Prepress Manager (Decatur)

COMPANY & CULTURE

Lewisburg Patterson Company (LPC) enjoys a 125-year legacy of excellence and innovation in the graphic arts industry and operates from 4 manufacturing facilities. Lewisburg, Tennessee is our largest facility with 130 Team Members across our sheeting, printing, and finishing operations. LPC creates high quality graphics for the corrugated packaging industry and also manufactures a full line of paperboard folding cartons for a wide variety of industry verticals. Decatur, Illinois has 55 Team Members in sheeting, printing, and finishing operations. LPC Visual in Dallas has 40 Team Members and is a designer and manufacturer of a wide variety of visual marketing products. Ottawa, Illinois has 10 Team Members in printing and specialty products finishing operations.

The company is currently undergoing a transformation to widen our leading position in the markets we serve. We are evaluating and making significant investments in state-of-the-art manufacturing assets and the full digitalization of our business processes. LPC Leadership is passionately focused on building the right culture, rooted in our Core Values, to support and accelerate our transformation. We are seeking talented, high-energy people to join our efforts and build their careers.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Prepress Manager is a hands-on leader responsible for creating, modifying, proofing, and managing high-quality artwork and layouts for commercial printing projects. This role partners closely with clients, sales, and production to ensure files are print-ready, color-accurate, and optimized for efficient manufacturing across a wide range of applications. In addition to executing complex prepress work using Adobe Creative Suite and color management systems, the Prepress Manager educates clients on proper file creation, maintains press profiles, oversees color accuracy across platforms, and supervises the prepress team to deliver precise, timely, and consistent results in a fast-paced production environment.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Work with external clients and our sales team, office staff or production to create, modify, and proof original artwork for digital or commercial printing projects.
  • Types of projects include but are not limited to:
    • ESKO and ARTPRO+
    • Die lines
    • Adding/editing bleed
    • Nesting layouts in Illustrator or other Adobe programs
    • Proofing and creating layouts for variable data
• Demonstrate design and layout knowledge and be able to translate knowledge into appealing practical layouts
• Work with clients to help educate them in proper file creation

The Person

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor or Junior/Community College degree preferred but not required
• High school diploma or GED required
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft applications required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in prepress and digital design

• Ability to understand, interpret and report upon basic manufacturing metrics
• Exhibits a strong understanding of color management across multi-media platforms
• Manage offset press profiles and color management software

Personal Characteristics

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Impeccable personal and professional integrity
• Strong sense of urgency
• Positive energy that attracts others with positive, can-do attitude
• Exudes a team first ethos with no discernible self-interest or ego
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision
• Highly organized
• Highly driven and self-motivated
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision and highly organized
• Supervise the department

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