Pre-Press Production Designer Printing Services

Baton Rouge, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 22 - 33

Posted on: 09-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Pre-Press Production Designer prepares print-ready materials (PDFs plates and proofs) and maintains all prepress equipment/software. They design or revise forms documents and marketing materials ensuring brand standards and accurate customer specifications. This role also collects/analyzes project information consults with customers and performs weekly digital production backups.

Additionally this position adjusts files for both offset and electronic output and ensures proper application of corporate identity standards. They provide recommendations to customers on the best production solutions and monitor/maintain the digital environment to support accurate high-quality print outcomes.

Requirements:

Education: Bachelors degree in graphic arts communications or journalism is required.
Experience: Minimum of three to five years experience in design prepress workflow and production of CTP offset and/or other related visual graphics is required.
- Proficient skills in Acrobat Quark Xpress Photoshop In-Design Illustrator and Microsoft applications on both Macintosh and PC format is required.
- Prepress certification or CTP experience preferred.

Responsibilities:

Prepares and delivers print-ready materials (PDFs plates proofs image transfers) according to customer specifications.
Consults with customers and internal creative teams to ensure accurate file setup design adjustments and printing requirements are met
Performs quality checks color adjustments resizing and layout optimization to ensure the best outcome for targeted equipment and media
Maintains and troubleshoots prepress equipment/software (Heidelberg Canon/Roland plotters servers) and monitors supply needs for production
Provides approved proofs/mocks to printers and bindery team to ensure accurate final production results
Ensures adherence to corporate identity and brand standards across all output
Performs regular data/system backups and monitors software upgrade needs for digital production systems.
Reviews job specs upon receipt and coordinates necessary changes with Project Coordinator as needed.

Schedule:

Full-Time; Day Shift
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Pay Range:

Hourly; Non-Exempt Position
$22.91 - $33.22

A Work Experience with Purpose

Womans is one of the largest specialty hospitals in the country dedicated to the care of women and infants. Nationally recognized for exceptional patient care innovative programs and a supportive work environment we consistently exceed state and national benchmarks for patient satisfactiona reflection of our commitment to those we serve.

Were home to Louisianas largest delivery service and perform thousands of procedures annually including over 8500 surgeries and 35000 breast procedures. Womans was the first hospital in the Baton Rouge area to earn Magnet designation for nursing excellence and were honored to be named one of Modern Healthcares Best Places to Work in Healthcare year after year.

We are proud of the care our staff provides to patientsand to one anotherevery day.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation age disability genetic information veteran status national origin gender identity and/or expression marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.

Requirements:

Education: Bachelors degree in graphic arts communications or journalism is required.
Experience: Minimum of three to five years experience in design prepress workflow and production of CTP offset and/or other related visual graphics is required.
- Proficient skills in Acrobat Quark Xpress Photoshop In-Design Illustrator and Microsoft applications on both Macintosh and PC format is required.
- Prepress certification or CTP experience preferred.

Responsibilities:

Prepares and delivers print-ready materials (PDFs plates proofs image transfers) according to customer specifications.
Consults with customers and internal creative teams to ensure accurate file setup design adjustments and printing requirements are met
Performs quality checks color adjustments resizing and layout optimization to ensure the best outcome for targeted equipment and media
Maintains and troubleshoots prepress equipment/software (Heidelberg Canon/Roland plotters servers) and monitors supply needs for production
Provides approved proofs/mocks to printers and bindery team to ensure accurate final production results
Ensures adherence to corporate identity and brand standards across all output
Performs regular data/system backups and monitors software upgrade needs for digital production systems.
Reviews job specs upon receipt and coordinates necessary changes with Project Coordinator as needed.

Schedule: