Production Retoucher

Olberding Brand Family • Cincinnati, OH

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Founded in 1919 as Phototype and recently rebranded as the Olberding Brand Family, we are a family company focused on delivering the highest quality and client service in the graphics design, management and printing industry. We Design, Optimize and Protect Brands. Our clients are primarily consumer products companies and printers and we help them by delivering a broad range of services from brand strategy and packaging design, to adaptive design across various print and digital platforms, all the way to color management and the production of printing plates. With our world headquarters located in Cincinnati, we have over 450 employees throughout the United States and offices in Europe and Asia. The Production Retoucher is responsible for preparing press ready digital image files for offset, gravure and flexo printers from client-supplied files. This will include color separations, cloning, color corrections, clipping paths, color conversions, trapping, curves, evaluate for contaminating colors, etc. The Production Retoucher maintains an effective and efficient workflow from the point the artwork (image) is scheduled to the proof stage.

Requirements

• 2-3 years’ experience in packaging graphics prepress
• Proficient in Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, also Apple and PC operating systems
• Deep understanding of major printing methods (Flexo, Gravure, Offset)
• Consumer product company knowledge or experience

Nice To Haves

• BS or BA in Graphics Design/Production, Printing or similar degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Work on CPG client jobs creating final press ready art images (trapping, color separations, screening specs, curves etc.)
• Color correct images to match client supplied targets
• Verify final files meet client’s graphic and printer specifications
• Evaluate images for print process (adjusting for minimum dots, highlight pushes, and contaminating colors)
• Maintain an effective comprehension of profiling and workflow procedures

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• A 401k retirement plan with company contributions
• Flexible/hybrid work schedules
• Generous paid time off (PTO), personal time, and volunteer time off, in addition to 8 observed holidays
• Parental leave
• Career development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level