Technician, silkscreen
GRAPHICS CANADA
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Urban area
- Printing shop
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Transform digitized images using retouching systems, graphic palettes or specialized software
- Mount and scan photographs
- Design and layout pages
- Make stencil patterns
- Set type for printing
- Produce project designs
- Arrange for project printing and publication
- Digitize images using peripherals and transform them using retouching systems, graphic palettes or specialized software
- Perform the layout, page make-up and placement using the conceptual mock-ups provided
- Produce computerized images and drawings
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Corel Draw
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
Type of production art
- General production art
- Corporate identity
- Print advertising
Area of specialization
- Graphic design
- Technical illustration
- Commercial art
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player