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Digital Printing, Design, Promotional Products and Marketing business requiring permanent full time employee. This position encompasses many aspects of production. Great customer service skills are a must as you'll work directly with our clients daily to ensure they receive a high quality of service. Experience in a copy center/print shop would be helpful, although not essential. Working knowledge of Adobe Suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator as well as Microsoft Office Suite is required. Understanding of layout, type & color and design in relation to digital printing would be an asset. Other duties will include answering phones, maintain customer accounts and assisting our walk in customers. Our business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. We offer competitive salary, employee incentive program, benefits and a healthy working environment.
REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to manipulate and create files as graphic design using Adobe CC software, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft tools including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Publisher
Must be familiar with set up pre-press files for printing, colour calibrating, imposition, creating bleeds, crops, etc.
This position will also consist of sending jobs to print. Must have knowledge of RIP systems, trapping and colour separations.
Ability to work independently, as well as with a team.
Excellent organizational and communication skills a must.
Ability to read and understand job tickets for specific instructions.
PC knowledge.
Ability to juggle multiple tasks and give great attention to details.
Design / impose / layout digital files for printing
Send proofs to customers when required
Print all approvals and include in job jacket with a sample
Follow up with proofs daily
Run jobs as per work order
Place samples and all information into job jacket
File artwork using the unique archiving system in place
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
- Not applicable
Additional Skills
- Estimate costs of materials and time to complete graphic designs and illustrations
Specific Skills
- Produce final designs or illustrations
- Prepare specifications for design
- Consult with clients to establish nature and context of designs and illustrations for reproduction
Work Setting
- Print shop
- Graphic design firm
Area of Design Specialization
- Advertising
- Publications
- Product packaging
- Greeting cards
- General graphic design
- Forms
- Corporate identity
- Annual reports
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Photoshop
- Illustrator