Job Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for performing digital prepress production work for our authors, including page composition, proofing, and preparation of book files for printing. This work includes the layout of black & white and color books, book covers, and promotional materials.

Reports to

Operations Manager

Responsibilities

• Use Adobe Creative Suite software tools, including InDesign, Acrobat, and Photoshop, for the design and layout of black & white books, color books, and printed promotional materials, such as bookmarks, business cards, posters, postcards, and stand-alone banners
• Perform preflighting of press-ready files, checking for quality and correctness of colors, fonts, and graphics
• Manipulate files, including photo adjustments and enhancements, color conversion from RGB to CMYK, and file export to pdf and PostScript formats
• Ensure that customer requirements are clearly understood and implemented
• Review author materials for completeness and compliance with FriesenPress guidelines; resolve compliance issues with help of Author Account Managers
• Assess design complexities in author files and provide results of assessment to Author Account Managers
• Work with Author Account Managers to ensure that the execution of the author’s vision meets their expectations
• Ensure that production schedules and prepress service standards are strictly followed
• Perform other job assignments as prescribed by the Operations Manager

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite software tools
• Excellent graphic design skills
• Highly self-motivated
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• High level of initiative to achieve FriesenPress service level goals
• High degree of professionalism
• Ability to make sound business judgments to meet customer goals in the most cost-effective way for FriesenPress
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently as required
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Minimum two years of prepress experience
• Prior use of CRM software would be an asset
• Prior book publishing experience would be an asset
• High School Diploma or higher