Description:

Producing and preparing files for book printing in a fully-digital book printing environment. This is NOT a traditional graphic design position, but does require familiarity with design software, strong attention to detail, and a keen eye for layout and design. Our prepress team maintains quality standards and processes files prepared by clients--checking for common printing or layout errors--and prepares digital proofs for approval. Some orders require varying degrees of layout or design of interior pages and book covers using Microsoft Word, Acrobat Pro, inDesign, Photoshop and other mainstream programs.

Duties:

Determining prepress requirements by reviewing work orders. If requested, reformatting inside pages and creating interior book layout based on clients' requirements using Microsoft Word and/or Adobe inDesign. Maintaining quality results by editing existing layouts and making adjustments to text as requested by client; adhering to set prepress standards. Reviewing clients' PDFs for common layout or setup errors. Creating and importing graphics, scanning and enhancing of documents, illustrations, and photographs when necessary. Creating digital proofs for clients on time to meet strict deadlines. Reviewing and implementing clients' changes.

Skills/Qualifications:

This position is full-time, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday-Friday. We provide a fast-paced, yet positive work environment, health benefits, 401k and compensation commensurate with abilities. We are seeking new members for our design team who are reliable and self-motivated with a strong work ethic and great instincts. You must also be detail-oriented with top-notch problem solving, time management and organizational skills. It is also important for you to have strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work well with other team members in multiple departments throughout the company. This is not a remote position; it requires excellent attendance in our Twinsburg, Ohio office. Familiarity with book layout, basic design, and Adobe Acrobat is beneficial.

About Us:

48 Hour Books wants to help authors achieve their dreams of self-publishing. Supporting publishers and self-publishers is important to us, and our team is here to help throughout the entire process. We're proud of our amazing quality - we print professional, bookstore-quality books. Our high-speed digital presses and two locations (Ohio and Nevada) mean we can ship to nearly anywhere in the U.S. within two days. We do hardcover (case bound), perfect bound (soft cover), plastic coil bound and saddle stitch binding. Our customer support is the hallmark of the company. Why Work Here? Easygoing management Lots of freedom Compensation commensurate with abilities Stable, growing company who values their employees Good benefits: Health, vision and dental insurance available 401k plan available Paid time off

Industry:

Business, Printing Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Experience:

Adobe Creative Suite:

1 year (Required)

Work Location:

In person