prepress technician
ISCO: 7321. Skills: 57. Essential: 29.
Essential skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- align content with form
- develop digital content
- follow safety precautions in printing
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- graphics editor software
- lay out digital written content
- maintenance of printing machines
- Microsoft Visio
- operate laser plate maker machine
- operate printing machinery
- output electronic files
- prepare films for printing plates
- prepare printing form
- prepress processes
- printing on large scale machines
- printing plate making
- produce prepress proof
- proofing methods
- reprography
- scale copies
- scan negatives
- set colour profiles
- set scanner controls
- SketchBook Pro
- Synfig
- troubleshoot
- typography
Supporting skills
- apply opaque
- communicate with customers
- create digital files
- digitise documents
- edit photographs
- graphic design
- handle scanning material safely
- ink printing plates
- interpret illustration needs
- maintain lithographic printing plates
- manage digital documents
- manage offset printing process
- meet deadlines
- offset printing
- prepare offset printing machine
- prevent paper jams
- printed goods processes
- printing materials
- printing media
- printing techniques
- process printing input
- quality standards
- scan photos
- store negatives
- use colour printing programs
- use presentation software
- use typesetting software
- use word processing software