Quad is seeking an experienced Color Sponsor at our Coraopolis, PA client site to aid in the creation of exclusive content for one of our largest retail clients. The successful candidate will use their experience in high end color retouching, complex masking, extensive cloning, and composition to exceed client expectations and interpret color expectations within our fast paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Showing color to customers
• Evaluating color and content according to customer specifications
• Giving specific color direction by marking up color proofs
• Evaluating job costing and profitability
• Might be called on to do press OK’s with the customer or alone
• General knowledge of the workflows and procedures for the assigned area
• Understanding of Mac environment
• Create silhouettes and drop shadows
• Read and follow internal markup and customer instructions
• Convert digital images from RGB to CMYK
• Perform specific color correction as needed, determined by evaluation of provided copy and/or softproof evaluation
• Spec out RGB and CMYK values for customer swatches or product
• Maintain accurate lighting and monitor calibration conditions
• Ability to do file corrections in RGB and CMYK color space
• General knowledge of profiles, color space, and conversions
• Provide feedback to other color Mac operators
• Responsible for tracking or moving job components through production using Quad/Graphics Smartools or Imaging IT-developed application

Qualifications

• Five years of experience as a Color Sponsor/Operator or similar.
• Intermediate proficiency using the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Acrobat and Quark on the MAC Platform is also required.
• Should possess good knowledge of color theory, experience with camera raw processing and color management preferred.
• High end inkjet proofing experience is a plus.
• Candidates with some college course work are also preferred