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Prepress/Production Artist/Graphics
VIP Samples
Grand Prairie, TX
Jan 2015 - Present (9 years 10 months)
VIP SAMPLES | GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Prepress/Production/Typesetter • January 2015 - Present
CREATING FABRIC SAMPLE BOOKS, SWATCH CARDS, BOX ART, WALLPAPER BOOKS, ETC.
Quick turn around production.
• Coordinate jobs through department based on priority of jobs to be printed
• Manage quality of all jobs going through department
• Create SOPs to help improve quality and consistency in department
• Assist with file organization
• Prioritize jobs with CSRs/Managers so work is always completed on time
• Thoroughly review spelling and overall accuracy of everything before its finalized
• Create and order production Dies
• Create box art
• Create labels for boxes, etc.
• Work with Packaging Dies
• Create/Order scoring & trim dies
• Create barcodes/QR codes
• Communicate with customer for layout approvals
• Communicate with the customer to ensure satisfaction of design/layout
• Create digital content for swatch books, swatch cards, etc. per customer specs
• Prepare files properly for high resolution electronic output
• Work with CSRs and customers to ensure utmost quality of content
• Place photos of fabric shots
• Photo retouching/color correcting
• Create images for the web when needed
• Create art from scratch with limited to no direction or from existing customer files
• Flow data using Xdata in QuarkXPress or Data Merge in InDesign
• Create press layouts (imposition) when needed
• Create & Post PDFs for customer via ProofHQ (online proofing system) for approvals
• Help train customers how to use online proofing/annotating/approval system
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Production Artist
RR Donnelley
Jan 2006 - Jan 2015 (9 years)
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Page builder
Allied Electronics
Jan 2005 - Jan 2006 (1 year)