Description
Use desktop publishing software to typeset, lay out, and prepare print- and digital-ready materials that meet brand, accessibility, and prepress specifications.
- • Review briefs and design specifications; determine work sequence.
- • Build page layouts and templates in DTP applications (e.g., InDesign).
- • Enter and format text; set type styles, sizes, columns, and spacing.
- • Place and arrange images, graphics, and tables from asset libraries.
- • Retouch and edit images using masking, clipping paths, and color correction.
- • Manage color; select spot/process colors and set color profiles and separations.
- • Convert and normalize files (DOCX, PPT, EPS, SVG, PSD) for print or web.
- • Import assets or digitize originals via scanner or camera as needed.
- • Preflight documents for fonts, links, bleeds, overprint, and overset text.
- • Produce soft and hard proofs; check for errors and apply corrections.
- • Monitor onscreen previews and prepress reports; adjust layouts as needed.
- • Package jobs and export press-ready PDFs/ePubs to vendor specifications.
- • Collaborate with designers, editors, writers, and print vendors.
- • Maintain version control and organize assets in DAM/CMS; archive final files.
- • Prepare mockups and sample pages for stakeholder approval.
- • Transmit final artwork to printers or digital channels and track approvals.
- • Apply special effects or interactive elements when required (e.g., vignettes, hyperlinks, buttons).
- • Follow brand guidelines and typographic best practices to ensure consistency.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
