Prepress Operator
Posted on: 10 Jan 2021
Pittsburgh, PA
Job Description
This is a 2nd shift position (3pm - 11pm)
* Review electronic files that are received from clients and check them for thoroughness and completeness in advance of printing processes.
* Using electronic page layout software (desktop publishing software) manipulate the format of outdoor and indoor products like billboard, car wrap, banner, bus-shelter, wall graphics, standee and etc. Also the format of offset printing like catalog, booklet, brochure, poster and more.
* Determine the requirements of offset printing items such as fold pocket, paneling, overlap, page layout, accounting for folds, trims, bleeds and gripper, and add zund, crop marks and color bars as necessary.
* Identify missing or problematic components and communicate them to the CSR, customer, and production personnel to resolve any problems with the jobs.
* Prepare print ready files to send through all large format devices or for printing. Upload files to prepress or client servers for client requests if need.
* Prepare color proofs for customer review.
* Prepress employees are cross trained to help cover all prepress tasks as assigned.
Required Experience
* Must be able to work with various graphic design and layout software applications commonly used on Mac's and PC's (Adobe CS Suite like illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Quark and etc).
* Familiar with different workflows and rips like Pringery, Prep, Heildelberg Prinect, Caldera and etc.
* A thorough understanding of digital file formats (pdf, tiff, eps) from different operating systems (Mac and PC) is required.
* 3 years or more experience in preparing files for large format and/or printing industries.
* Basic color management skills and the ability to work with different digital file formats are required.
* Must have the ability to output digital files to various output devices; must have the ability to continue to learn and use new graphics software on an ongoing basis.
* Mechanical skills using small hand tools in order to make minor repairs and perform maintenance on some equipment a plus.
R.R. Donnelley
Chicago, IL
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, an integrated communications provider, enables organizations to create, manage, deliver, and optimize their multichannel marketing and business communications. It operates through Business Services and Marketing Solutions segments. The Business Services segment offers commercial printing products and branded materials, including manuals, publications, brochures, business cards, flyers, post cards, posters, and promotional items; and specialized transportation and distribution services.
It also provides customer billings, financial statements, healthcare communications, and insurance document statement printing services; distribution, shipping, healthcare, durable goods, promotional, and consumer product goods packaging labels; and packaging solutions, including rigid boxes and in-box print materials for clients in the consumer electronics, life sciences, cosmetics, and consumer packaged goods industries. In addition, this segment offers workflow design, assembly, configuration, kitting, and fulfillment services for clients in the consumer electronics, telecommunications, life sciences, cosmetics, education, and industrial industries.
Further, it provides invoices, order, and business forms that support the private and public sectors; and outsourcing services, such as creative services, research and analytics, financial management, and other services for legal providers, insurance, telecommunications, utilities, retail, and financial services companies. The Marketing Solutions segment offers direct marketing, such as audience segmentation, creative development, program testing, print production, postal optimization, and performance analytics for large-scale personalized direct mail programs; and in-store marketing, digital print, kitting, fulfillment, digital, and creative solutions and list services. It operates in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1864 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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IndustryBusiness Services
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No. of Employees39,500
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Jobs Posted4448
