Prepress Specialist

Prepress Specialist (Print Production & Color Management) – New Jersey

Job Description
ABC Imaging is seeking an experiencedPrepress Specialist (3–5 years of printing and graphics experience) to join our team inNew Jersey. This role focuses ontechnical prepress production, file preparation, and print workflow execution, with an emphasis onfile mechanics, accuracy, and production readiness rather than creative design.

You will work closely with a production team supporting high-end retail clients and complexlarge-format printing projects. This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced skills inprint production, prepress workflows, and color-managed environments within a fast-paced industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive and process incoming jobs requiringart production, digital manipulation, and print output preparation
• Performpreflight checks and file validation to ensure accurate reproduction and print readiness
• Review and improveprepress and workflow standards in alignment with evolving industry practices
• Maintain and calibratedigital printing equipment using RIP software and color calibration tools
• Coordinate with production managers to ensureefficient scheduling and on-time project delivery
• Proof all files for accuracy incolor, size, content, and production specifications
• Supportgraphics and production teams with complex or high-volume projects
• Ensure consistent adherence toquality control and production standards
• Assist in improvingworkflow efficiency and prepress processes

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in printing, graphics, or prepress production (required)
• Strong background incolor printing, UV printing, dye sublimation, and large/small format production
• Proficiency withCaldera workflow software (required)
• Advanced knowledge ofAdobe Creative Suite and CorelDRAW
• Strong experience infile preparation and correction, including preflighting, layering, trapping, knockouts, and overprints
• Experience withlarge-format production projects, including vehicle wraps and bus graphics with variable layouts
• Strong understanding ofprint production workflows and file management systems
• Knowledge ofcolor management principles, ICC profiling, and press calibration (preferred but not required)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to managemultiple complex projects under tight deadlines
• Excellentcommunication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to thrive in afast-paced production environment
• Self-driven with a willingness tolearn new technologies and improve workflow processes