Mastering, Pre-Press Operator
Core
Translate card designs to accurate, error-free, and quality-checked forms ready for press; establish master/templates for print-ready files for trading cards.
Role type
Pre-Press Card Mastering Operator
Builds
Print-ready trading card files and templates
Domain
Sports collectibles and print production
Required skills
Pre-press and production file preparation, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), color separations, file format management, quality checks for colors/fonts/images, imposition and trapping, workflow management tools
Preferred skills
Knowledge of variable data composition, experience with printing workflow management systems, ability to train junior staff
Technologies
Adobe Creative Suite, printing workflow management tool system
Responsibilities
Collaborate with design team to prepare trading card templates, execute pre-press tasks and file preparation for Variable Data composition, conduct thorough quality checks on print-ready files, communicate specifications and review proofs with creative and production partners, stay updated on printing technologies and design techniques, process incoming print jobs using workflow management tools, provide guidance and training for junior operators
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
