Prepress Specialist

Full Sail Media is seeking a Prepress Specialist to join our Baltimore office. We are looking for a talented individual who would value being a part of an amazing team, and who craves making a difference to both our company and our clients. We want someone who obsesses over details (from spelling, grammar, alignment, organization, etc.), and is also able to see the big picture. At FSM, we truly believe in helping our clients and apply that to everything we do. To us, it’s not just a job; we truly love what we do.

At FSM, you will have an opportunity to work in a collaborative, fun environment on a range of projects while enhancing your skills as a prepress specialist, with tremendous room for growth. In this role, you will manage all art-related tasks and play a primary role in working with the leadership team to build the foundation of the art department. The successful candidate is an expert who is fluent in graphic applications (including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Fiery Command Workstation) and associated workflow process. The candidate will join a quality-conscious team focused on our customers and their satisfaction, working across multiple areas from Design to Production and Customer Service. Qualified candidates must be excellent communicators, exceptionally detail-oriented, highly collaborative, extremely organized and able to juggle multiple projects within tight deadlines.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform print and digital prepress functions, including color formatting, finishes, fonts, graphics and quality checks for correct formats, in addition to adjusting and manipulating files as needed
• Prepare client proofs for approval
• Carefully proof copy, color placement, etc.
• Execute revisions as necessary
• Manage multiple projects and communicate with team to edit projects as needed
• Perform additional responsibilities/tasks as defined

Potential Added Responsibilities

• Manage production of custom printed pieces from conception to completion; manage creative flow to help assure accuracy and quality in all creative projects
• Create designs and layouts for specific projects, working directly with our clients and/or for in-house projects

Skills & Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Minimum 2 years of experience with print production and pre-press processes, with a strong understanding of the full production process from file prep to delivery
• Detail-oriented with excellent design, layout and proofing skills
• Fluent in graphic applications including Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, as well as WordPress, Microsoft Office, FTP, etc.
• Strong conceptual skills, high-level sense of design, layout and typography and a broad thinker who can offer a variety of design solutions; able to create/edit graphics, enhance/manipulate images
• Ability to juggle multiple projects/priorities despite frequent interruptions and perform well within tight deadlines and aggressive turnaround times in a fast-paced, team-focused environment
• Strong technical aptitude, including the ability to learn and utilize new technology quickly and accurately as it pertains to our business
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed, including an ongoing focus on customer satisfaction; builds positive relationships with the team and clients
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proofing, grammar and spelling
• Self-directed with a strong work ethic
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job