Graphic Artist Lead - Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm

Resource Label Group•Cerritos, CA

1d•$22 - $30

About The Position

The Graphic Artist Lead, also referred to as the Pre-Press Lead, supports and coordinates the daily activities of the Pre-Press team. The role ensures accurate, efficient, and timely preparation of graphics, proofs, and print-ready files that meet customer requirements and production standards. It provides technical guidance, helps prioritize workflow, supports quality and preflight reviews, and collaborates with customer service, production, and press teams to resolve issues, align priorities, reduce rework, and support customer satisfaction. The position uses advanced pre-press and packaging graphics knowledge to guide file preparation and production decisions. It reviews, creates, and refines designs and prepress files using Mac-based graphics applications, coordinates revisions and proofing, and oversees customer-facing previews. The lead also supports team development and continuous improvement in pre-press workflows. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The wage range is $22.00 to $30.00 per hour.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of pre-press, packaging graphics, and print production.
Demonstrated ability to lead daily priorities, coordinate multiple projects, and support team members through all phases of production.
Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to partner across customer service, production, press, and pre-press teams.
Ability to work independently, exercise sound creative and technical judgment, and deliver accurate work within established timelines.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Printing, Graphic Arts, Industrial Engineering, or a related field; equivalent education and experience are considered.
Five or more years of experience in a high-quality computer graphics, pre-press, or print production environment.

Responsibilities

Lead daily pre-press production activities, ensuring graphics, layouts, proofs, and print-ready files meet customer specifications, work orders, production priorities, and quality standards.
Provide technical direction on separations, color remapping, trapping, overprinting, knockouts, imposition, bleeding, color correction, line-screen decisions, and compensation curves within established production parameters.
Partner with pre-press, press, customer service, and production teams to resolve file, imaging, printability, and layout issues and minimize delays or rework.
Apply knowledge of RLG pre-press systems, printing capabilities, and equipment requirements to guide style, technique, medium, and file-preparation decisions.
Review, create, and refine graphic designs and prepress files using Mac-based graphics applications, including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, and ArtPro.
Coordinate customer revisions and internal feedback throughout proofing and production, communicating clearly and ensuring artwork meets customer requirements and approval standards.
Oversee proof development by preparing and reviewing customer-facing previews, resizing art to fit dies, re-laying out complex constructions, adjusting existing art, and generating UPC or related production elements as needed.
Lead preflight reviews to verify print readiness, including size, color correction, fonts, completeness, work-order alignment, and compliance with minimum print specifications.
Prioritize assignments, review layouts, sketches, and related materials, and delegate or coordinate work to support production schedules, customer commitments, and departmental goals.
Develop creative, production-ready packaging solutions when direction is limited, guiding images, text, layouts, and technical specifications.
Mentor and support pre-press team members by sharing technical knowledge, reinforcing quality standards, assisting with training, and serving as a first point of escalation for complex artwork or production issues.
Support continuous improvement by identifying workflow gaps, recommending process enhancements, maintaining documentation or standards as assigned, and promoting consistent execution.