Prepress Technician

**About the Role**:
**Who We Are**:
Rayacom is Canada’s leading hub for full-service print, signs, and packaging services. Our full range of digital printers offset presses, and bindery equipment allows us to take on even your most ambitious print projects. No matter what your goals are, we’ve got you covered: our in-house experts are uniquely qualified to help you select the right products to showcase your message and reach your audience. Our clients across Canada love everything about us and we are grateful to them for their business and continued support.

We’ve got our fingers on the pulse of a wide range of industries, from real estate to food manufacturing, cosmetics, to non-profits, and professional services.

With locations nationwide, our customers benefit from brand control, lower shipping costs, and speed to market. When you go with us for your printing, signs, or packaging needs, you get personalized service, local support, and national strength.

**Core Responsibilities**:

- Communicate technical issues clearly and concisely to sales, customer service, and pressroom personnel.
- Provide expert graphic and typography changes to customer art as required
- Provide color management and trapping as required
- Create, edit, and validate barcodes
- Create and validate both soft proofs, high-resolution color proofs, and folded samples
- Checking and preflighting artworks
- Work with CSR and Sales personnel
- Provide ongoing support for creating and managing impositions as needed
- Provide ongoing support for all plate room operations as needed
- Follow standards and practices relevant to the position
- Practice 5S and safety in the office and plate room Qualifications and Skills:

- Minimum 2-5 years Prepress experience, preferably in the packaging or commercial print industry
- Graphic Arts degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary Institute is an asset
- Demonstrable critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills
- High-level proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite products, specifically Adobe Illustrator and Acrobat Pro, and Photoshop, with some experience with InDesign
- Experience with Epson printers and plate room operations
- Experience with printenergy, pitstop would be an asset.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $20.00-$25.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday