Pre-Press Technician at Nation Media Group

The Pre-Press Technician is to ensure that publishing and pre-press systems in IT are always up and running optimally to meet Nation Media Group's business objectives.

The successful applicant should have experience in: -

• Creating and configuring Production Plans; Coordinating print production; Administering page pairing and colour separation processes; Uploading of Publications on the ePaper platforms. Transmitting publications to printing press: Provide support to Editorial, Advertising and Production staff; Prepare and distribute daily Prepress Reports; Administering, configuring and supporting existing Publishing and Prepress systems: Maintaining systems backup, security and contingency plans to ensure continuity and high availability of publishing and prepress systems: Liaising with external service providers to ensure maximum systems availability: Ensuring that publishing systems are secure from internal and external intrusion Executing contingency plans to ensure availability of systems and publications; Participating in the product quality reviews of all print products; Configuring of the RIPs for optimized print production; Meeting or exceeding the set Service Level Agreement KPIs; and Planning and implementation of IT related projects.

Knowledge & Skills requirements:

• Diploma in Printing Technology; Bachelor's degree will be an added advantage Proficiency in Adobe InDesign: Minimum experience of two years; Knowledge of Agfa or Kodak Prepress systems is an added advantage; and Knowledge in system administration-IT is an added advantage.

Personal effectiveness

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Ability to work during odd hours