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Senior Print Specialist

Posted 22 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 2 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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Overall Job Summary

Evaluates and provides on-site press approval for basic to intermediate printed work. Provides colour management processes and guidance as it relates to colour targets, colour measurement, and colour reporting as per client’s/printer technical specifications. With limited direction from the client project team and/or Management attends press runs for various client accounts and may train internal and external personnel on Print Services Technology as needed. May coordinate or prioritize the work of other employees performing similar duties.

Job Responsibilities

  • Attends any client meetings (press runs, pre-production) as needed to identify any potential production issues and make recommendations to resolve issues.
  • Promotes client print quality program across vendor base.
  • Ensures high quality standards in all Production client deliverables.
  • Ensures accurate, consistent, and timely completion of high quality basic to intermediate level printed Print work, working closely with Production teams, and effectively using industry standard software, tools, and Print techniques.
  • Performs assigned tasks within the overall Production Print Services workflow and assigned budget, according to:
  • Work order specifications,
  • Industry and Company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s),
  • The Company’s high quality standards, and
  • The client’s Brand guidelines and standards.
  • Attends and manages Press Characterizations with printers, and provides timely feedback and reports to printers and clients as required.
  • Conducts print runs and print output audits as required following company wide auditing criteria and policy.
  • Works closely with Production/Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) to review, recommend, test, set up, implement, and maintain hardware and software for Print Services.
  • Meets quality standards at all times for all assigned deliverables and makes recommendations to Management for improvements in reports, tools, processes and assigned tasks.​

Qualifications / Requirements

Education

  • Secondary School (e.g. High School) Diploma, General Education Degree (GED), or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job.
  • Associate Degree or equivalent degree within appropriate discipline such as Marketing, Advertising, Graphic Arts, Interior Design or other related fields such as fine arts or fashion preferred.
  • College degree (e.g. Bachelor of Arts) in appropriate discipline a plus.

Experience

  • Proven experience in a Pre-Press, Graphic Arts, or related field in print manufacturing.

Skills & Abilities

  • Good knowledge of The Company’s products, solutions and services a plus.
  • Good understanding of the market and business environment that affects the assigned clients.
  • Good understanding of effective Print, Photo Studio, and/or Digital production, processes, roles, tools (digital and conventional) and workflow practices and trends.
  • Good understanding of effective Print, Photo Studio, and/or Digital production, processes, roles, tools (digital and conventional) and workflow practices and trends.
  • Proficient in Pre-press and Print techniques and processes such as:
  • Flexo, Litho, Gravure.
  • Colour separation pertaining to specific printers
  • Trapping, Bleeding, Stepping
  • Color rotation
  • File resolution
  • Raster Image Processing (RIP)
  • Proficient to expert in Printing and Plate technology.
  • Proficient in Pre-media and/or Creative Services and solutions.
  • Good people, organizational, and analytical skills (including attention to detail).
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient Computer Software (SW) Skills:
  • Apple Mac equipment and operating systems
  • Overall Business SW (e.g. MS-Office Suite)
  • Specific Functional SW (e.g. Abode Design Suite, Acrobat plus QuarkXpress; Project Management Software; Agile; or others; etc.)
  • Proficient using Spectrophotometer and similar devices.
  • Ability to interpret concept and/or brand guidelines through to artwork execution (e.g. digital, photographic, etc.).
  • Ability to develop and maintain a collaborative relationship with peers and colleagues in one or more areas of the organization.
  • Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal clients and/or external clients (e.g. printers, product manufacturers, service providers, and/or clients).

EEO Statement:

Matthews International affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

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