Hours 8AM - 5PM
DTP Operator
A desktop publishing artist is a skilled DTP art director responsible for translating the templatised work of creative art directors, populating a price and product layout according to a brief, and finalising it into print and digital files.
Cape Town
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Permanent
Key Responsibilities
- Translate the digital artwork from art directors and graphic designers into files that are ready to go to print.
- Use specialist computer software to make artwork ready for print.
- Using DTP software to produce a layout of the job both digital and hard copy and prepare proofs for approval.
- Working to a design brief from the client to make amendments to artwork when necessary.
- Fix formatting of jobs, such as the size and style of type, column width, spacing, checking of colours, etc. to match in-house printing specifications.
- Be able to prioritise a varied workload and work well under pressure and to strict deadlines.
- Load artwork into relevant folders and follow current filing system.
- Determine layout and other instructions to identify the work to be done.
- Check final copy to make sure all is correct to print.
- Save artwork under code number where applicable.
- Only final artwork to be kept on the computer system, all previous artwork not in use or changes to be deleted.
- Check on proofing timelines.
- Systems to be backed up every Friday.
- General duties
Requirements
- Strong DTP with repro experience using Adobe Creative Cloud (In-design, Illustrator, Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat) on Mac.
- Good understanding of colour separations, trapping, clips and bleeds.
- Minimum of three years of working experience.
- Must be able to take full responsibility for the DTP function meeting deadlines
- Ability to design, layout, typeset, produce finished art and produce final press-ready PDF artwork for a wide range of jobs, including annual reports, financial documents, booklets, brochures, leaflets, forms, etc.
- Knowledge of colour profiles, die-traces, overprints/knockouts, bleeds and other pre-press requirements
- Ability to work overtime and occasional long hours as required by the workflow/position
- Book (catalogue) publishing skills are required