Prepress Staff
Job description
These individuals perform tasks to prepare the files and equipment necessary for printing (plate preparation, conformity checks, proof production, etc.).
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Hazardous chemical
- Nontoxic dust
- Falling objects
Main tasks
Graphic Arts Framers
- Install and adjust scanners.
- Convert graphic reproductions and photographs to film.
- Assemble and expose films on printing plates or cylinders.
Cylinder Preparers
- Grind and polish cylinders.
- Install carbon fabric.
- Print or engrave cylinders for photographic presses.
Film Strippers and Assemblers
- Assemble and position films containing all the elements of a print job.
- Produce layered mounts or negatives to prepare printing plates or cylinders.
Platemakers
- Produce plates for various types of presses.
Prepress Technicians
- Process images before printing.
- Plan the layout.
- Modify the shape, size, and position of illustrations and text as required.
Scanner Operators
- Make colour corrections to files.
Prepress Work Equipment Operators
- Evaluate printing details.
- Ensure that the files provided match the specifications before printing.
File Preparation Operators
- Convert data to hard copy.
Photographic Printers
- Prepare proofs (print simulation) to ensure product compliance with requirements.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2021-2025
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Job prospects for 2021-2025
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2020
All of Québec
400
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 27.4% Female
- 72.6% Male
Not available.
- 27.4% Female
- 72.6% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage
All of Québec
Not available.
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 32349% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 566% of jobs
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NAICS 515% of jobs
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NAICS 3225% of jobs
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NAICS 3264% of jobs
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Others31% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 32349% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 566% of jobs
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NAICS 515% of jobs
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NAICS 3225% of jobs
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NAICS 3264% of jobs
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Others31% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS
in
computer
Graphics
Code : 5844
Placement rate: 68.3%
6.5% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS
in
infographie
Code : 5344
Placement rate: 70.5%
14.7% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS
in
infographie
en
prémédia
Code : 581D0
Placement rate: 92.3%
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system is often required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Coordination
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Monitoring operations
Abilities
- Near vision
- Colour perception and distinction
- Inductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Visualization
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Control accuracy
- Deductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Speech recognition
- Processing flexibility
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Commitment to quality
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of design
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 9472
Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations
Job titles
- Digital Printing Technicians
- Platemaker - printing
- Plate processor operator - printing
- Photoengraver - printing
- Screenmaker
- Prepress technician
- Etcher - printing
- Assistant newspaper make-up man
- Film assembler
- Negative merger
- Colour separation assistant - scanning
- Camera operator - graphic arts
- Camera operator - printing
- Photogravure camera operator - printing
- Colour separation camera operator
- Colour separation camera operator - printing
- Offset platemaker
- Paper-plate maker
- Photopolymer platemaker
- Lithographic platemaker
- Photoengraving platemaker
- Electrotyper and platemaker
- Etching corrector
- Plate processor - printing
- Silkscreen assembler - printing
- Lineup examiner - printing
- Flexible-plate hand engraver
- Film sizer
- Electrotyper - printing
- Platemaking etcher
- Pantographer - printing
- Printing plate engraver
- Flexible plate engraver
- Roller engraver - printing
- Printing cylinder engraver
- Template engraver
- Picture engraver - printing
- Siderographer - printing
- Copper engraver - camera and platemaking
- Automated letterer-engraver
- Engraver-letterer
- Engraver-transferrer
- Gravure printer - prepress
- Contact printer
- Flexible printing plate mounter
- Flexographic printing cylinder assembler
- Flexographic mounter-proofer
- Printing plate moulder
- File preparation operator
- Colour separation operator
- Image processing operator
- Electrostatic camera operator
- Halftone camera operator - printing
- Graphic arts camera operator
- Image setter operator
- Cylinder-impresser operator
- Opticopy machine operator - printing
- Colour separation electronic scanning machine operator
- Scanner operator - printing
- Colour scanner operator - printing
- Laser beam colour scanner operator
- Colour correction scanning machine operator
- Opticopy keypunch operator - printing
- Step and repeat camera operator
- Image reproduction machine operator
- Image-processing system operator
- Studio-image-processing system operator
- Colour-editing terminal operator - printing
- Pre-flight operator - printing
- Preprint-coating machine tender
- Electronic engraver
- Plate-graining machine tender
- Clamper - camera and platemaking
- Electroplating tank tender
- Plate grainer - printing
- Printing plate presensitizer tender
- Processor - printing
- Film stripper
- Monochrome plate film stripper
- Film stripper-assembler - printing
- Film stripper-assembler
- Film stripper and layout specialist - printing
- Photoengraving etcher - printing
- Copperplate photoengraver
- Copper photoengraver
- Opticopy program tape preparer - printing
- Lithographic plate preparer
- Cylinder preparer - printing
- Carbon tissue cylinder preparer - printing
- Offset plate preparer
- Stencil preparer
- Colour edition preparer - printing
- Opticopy offline programmer - printing
- Pantograph setter
- Print roller repairwoman
- Print transferrer - printing
- Transferrer
- Plate finisher - printing
- Photoengraving finisher
- Negative spotter - printing
- Photoengraving retoucher - printing
- Dot etcher - printing
- Film stripper specialist - printing
- Stereotyper
- Stripper - printing
- Stripper-image assembler - printing
- Stripper-layout specialist - printing
- Rotogravure cylinder technician
- Electronic prepress technician
- Rotogravure press technician
- Colour printer-technician - photographic processing
- Bright type processor
- Proofmaker
- Tracer-transferrer
- Stager - printing
- Cylinder painter - printing
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
Last update: May 5, 2022
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