 |

02-07-2010, 05:14 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 4
|
|
Prepress person in a Digital Printing Shop or a Signage Company?
This is a technical question about the job specification and workplaces of Prepress technicians/ operators.
To my knowledge, Prepress operators are mainly associated with Commercial (Offset) Printers but can they also be employed by Digital Printing Shops or (small to medium) Signage Companies? Are these examples common in U.S? If so, what tasks can they perform in these places?
I would like to redefine workplaces and the limitations of these workplaces for Prepress workers.
Thank you for your kind replies, your comments might resolve a skill related immigration tangle here in Australia, thanks again...
Last edited by EmreC; 02-07-2010 at 05:29 AM.
|

02-07-2010, 09:48 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Arlington, Texas
Posts: 5
|
|
Professional prepress can be a skill set adaptable to many industries beyond traditional commercial offset printing. These skills are also used in copy shops, signage, packaging, promotional products, labeling, marketing, advertising, and other industries where graphics or print related activities happen. I know of several former prepress folks moving to semi-marketing and other jobs in companies with a core business unrelated to commercial print, but a similar skill set is necessary or useful. The common theme seems to be working with graphic images without necessarily being a "graphic designer".
Last edited by minutemanjon; 02-07-2010 at 09:54 AM.
|

02-07-2010, 09:04 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 94
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by EmreC
I would like to redefine workplaces and the limitations of these workplaces for Prepress workers.
Thank you for your kind replies, your comments might resolve a skill related immigration tangle here in Australia, thanks again...
|
EmreC - are you working with/for an ISC or other body involved with formulating competency based skills standards under the Australian federal vocational education system for use in RTO's as governed by the AQF?
Or is this simply for "internal use" within your company?
Sincerely,
Stephen Marsh
|

02-08-2010, 11:13 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 74
|
|
Probably the only differences between prepress for offset and prepress for digital would be that in digital you don't actually make the plates.
The prepress person would still be responsible for ensuring production viability, preflighting, imposition, and in the case of digital it might even include data connection and ensuring that data files are correct and working as anticipated.
|

02-09-2010, 11:04 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 8
|
|
Digital Printing Shop & Signage.
We are the very shop you've described.
We do signage, CTP PLATES, Film, Digital printing, Variable Data.
I am in the roll you have described.
My roll mainly is taking designer's files and create a Top quality PDF for all aspects of the chain down the line. Glorified Prepress/PDF productions I suppose. Then imposition, poster production, or CTP/Film.
I am in charge of all the variable data linking as well.
|

02-11-2010, 12:31 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 94
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by werdgot3
We are the very shop you've described.
We do signage, CTP PLATES, Film, Digital printing, Variable Data.
I am in the roll you have described.
My roll mainly is taking designer's files and create a Top quality PDF for all aspects of the chain down the line. Glorified Prepress/PDF productions I suppose. Then imposition, poster production, or CTP/Film.
I am in charge of all the variable data linking as well.
|
As you note, the skills of a modern prepress operator cross over to a few different areas, one may not be involved in "press work" anymore, however the background of a prepress operator covers digital print and other areas.
Stephen Marsh
Last edited by Stephen Marsh; 02-11-2010 at 03:12 PM.
|

02-14-2010, 05:09 AM
|
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 4
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen Marsh
EmreC - are you working with/for an ISC or other body involved with formulating competency based skills standards under the Australian federal vocational education system for use in RTO's as governed by the AQF?
Or is this simply for "internal use" within your company?
Sincerely,
Stephen Marsh
|
Stephen Marsh, sorry for late reply... This information is needed for "personal use", i wanted to clarify certain working areas of Prepress in order to avoid a mistake, irrelevant employment period which doesn't meet criteria of skill assessment and satisfy immigration Department here, thanks for your interest to the subject...
|
 |
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
Job Postings from JobsTheyWant
|
Managed Print Services Sales Executive at Meredith Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa
|
Key Accounts Technical Color Mgmt Specialist at GMG Americas in Hingham, MA
|
Account Manager - Commercial Sales at NewPage Corporation in Southeast ( Charlotte, Atlanta, Jacksonville )
|
Account Manager-Commercial Sales at NewPage Corporation in Northeast (New York, Baltimore, Washington)
|
Account Manager Commercial Sales at NewPage Corporation in Midwest (Chicago,Dallas,Kansas City, Minneapolis
|
Services Business Development Manager at Electronics for Imaging in Foster City
|
Technical Sales Representative at Allied Pressroom Products in Illinois/Minnesota/Wisconsin
|
Software Engineer - Print Specialist at Mimeo.com in Memphis, TN
|
|