer files and printability of files.
• Troubleshoot any problems or issues with customer files
• Send PDF or Hi-Res proofs to customer
• Inspect Hi-Res proofs for accuracy
• Provide information and assistance to customers as needed
• Create gangruns
• Inspect VPS proofs for jobs imposed by others
• Send plates to platesetters
• Load supplies into printers when needed
• Load plates into platesetters when needed
• Keep workstation clean
• Provide general maintenance for platesetters (clear jams, cleaning rollers, etc.)
• Secondary person to clean gumming units (processors)
• In conjunction with pressroom staff, maintain the cleanliness of the plateroom and sink area.
• Inspect plates for proper sensor marks, cut marks, etc. Verify all color separations are plated.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proficiency in the use of Macintosh computers as well as electronic publishing systems.
• Must have 5+ years of prepress experience in a printing/management environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interpret oral and written instructions.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to pay attention to detail.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision to meet deadlines.

Must be able to work in all current industry software including, but not limited to: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat), Quark Xpress, Freehand, Kodak-Creo Prinergy, Enfocus Pitstop, and PrintSmith