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The Pressroom Intern supports Hello!Lucky’s letterpress printers with all aspects of preparing stationery jobs for press. The Pressroom Assistant is also responsible for keeping the pressroom well-organized and helping to maintain an efficient production environment (e.g. filing plates and film in a timely manner). The position reports to the printers as well as the Custom Printing Manager.
Hello!Lucky is a design and commercial letterpress printing studio. We produce large volumes of greeting cards and custom printed stationery. Our pressroom is a fast-paced production environment in which attention to detail and the ability to work well under deadline pressure are paramount.
Key responsibilities include:
- Sorting and checking film
- Making photopolymer plates
- Maintaining platemaking equipment
- Filing and organizing plates and film
- Mixing Pantone calibrated inks
- Cutting paper and trimming printed cards
- Maintaining job folders and ensuring that all custom supplies have been ordered
- Checking work and production orders for completeness and accuracy
- Assembling and sorting printed materials
- Performing quality control and packaging finished goods
- Organizing printed samples
- Receiving and organizing paper and materials
- Assisting in inventory management (e.g. plate material, paper, envelopes)
Desired qualifications:
- Extremely detail-oriented
- Proven organizational skills
- Experience in working in a fast-paced production environment
- Ability to work under deadline pressure
- Proactive, reliable, and self-motivated
- Interest in working in a small, start-up production environment
- Interest in or knowledge of letterpress and other printmaking techniques
- Interest in or knowledge of design and typography
