Description
Arrange and assemble text and images into camera-ready page layouts and mechanicals for print. Combine digital typesetting with traditional paste-up techniques, produce proofs, and prepare complete files and instructions for prepress and printing.
- • Assemble text and images into page layouts and mechanicals to printer specifications.
- • Place, scale, and align elements, adjusting kerning, leading, and spacing for readability.
- • Create keylines, crop marks, bleeds, and registration marks on mechanicals.
- • Generate camera-ready art, dummies, and digital proofs for review.
- • Scan, clean up, and size artwork and photos; set resolution and color mode.
- • Check images and graphics for defects or low resolution before placement.
- • Use grids, rulers, and light tables to maintain precise alignment.
- • Perform paste-up using wax, spray adhesive, and cutting tools when required.
- • Proofread copy and verify styles, hyphenation, and line breaks.
- • Preflight files for fonts, links, color spaces, trim, and bleed before handoff.
- • Export print-ready PDFs and package layout files with assets and instructions.
- • Mark mechanicals with notes for folds, trims, perforations, and finishing.
- • Output and review laser or inkjet comps; mark and apply corrections.
- • Maintain layout templates, libraries, and organized file structures.
- • Clean and maintain workstations, hand tools, printers, and light tables.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
