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Prepress/Digital Front End Specialist
Outlook Group LLC —Neenah, WI
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- High school diploma or GED
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Prepress Plate Mounter
Charter Next Generation —Green Bay, WI
- $25 - $28 an hour
- 12 hour shift
- Pass drug screening
- Continuous improvement
- Cleaning
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Senior Production Designer - Packaging
Dixon Ticonderoga Company —Appleton, WI
- 5 years
- High school diploma or GED
- Travel
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Color Analyst
Printron —Neenah, WI
- Full-time
- 7 years
- Customer service
- Analysis skills
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Flexo EPP Operator
Menasha Corporation & Companies —Neenah, WI
- Overtime
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- High school diploma or GED
Prelim/Prepress Operator (2nd Shift)
RR Donnelley —De Pere, WI
- $40,560 - $64,480 a year
- Full-time
- Pass drug screening
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Plate Mounter - 2nd Shift
Labelink —Appleton, WI
- From $18 an hour
- Overtime
- Computer literacy
- Computer skills
- Ability to lift 75 pounds
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
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Plate Hub Coordinator
ProAmpac —Menasha, WI
- Overtime
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- Experience equivalent to degree accepted
- 401(k)
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External Vendor Graphics Coordinator
Belmark inc —De Pere, WI
- Overtime
- Pass drug screening
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- Profit sharing
- Paid holidays
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Prepress/Digital Front End Specialist

Outlook Group LLC -
Neenah, WI

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Job Details

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED

Full Job Description

The Prepress / Digital Front End (DFE) Specialist is responsible for preparing, optimizing, and managing customer artwork for production across digital flexible packaging and label platforms. The primary focus will be supporting the HP Indigo 200K, with additional support for Domino N Series digital presses.

This role does not operate press equipment. The position ensures all incoming files are compliant with press specifications, color-managed accurately, properly constructed for flexible packaging and label applications, and fully optimized for digital production workflows. This position serves as the technical bridge between customer artwork, prepress standards, and manufacturing output.

**This position will be located onsite at our facility in Neenah, WI**

Key Responsibilities & Success Metrics

Preflight and evaluate customer-supplied artwork for flexible packaging and label production
Ensure correct setup of dielines, step-and-repeat layouts, bleeds, safety margins, and technical layers
Prepare press-ready PDFs according to HP Indigo and Domino specifications
Apply appropriate color management and spot color handling for digital output
Manage imposition and layout within DFE workflow systems
Submit, monitor, and troubleshoot jobs within HP and Domino front-end environments
Identify and correct file issues prior to production release
Support variable data printing (VDP), serialization, and barcode workflows where required
Maintain documentation standards, file naming conventions, and version control
Collaborate with production, quality, and customer service teams to resolve technical artwork issues
Assist in workflow standardization as HP becomes the primary digital packaging platform

Ideal Background & Experience

Experience

3–5+ years of commercial prepress experience in a label or flexible packaging environment
Experience preparing files for digital press production
Direct experience supporting HP Indigo workflows strongly preferred
Experience with Domino digital inkjet platforms considered an asset

Technical Expertise

Advanced proficiency in:

Adobe Illustrator (critical for packaging and labels)
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat Pro (including advanced preflight tools)
Advanced trapping software (Esko, Hybrid)

Strong working knowledge of:

PDF/X standards
Dieline construction and management
Technical layers and spot color plates
Overprint, knockout, and transparency behavior
Image resolution standards for digital packaging
Font management and packaging compliance requirements
Step-and-repeat principles for label production

Digital Front End (DFE) Knowledge

Experience with HP SmartStream Production Pro preferred
Familiarity with HP PrintOS
Understanding of Domino DFE environments or similar inkjet workflow systems
Knowledge of RIP processing, queue management, and job parameter configuration
Ability to troubleshoot file-processing and RIP errors
Experience in Esko Automation Engine or similar structured workflows is transferable.

Color Management Requirements

Strong understanding of ICC profile management for digital presses
Experience managing CMYK, RGB, and spot color conversion strategies
Familiarity with Pantone simulation in digital flexible packaging
Understanding of total area coverage (TAC) and ink limitations
Awareness of substrate impact on color reproduction
Familiarity with G7, GRACoL, and digital press calibration practices preferred

Variable Data & Compliance

Experience preparing serialized labels and packaging
Familiarity with CSV/XML data merging
Ability to generate and validate barcodes and QR codes
Understanding of regulatory labeling requirements (food, pharma, consumer goods) considered a plus

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required
Formal training in graphic arts, printing technology, or packaging production preferred
HP Indigo workflow training considered a strong advantage

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply today!

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