Pre-Press Graphic Designer

Company Description

J.K. Burad Offset India Private Limited is a consumer services company located in Saraspur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The company specializes in offering high-quality offset printing and design services. With a strong commitment to excellence, J.K. Burad Offset serves a variety of businesses and clients. By combining state-of-the-art technology and skilled professionals, the company consistently delivers efficient and innovative solutions.

The Pre-Press Graphic Designer is responsible for preparing, checking, and finalizing print-ready artwork for offset and screen printing. The role ensures accuracy in layouts, color separations, imposition, and file formats as per machine and material requirements, while maintaining print quality and production efficiency.

• Prepare and finalize print-ready layouts for offset and screen printing jobs
• Adapt client-provided designs to meet printing and machine specifications
• Create layouts for labels, tags, cartons, brochures, and promotional materials
• Ensure correct bleeds, trims, margins, and registrations

• Perform preflight checks for fonts, images, resolution, colors, and links
• Handle color separations (CMYK / Spot / Pantone)
• Prepare files for screen positives, films, or plates (CTP)
• Create imposition layouts as per sheet size and press capacity
• Ensure trapping, overprint, and knockouts are correctly applied

• Match colors using Pantone / Lab / CMYK standards
• Coordinate with production for ink mixing and shade matching
• Make minor color corrections as required for different substrates

• Coordinate with production, sales, and quality teams
• Generate digital proofs / hard proofs for internal or client approval
• Implement corrections after approvals and maintain version control

• Strong understanding of printing processes (offset & screen)
• Knowledge of pre-press standards and color theory
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work under deadlines
• Good communication and coordination skills

• Printing press / production environment
• May require coordination with shop-floor and production teams

• Offset Printing Press
• Screen Printing Unit
• Label / Packaging / Garment Accessories Industry