Graphics Coordinator - External Vendor
About The Position
Assist the Graphics Services Manager in managing external vendor projects for printing and converting at Belmark. The role helps ensure consistent, high-quality print output through the application of design principles and color-management practices. It requires understanding external-vendor workflows, print production, and color control from pre-press through manufacturing, both in theory and practice. The Graphics Coordinator serves as a link between Pre-Press and Production, helping ensure color-management standards are understood, implemented, and followed. The role also provides artwork and production guidance—including file specifications, setup requirements, print recommendations, and graphic consultation—to support print performance and conversion into finished products. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Some overtime and occasional overnight travel may be required. A pre-employment drug screening is required if offered the position. Regular attendance and compliance with safety and food-safety (SQF) requirements are essential. The work takes place in normal office and manufacturing environments, with possible exposure to vibration, noise, and chemical odors. Non-sales job postings are limited to residents of Wisconsin and Arizona.
Requirements
- High school diploma required.
- Strong understanding of packaging design, die lines, templates, and production tolerances.
- Knowledge of color management, press characterization, and print reproduction processes.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator and Photoshop, and Esko software such as ArtPro or similar.
- Strong understanding of prepress workflows and production file preparation.
- Ability to operate Mac-based systems and standard office equipment.
- Ability to follow detailed written and verbal instructions and collaborate effectively across departments.
- Regular attendance is essential.
- Compliance with safety and food-safety (SQF) requirements is required.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree or technical training.
- Three or more years of experience in printing, packaging, or graphics production.
- Experience in flexographic, digital, offset, or rotogravure printing environments.
- Familiarity with customer/vendor proofing and approval systems such as Web Center or GMI.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary contact for external-vendor, brand, and graphics-related projects involving customers, designers, Sales, Account Service, and Manufacturing teams.
- Educate internal and external partners on Belmark’s color-management and brand standards.
- Collaborate with the Color Manager to integrate processes into workflows, systems, hardware, and software.
- Communicate with customers, designers, and vendors to clarify project requirements, timelines, and deliverables.
- Support Sales and Account Service by communicating Belmark’s printing capabilities and constraints.
- Manage artwork and graphic-order flow, including label pages, preflight files, and related documentation.
- Preflight customer-supplied files, evaluate print readiness, and determine revision status.
- Identify and resolve design and printability issues across production processes.
- Develop production instructions for proofs, final files, stepped files, plates, and related outputs.
- Review and validate artwork and production files for accuracy and consistency.
- Participate in press approvals, onsite or virtual, and customer visits as needed.
- Collect and document printed samples for vendor print-quality programs.
- Conduct post-press reviews and support Manufacturing during production issues.
- Coordinate job pulls, revisions, and internal change requests.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, efficiency, and quality standards.
- Support adherence to color-management practices across manufacturing operations.
- Deliver presentations on color-management practices when required.
- Create label designs based on customer and production specifications when needed.
- Measure and evaluate press profile sheets to ensure print accuracy and quality.
- Follow detailed written and verbal instructions and collaborate across departments.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance plans with a wellness discount.
- Free onsite health clinic.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- Company-funded life insurance and disability insurance.
- 401(k) and profit-sharing plan with a 6% match.
- Paid vacation and personal time.
- Paid holidays beginning day one.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Free onsite fitness center.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
