Woman's Hospital
Pre-Press Production Designer - Printing Services
Woman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, us, 70873
Pre-Press Production Designer - Printing Services
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The Pre‑Press Production Designer prepares print‑ready materials (PDFs, plates, and proofs) and maintains all prepress equipment/software. They design or revise forms, documents, and marketing materials, ensuring brand standards and accurate customer specifications. This role also collects and analyzes project information, consults with customers, and performs weekly digital production backups.
Additionally, this position adjusts files for both offset and electronic output and ensures proper application of corporate identity standards. They provide recommendations to customers on the best production solutions and monitor and maintain the digital environment to support accurate, high‑quality print outcomes.
Requirements
Education:
Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, communications or journalism is required.
Experience:
Minimum of three to five years experience in design, prepress workflow, and production of CTP offset and/or other related visual graphics is required.
Proficient skills in Acrobat, Quark Xpress, Photoshop, In‑Design, Illustrator, and Microsoft applications on both Macintosh and PC formats.
Prepress certification or CTP experience preferred.
Responsibilities
Prepares and delivers print‑ready materials (PDFs, plates, proofs, image transfers) according to customer specifications.
Consults with customers and internal creative teams to ensure accurate file setup, design adjustments, and printing requirements are met.
Performs quality checks, color adjustments, resizing, and layout optimization to ensure the best outcome for targeted equipment and media.
Maintains and troubleshoots prepress equipment/software (Heidelberg, Canon/Roland plotters, servers) and monitors supply needs for production.
Provides approved proofs/mocks to printers and bindery team to ensure accurate final production results.
Ensures adherence to corporate identity and brand standards across all output.
Performs regular data/system backups and monitors software upgrade needs for digital production systems.
Reviews job specs upon receipt and coordinates necessary changes with Project Coordinator as needed.
Schedule
Full‑Time; Day Shift
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pay Range
Hourly; Non‑Exempt Position
$22.91 – $33.22
A Work Experience with Purpose Woman’s is one of the largest specialty hospitals in the country dedicated to the care of women and infants. Nationally recognized for exceptional patient care, innovative programs, and a supportive work environment, we consistently exceed state and national benchmarks for patient satisfaction—a reflection of our commitment to those we serve.
We’re home to Louisiana’s largest delivery service and perform thousands of procedures annually, including over 8,500 surgeries and 35,000 breast procedures. Woman’s was the first hospital in the Baton Rouge area to earn Magnet designation for nursing excellence, and we’re honored to be named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare year after year.
We are proud of the care our staff provides to patients—and to one another—every day.
For more information or to contact the recruiter for this position, e-mail
hrjobs@womans.org .
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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The Pre‑Press Production Designer prepares print‑ready materials (PDFs, plates, and proofs) and maintains all prepress equipment/software. They design or revise forms, documents, and marketing materials, ensuring brand standards and accurate customer specifications. This role also collects and analyzes project information, consults with customers, and performs weekly digital production backups.
Additionally, this position adjusts files for both offset and electronic output and ensures proper application of corporate identity standards. They provide recommendations to customers on the best production solutions and monitor and maintain the digital environment to support accurate, high‑quality print outcomes.
Requirements
Education:
Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, communications or journalism is required.
Experience:
Minimum of three to five years experience in design, prepress workflow, and production of CTP offset and/or other related visual graphics is required.
Proficient skills in Acrobat, Quark Xpress, Photoshop, In‑Design, Illustrator, and Microsoft applications on both Macintosh and PC formats.
Prepress certification or CTP experience preferred.
Responsibilities
Prepares and delivers print‑ready materials (PDFs, plates, proofs, image transfers) according to customer specifications.
Consults with customers and internal creative teams to ensure accurate file setup, design adjustments, and printing requirements are met.
Performs quality checks, color adjustments, resizing, and layout optimization to ensure the best outcome for targeted equipment and media.
Maintains and troubleshoots prepress equipment/software (Heidelberg, Canon/Roland plotters, servers) and monitors supply needs for production.
Provides approved proofs/mocks to printers and bindery team to ensure accurate final production results.
Ensures adherence to corporate identity and brand standards across all output.
Performs regular data/system backups and monitors software upgrade needs for digital production systems.
Reviews job specs upon receipt and coordinates necessary changes with Project Coordinator as needed.
Schedule
Full‑Time; Day Shift
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pay Range
Hourly; Non‑Exempt Position
$22.91 – $33.22
A Work Experience with Purpose Woman’s is one of the largest specialty hospitals in the country dedicated to the care of women and infants. Nationally recognized for exceptional patient care, innovative programs, and a supportive work environment, we consistently exceed state and national benchmarks for patient satisfaction—a reflection of our commitment to those we serve.
We’re home to Louisiana’s largest delivery service and perform thousands of procedures annually, including over 8,500 surgeries and 35,000 breast procedures. Woman’s was the first hospital in the Baton Rouge area to earn Magnet designation for nursing excellence, and we’re honored to be named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare year after year.
We are proud of the care our staff provides to patients—and to one another—every day.
For more information or to contact the recruiter for this position, e-mail
hrjobs@womans.org .
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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