Digital Prepress Artist

HR Collaboration Group LLC•Mishawaka, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is located in the Mishawaka, IN area. Valley Screen is a large format graphics company specializing in exterior and interior durable graphics for vehicles, recreational products, and interior design solutions. Founded in 1967, our Mission is to deliver high-quality products to our customers while valuing each team member as a part of our Valley Screen family. As a team, we seek improvements together and are passionate about our work while helping to strengthen our community. We help our Customers and our Team Members build their story, hone in on their strengths, and enhance their future! Come build your story with Valley Screen! As a Digital Prepress Artist, you will plan and create electronical, digital art work files or screen print for production to meet customer specifications and related company project goals.

Requirements

Associates Degree in Graphic Design or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
3+ years of related experience in a printing and/or vinyl graphic production environment.
Ability to plan, prioritize, organize and execute on work in an accurate way.
Able to read, analyze, and interpret general computer processes, technical procedures, or government regulations.
Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
Good working knowledge of basic mathematics functions.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations and printing jobs.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, interpret color data, and draw valid conclusions while using common sense.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of computer instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Knowledge of both PC and MAC based computer programs.
Must be fluent in Adobe Creative Suite products including Photoshop and Illustrator.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from those within and outside the organization.
Self-starter who can work independently.
High customer and quality focused.
Excellent ability to build relationships and be collaborative with those internally and externally to meet the position needs.
Creative and innovative to recognize an issue and work calmly to find a resolution.
Strong focus on processes and following all Safety requirements.
Likes to work independently and with a thoughtful, caring team; enjoys collaborating with others; can listen to others, learn quickly, and be independent to get the job done, yet flexible to adjust to the schedule, department location, or pace to meet the needs of production, while making good decisions, is highly important to our team.

Nice To Haves

Responsibilities

Receives customer and in-house designs and creates files based off of customer/production specifications while maintaining the integrity of the schedule with the team.
Prioritizes and adjusts work schedule in order to meet deadlines specified in job requests to ensure customer goals are met.
Determines size arrangement, image, or color changes of the client artwork to assure proper design for the finished product.
Performs preflight on artwork to determine accuracy, omissions, or additional requirements.
Maintains settings with the material color profiles, that align to the procedures, to ensure digital production accuracy.
Creates conceptual digital proofs and production blueprints for customer and company approval.
Alters illustrations to enlarge, reduce, or clarify image for accurate final production.
Communicates effectively within the Art Department and other departments within the Company in order to successfully complete jobs based upon client/production needs.
Collaborates and communicates with Sales and other departments to ensure projects meet customer and business expectations.
Reviews printed parts to determine if colors meet expectations, and ensures final production files match those of approved retains.
Maintains electronic files and archives of all computer created graphics for accurate record keeping.