prepress technician
Prepress technicians prepare printing processes by formatting, setting and composing text and graphics into a suitable form. This includes the capture of text and image and processing it electronically. They also prepare, maintain and troubleshoot printing presses.
Also called: prepress specialist, prepress worker, graphics technician, press preparation engineer, prepress engineer, prepress technologist, press preparation specialist, press preparation worker
- 29
- essential skills
- 28
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- imagesetterWhat changes?15 skills in common
- prepress operatorWhat changes?13 skills in common
- typesetterWhat changes?13 skills in common
- computer science lecturer7 skills in common
- lithographer7 skills in common
- digital printer6 skills in common
- flexographic press operator5 skills in common
- offset printer5 skills in common
Essential skills
29- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- align content with form
- develop digital content
- follow safety precautions in printing
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- graphics editor software
- lay out digital written content
- maintenance of printing machines
- Microsoft Visio
- operate laser plate maker machine
- operate printing machinery
- output electronic files
- prepare films for printing plates
- prepare printing form
- prepress processes
- printing on large scale machines
- printing plate making
- produce prepress proof
- proofing methods
- reprography
- scale copies
- scan negatives
- set colour profiles
- set scanner controls
- SketchBook Pro
- Synfig
- troubleshoot
- typography
Optional skills
28- apply opaque
- communicate with customers
- create digital files
- digitise documents
- edit photographs
- graphic design
- handle scanning material safely
- ink printing plates
- interpret illustration needs
- maintain lithographic printing plates
- manage digital documents
- manage offset printing process
- meet deadlines
- offset printing
- prepare offset printing machine
- prevent paper jams
- printed goods processes
- printing materials
- printing media
- printing techniques
- process printing input
- quality standards
- scan photos
- store negatives
- use colour printing programs
- use presentation software
- use typesetting software
- use word processing software
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