Responsibilities
- Examine incoming digital files from clients to confirm completeness before initiating plate creation
- Adjust print job formatting to match paper dimensions using desktop publishing applications
- Establish page layouts considering folds, trims, bleeds, gripper edges, and include crop marks and color bars as needed
- Detect absent or faulty elements and report issues to customer service representatives, clients, and production staff
- Collaborate with customer service, clients, and production teams to resolve job-related issues
- Transfer client-provided digital files to the prepress file server for processing
- Generate digital page images to produce manufacturing proofs used by press and bindery operators
- Produce color proofs for client approval when required
- Train and guide current and new team members to maintain consistent understanding of policies, procedures, and best practices for improved team efficiency
