Prepress & Print Design Technician II
About The Position
Printing Services is seeking a Prepress & Print Design Technician II to support the prepress and production preparation workflow within our print environment. This role centers on routine prepress operations, including reviewing, preparing, and correcting files for production using established standards and specifications, and ensuring files meet quality, accessibility, and production requirements across print and digital projects. This position operates within defined workflows and documented guidelines, resolving common prepress issues independently and escalating complex or non‑standard challenges to senior staff. The role supports efficient production by maintaining accuracy, consistency, and adherence to specifications, while collaborating with production teams, customer relations staff, and clients to ensure files are prepared correctly for downstream production.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 2 years of related experience
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a printing service environment
- Experience working in a higher education environment
- Experience with print prepress software to prepare digital and wide-format print
- Experience assisting with promotional and marketing activities or materials
- Experience with mail list processing software and variable-data processing workflows
Responsibilities
- Support the prepress and production preparation workflow within the print environment.
- Review, prepare, and correct files for production using established standards and specifications.
- Ensure files meet quality, accessibility, and production requirements across print and digital projects.
- Operate within defined workflows and documented guidelines.
- Resolve common prepress issues independently.
- Escalate complex or non‑standard challenges to senior staff.
- Support efficient production by maintaining accuracy, consistency, and adherence to specifications.
- Collaborate with production teams, customer relations staff, and clients to ensure files are prepared correctly for downstream production.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and work-life benefits
- Medical and dental
- Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
- Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans
- Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Various voluntary benefits and discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
