PRINTING SERVICES DESIGNER

Role Overview

Printing Services Designer at Napco National. This role is responsible for creating, modifying, and preparing artwork for print production, managing design files, coordinating plate making, and liaising with sales, marketing, and customers throughout the design and approval process.

Role Purpose

Transform customer requirements and inputs into production-ready artwork and printing specifications. Manage the complete design workflow from initial brief through customer approval, plate making coordination, and file archival to ensure accurate, timely delivery of print-ready materials.

Key Responsibilities

Artwork Reception & Analysis

• Receive artwork inputs in multiple formats (CD, email, physical samples) from Sales and Marketing departments.
• Study requirements based on all received input formats from customers.
• Analyze printing requirements including pattern, color separation, trapping, and color correction as applicable.

Artwork Creation & Design

• Create artwork using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, BoxPro, or CorelDraw as appropriate, guided by machine parameters and technical capabilities.
• Design solutions using customer-provided requirements and software tools in accordance with established guidelines.
• Create a Rotopacking folder for each customer, preserving the original customer format separately from modified working files.
• Develop new designs using creative principles (building from existing design concepts where applicable) to meet customer business requirements.
• Convert conventional jobs into CTP process by generating designs and obtaining customer approval.

Quality Assurance & Customer Communication

• Produce a print-out of completed artwork and perform initial cross-check for correctness.
• Deliver artwork in JPEG or PDF formats as appropriate to Sales and Marketing for customer approval initiation.
• Interact with Sales and Marketing personnel and customers to address correction, amendment, and improvement requirements.
• Clarify suggestions and customer doubts throughout the design process.
• Ensure customer design code specification and design numbers are included in all customer communications.

Artwork Based on Samples

• Scan samples received from customers and analyze scan copies for design requirements.
• Undertake artwork corrections, amendments, and modifications for repeat orders.

Plate Making Coordination

• Initiate plate making upon customer artwork approval by transferring files to the CTP machine and ripping colors in dot format.
• Verify availability of plates for processing upon receiving the print plan.
• Receive die-layout (structural layout) for die-cut orders and cross-check artwork alignment and registration.
• Maintain stock levels for embossing blocks and coordinate with purchasing to sustain adequate inventory.

File Management & Archive

• Keep customer-provided CDs safely for future reference.

Additional Information

• Full details are available on the employer's original posting.