New Job Title for Prepress/Wide Format/Digital Press operators

[Todd Smith]

I started in Prepress 25 years ago, and my job title was simply "Prepress". Now, like many prepress operators, we also wear the Wide format and Digital Press operator hats. So the question is what should our new title be to reflect our added skillsets?

 

[AC Prepress]

Mine is Graphic Designer/Prepress Technician/Digital Press Op. Thinking about shortening to Print Shop Guru.

 

[Schnicklefritz]

Your experience mirrors mine. "Prepress Technician" works for me. My bosses didn't know what job title to give me, so I decided for them.

 

[DCurry]

"Turd Polisher"

 

[gregbatch]

Graphics Imaging Technician. It has a broad scope - from file handling or art creation to finished product - and includes digital and offset. I don't like using the word designer anymore. Designers are my worst nightmare and I don't like being grouped with them.

 

[Bill W]

DCurry, I worked in prepress for over 40 years (used to be called pasteup, camera and platemaking in the old days) before retiring in 2017 and would often say I could not polish a turd, until the boys on Mythbusters did polish one. But I certainly agree that your title of "Turd Polisher" is often appropriate.

 

[prepressdork]

I remember seeing a user on this site by the name of, "DigitalCrapShoveler". How about that? LOL

pd

 

[Mark]

Pixel Polisher!

 

[Stephen Marsh]

"Turd Polisher"

It was pointed out on the B4Print forum that it is not really possible to polish a turd, however it is possible to roll it in glitter!

Seriously though, at one point in time there was a push to change the title to Premedia.


Stephen Marsh

 

[Stephen Marsh]

DCurry, I worked in prepress for over 40 years (used to be called pasteup, camera and platemaking in the old days) before retiring in 2017 and would often say I could not polish a turd, until the boys on Mythbusters did polish one. But I certainly agree that your title of "Turd Polisher" is often appropriate.

I guess it depends on how dry the turd is!


EDIT:

Mythbusters Polishing a Turd - YouTube

It appears that I was thinking about it the wrong way!


Stephen Marsh

 

[PrintIT]

My official title is:

"Here's my godawful file, now hurry up and fix it, print it and make it look beautiful, because I need it for a meeting at 1:00 and then throw it in the trash after the meeting" technician.

It can also just be shortened to "Print Shop Bitch"

 

[jdiggy]

I like Graphic Imaging Technician. And I happen to be looking for one in the Jersey City, NJ area. Please send resumes to ondemandprinter@me.com for consideration. Lets put “GIT resume” in the subject field please.

 

[abc]

I'm seeing 'Prepress Specialist' being used a lot.

 

[davarino]

(Typical concentration on nouns instead of verbs. I seem to be a verb.)

 

[old guy]

i have been everywhere from the darkroom to the pressroom and beyond. when asked i just say "Printer".

 

[anthonyminchinton@yahoo.c]

General Dogsbody or if you want that in posh language: Factotum.