ESKO Graphic Production Artist
On-siteWhite Bluff, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Review, trap, and manipulate customer digital artwork to meet flexographic and digital printing requirements while implementing G7 colorimetric methodologies for precise tonality. Evaluate printed press fingerprint test charts to establish baseline conditions and map, build, and maintain centralized ICC and device profiles within ESKO Color Pilot. Configure jobs utilizing ESKO AE for HP Indigo, calibrate proofing devices, and build efficient layouts using automated step-and-repeat tools. Maintain electronic file hierarchy, provide QA backup for LEN files, and communicate project status with the graphics supervisor. This role supports the production team in managing color consistency and automated workflows for flexible packaging and label manufacturing.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5-7 years of color separation / job engineering experience in flexographic and digital flexible packaging / label manufacturing
- Advanced proficiency in ESKO software suite (Automation Engine, ArtPro+, Color Engine, Pack Proof) and Adobe Creative Suite
- Proven experience using spectrophotometers (e.g., X-Rite) for press matching and color verification
- Strong understanding of ICC profiling, delta-E tolerances, UV LED plate exposure mechanics, and Digital Front End (DFE) architectures
- Proven experience using spectrophotometers (e.g., X-Rite) to read color targets, audit ink profiles, and diagnose press shift issues
- Ability to catch structural, font, or color gaps in complex multi-layer customer artwork prior to imaging
- Ability to pass a standard Munsell Hue/color blindness test
- BS in Graphic Design or related field
Desired Qualifications
- BS in Graphic Design or related field preferred
- Experience with Crystal Platemaking workflows is preferred
- Idealliance G7 Professional or G7 Expert certification is highly preferred
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