Quality Control Inspector

• Check the accuracy and consistency of all production artwork against supplied copy data
• Follow technical requirements and standards as indicated in company, client and government guidelines
• Give clear and concise instructions to production artwork artists regarding any changes or corrections required
• Monitor performance of the production artwork artists to ensure that all expectations are met for accuracy
• Keep abreast of all Standards of Practice, new legal packaging requirements and inform all departments of any changes in regulations
• Update internal libraries of operating procedures and regulations
• Undertaking of the day-to-day quality inspection process

• Secondary School/ Diploma/ Degree in Art & Design, Graphic Art, Printing Technology, Advertising, Interior Design, Multimedia or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job
• Proven working experience as a proof reader or quality controller in the printing or pre-press industry is preferred
• Required skills: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Ms Office
• Languages required: English written and spoken
• Ability to interpret concept and/or brand guidelines through to artwork execution (e.g. digital, photographic, etc.)
• Possess good understanding of effective Print, Photo Studio, and/or Digital production, processes, roles, tools (digital and conventional) and workflow practices and trends
• Knowledge in Pre-media and/or Creative Services and solutions
• Mature, hardworking and able to work in a fast-paced environment

• Proficiency in other languages would also be a great advantage
• Desirable skills: Adobe InDesign, Esko
• Knowledge in photo and color manipulation techniques and processes is preferred: Color separations
• Color conversion (e.g RGB-CMYK) and correction
• Profiling (e.g. Press)
• Trapping and bleeding of imagery
• Knowledge in Pre-press and Print production techniques and processes is preferred: Color separation pertaining to specific printers, Trapping, Bleeding, Stepping, Color rotation, File resolution, Raster Image Processing (RIP)

On-the-job training will be provided