Graphic Pre-press Operator

Description

Prepares design files for printing, ensuring appropriate colours, graphics, layouts and technical specifications for printing and other visual media.

Description

Design, bind, finish and produce printed materials.

Tasks include

• Operates graphic cameras and digital tools to produce high resolution, print-ready files
• Uses computer applications to generate images, text, layouts and impositions for print and other visual media displays
• Operates plate making equipment to reproduce images from film to printing plates, digital output devices, and presses
• Uses digital design platforms for scanning, colour management, combining, layering and preparing visuals for print
• Carries out digital proofing processes to ensure clarity and accuracy in printed proofs, and corrects them for quality
• Analyses and refines printed samples to obtain required quality and consistency