Pre-Press Operator / Art Department - Music Industry

We are seeking a Pre-Press Operator to join our dynamic art team with departments in both NYC and PDX.

Our Company provides a full suite of custom apparel, merchandise, media and print products serving music labels, indie artists and other content creators and organizations. Our staff works globally with clients and partners alike.

The perfect candidate is someone who has years of experience using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, knows the fundamentals of prepress and production art, is a diligent communicator and can juggle multiple projects at the same time.

With our dynamic markets, fun and creative products and broad global supply chain, this position requires a refined Pre-Press skill set. If you have experience in packaging and love the music industry, as well as being organized and a hard-working problem solver, we’d love to hear from you.

This position involves:

Fundamental knowledge of commercial offset and silkscreen printing processes

Color separating

Setting up overprints, embossing / debossing, custom varnish plates

Typesetting

Design responsibilities

Communicating with multiple printing plants & vendors

Overseeing the quality of the Art Department output

Working knowledge of MAC OSX, FTP programs Qualifications

The ideal candidate must be enthusiastic and level headed.

They must be able to multi-task and work well under pressure.

Have excellent computer skills.

Previous experience in a similar environment a huge plus.

Intelligent, motivated and great people skills.

Other responsibilities as requested