Studio Technician

Location: Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania - 100% On-site

Contract Duration: 12 months with a possibility of extension

Working Hours: 8am-5pm M-F

Pay Rate: $25.00/hour

Job Title: Studio Technician

Position Summary

To adapt and process original artwork to comply with customer specifications, printing requirements and credit card entity rules. Do color corrections, preflight files, and work with customer service, prototype team and customers to fine tune artwork.

Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility

· Preflight incoming jobs and analyze artwork files to look for potential technical or regulatory problems.

· Read and understand printing sequences and adapt original artwork to match printing requirements.

· Create production-ready printing files following workflow process and techniques.

· Use templates and follow guidelines to create production files.

· Work with artwork files with the highest degree of attention to quality.

· Follow proper software manipulation techniques.

· Perform color adjustment on production files to match color samples.

· Recreate customer-supplied art to make it usable.

· Check digital and printed proofs and follow checklists accurately.

· Prepare files for sending them to customers, respecting secure artwork requirements.

· Interface with Customer Service, Sales, design agencies and customers to explain and resolve artwork issues as needed.

· Assist with regular department maintenance tasks (document organization, printer calibration, etc)

· Perform cross-training with other Studio related tasks (Preflight, homologation, etc)

· Work with international teams across the world and have good communication skills to interface with them.

· Other related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience, Education, Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Certifications, Language

· 3-5 years of experience in prepress or graphic design, or accredited formal training required.

· Ability to understand and apply printing sequences

· Proficient in Mac and PC use.

· High proficiency in Adobe Illustrator

· Proficiency in Photoshop

· Ability to use and learn different kinds of software

· Full understanding of traps and spreads

· Strong attention to detail and process following skills

· Ability to visualize the finished product

· Ability to troubleshoot errors

· Ability to work independently

· Good communication and organizational skills

· Ability to follow detailed written instructions

· Ability to work in a technical environment, follow assignments and focus on the work at hand

Preferred Qualifications

· 3-5 years of experience in printing (both litho/offset and screen printing) preferred

Physical Demands

· Must be able to spend most of the workday focusing on a computer screen and utilizing a keyboard

· Must be able to distinguish colors across the full color spectrum

· May need to spend time on the production floor where there are loud noises and chemical odors

Special Position Requirements

· Physical Environment: Most time spent in office environment with occasional visits to production floor

· Will be required to enter the production area from time to time as necessitated by job duties; the production area can be noisy (though below 85 decibels) and will require the use of personal protective equipment (such as safety glasses and safety shoes) as dictated by local policy