Prepress Technician

SURESTAFF is hiring a temporary Prepress Technician - Graphics Specialist in Romeoville, IL. The Prepress Technician - Graphics Specialist is responsible for all horticulture prepress and graphic designs for all custom picture tags and labels before submission to customers and or print vendors. This temporary role offers a competitive compensation of $25-$30/HR as well as a benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, and vision). Available shift:
Monday - Friday

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Duties & Responsibilities of the Prepress Technician - Graphics Specialist:

- Conceptualize and provide graphic design for industry catalog and customers.
- Understanding and working knowledge of the horticulture industry and how it applies to the company.
- Knowledge of printing processes including design, prepress, printing (sheet fed) for traditional lithography and digital printing processes.
- Responsible for creation of documentation for labels and tags. Documentation includes digital proofs and specification sheets created using Adobe Illustrator.
- Highly proficient with Macintosh computers and relevant industry software i.e. Adobe Creative Suites, Quark-X-Press, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, Adobe Acrobat, FileMaker.
- Be self-motivated, detail-oriented, focus on technology and have strong communication and organizational skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with ability to work independently.
- Ability to interact with customers and various departments and levels of personnel.
- Consistent follow-up on production activity; telephone & written to Account Services Manager
- Demonstrated flexibility and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to innovate.

Required Qualifications of the Prepress Technician - Graphics Specialist:

- 5+ years of print production or equivalent work related experience.
- BA in Graphic Arts, Print Production or a Vocational Degree in Graphic Arts is required.
- Proficient in Quark, Photoshop, Acrobat, InDesign and Illustrator. Working knowledge of Excel and Word.
- Working knowledge of printing processes, preparing eps or PDF’s for print, as well as technical requirements required in preflighting files for output.

About SURESTAFF:
Founded in 1998, SureStaff operates 39 branch offices and 24 workforce onsite solutions in Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Michigan, Florida, Ohio, and Georgia; with an estimated 2023 revenue of $295 million, it was recently named one of the largest staffing firms in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).

SureStaff specializes in light industrial staffing serving logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and production clients. It offers temp, temp-perm, direct hire, and onsite workforce solutions. The company has been named five times to Crain’s Business as one of Chicago's largest and fastest-growing privately-held companies. SureStaff is a portfolio partner company of Austin, TX-based private-equity group Owner Resource Group (ORG).