Reliance Packaging is a wide-web flexographic packaging manufacturer serving customers throughout the United States. Our extrusion, printing, and converting facilities are located in Aberdeen, North Carolina, while our Graphics Department is based in Orlando, Florida. We manufacture flexible film packaging for a wide range of industries, with products appearing on the shelves of major retailers including Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, Ace Hardware, Publix, and many others.
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Prepress Technician / Packaging Production Artist to join our Graphics Department in downtown Orlando, FL. This is not a traditional graphic design position. While strong eye for design is important, the primary focus of this role is technical production and prepress for wide-web flexographic printing.
The ideal candidate is artistically creative but still enjoys solving technical challenges, maintaining organized digital assets, and producing accurate production files. Success in this role depends on creativity, precision, consistency, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
This position is available as either a full-time or part-time opportunity. We are open to candidates with varying levels of direct prepress experience and will consider strong graphic-production candidates who demonstrate the technical aptitude and attention to detail required to learn specialized flexographic workflows.
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES:
- Review customer artwork files and perform preflight inspections.
- Generate digital PDF proofs for customer approval using established department standards.
- Process customer revisions and proof corrections.
- Maintain revision history and artwork archives.
- Build, modify, and maintain print-ready layouts, dielines, and production templates.
- Prepare new press-ready files for flexographic printing: including spot color usage, white ink and varnish separations, process image adjustment, trapping, and proofing.
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Commercial Art, Printing Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
- Advanced proficiency with Adobe Illustrator & Adobe Photoshop.
- Strong proficiency with remaining Adobe Creative Suite.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong organizational and file management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- (Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable):
- Understanding of Flexographic printing processes.
- Prepress concepts (process vs spot colors, trapping, color separations, etc).
- Experience creating marketing collateral is a plus.
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The right candidate is someone who:
Takes pride in producing accurate work.
Notices small details that others miss.
Enjoys technical problem solving.
Is highly organized and methodical.
Learns new production processes quickly.
Works well under deadlines without sacrificing quality.
Able to balance creativity with technical constraints.
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Why Join Us?
If you’re the type of designer who enjoys understanding how things are made, not just how they look, then you’ll feel right at home.
Our Graphics Department plays a critical role in transforming customer artwork into production-ready packaging that meets demanding manufacturing standards. You’ll have the opportunity to expand your technical skills, work on a wide variety of products, and see your work on the shelves of major retailers across the country.
We value initiative, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn. If you enjoy solving problems and take pride in producing high-quality work, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact from day one.
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INTERVIEW PROCESS:
Qualified candidates will generally begin with a phone interview to discuss their experience, qualifications, and interest in the position.
Candidates selected to continue in the interview process may be invited to an in-person interview at our downtown Orlando office. As part of this interview, candidates may be asked to complete a brief, job-related practical skills assessment using Adobe Illustrator and/or Photoshop. The assessment is intended to evaluate proficiency with the software, attention to detail, file organization, problem-solving ability, and understanding of basic production and prepress concepts.
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PORTFOLIO:
Selected candidates may be asked to provide a digital portfolio or examples of previous work during the interview process. Relevant samples may include packaging, print production, commercial design, production artwork, prepress work, marketing collateral, or other projects demonstrating proficiency with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Because this position emphasizes both technical production and design skills, portfolios will be evaluated for technical execution, attention to detail, organization, and overall design quality.
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Position Details
Location: Downtown Orlando, Florida
Employment Type: Full-Time or Part-Time W-2 Employee
Schedule: Monday through Friday, with scheduling between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Part-Time Schedule: Approximately 20–24 hours per week with some flexibility in scheduling.
Full-Time Schedule: Approximately 40 hours per week.
Compensation: Competitive hourly compensation based on relevant experience, technical knowledge, and qualifications.
Work Arrangement: This position is primarily on-site in our downtown Orlando office. Following successful completion of the initial training period, a hybrid work schedule with partial remote work may be available based on job responsibilities, individual performance, and business needs.
Travel: No travel is required.
Pay: $24.33 - $29.31 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
