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Pre-press technicians, or pre-press operators, work for printing companies making sure text and artwork is prepared and printed correctly. Learn more about the day-to-day tasks you could be doing in this job, and the skills that are needed.
With experience you could be promoted to a pre-press manager role, or decide to work in related admin jobs such as production controller or estimator. If you’re working for a small company, it’s likely you’ll have to move to progress your career in another organisation.
You might decide to become self-employed, and work on a freelance basis on different short-term printing projects.
It’s likely that your employer will offer in-house training. This might be in digital software like Photoshop or InDesign, health and safety or machine repair. You might also decide to study a related course at college while working.
A professional organisation you could join is the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF), either individually or through your employer. BPIF offers networking opportunities, discounted training events and conferences.
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