prepress technician (EN)
ISCO 7321 · v1.2.1
Prepress technicians prepare printing processes by formatting, setting and composing text and graphics into a suitable form. This includes the capture of text and image and processing it electronically. They also prepare, maintain and troubleshoot printing presses.
Classification skills are not a measurement of your proficiency or future displaced hours.
Source aliases (EN)
- prepress specialist
- prepress worker
- graphics technician
- press preparation engineer
- prepress engineer
- prepress technologist
- press preparation specialist
- press preparation worker
- press preparation technologist
- press preparation technician
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 29
- typography
- reprography
- Adobe Photoshop
- produce prepress proof
- set colour profiles
- Adobe Illustrator
- troubleshoot
- output electronic files
- printing on large scale machines
- align content with form
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- printing plate making
- develop digital content
- proofing methods
- set scanner controls
- SketchBook Pro
- Microsoft Visio
- prepress processes
- follow safety precautions in printing
- operate printing machinery
- lay out digital written content
- scale copies
- graphics editor software
- Synfig
- prepare printing form
- operate laser plate maker machine
- scan negatives
- maintenance of printing machines
- prepare films for printing plates
Optional (EN) · 28
- communicate with customers
- handle scanning material safely
- use presentation software
- ink printing plates
- create digital files
- digitise documents
- printing techniques
- interpret illustration needs
- manage offset printing process
- printing materials
- apply opaque
- use typesetting software
- graphic design
- use word processing software
- quality standards
- store negatives
- meet deadlines
- process printing input
- printing media
- printed goods processes
- manage digital documents
- prepare offset printing machine
- use colour printing programs
- prevent paper jams
- maintain lithographic printing plates
- edit photographs
- offset printing
- scan photos
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