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Job Description
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-9031.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 44,380.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
- Currently, there are 13,090 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Desktop Publishers”.
Also Known As…
- Desktop Publishers
- Production Manager
- Mac Operator
- Graphic Artist
- Electronic Imager
- Electronic Console Display Operator
- Creative Director
- Computer Typesetter
- Art Director
- Advertising Associate
- Technical Publications Manager
- Technical Editor
- Studio Designer
- Publishing Specialist
- Publisher
- Production Assistant
- Production Artist
- Prepress Supervisor
- Paginator
- Page Makeup System Operator
- Online Publisher
- Managing Editor
- Magazine Publisher
- Graphics Specialist
- Graphic Designer
- Electronic Publishing Specialist
- Electronic Publisher
- Electronic Prepress System Operator
- Electronic Prepress Operator
- Electronic Pagination System Operator
- Editor
- DTP Operator
- Document Design Specialist
- Digital Publishing Specialist
- Digital Pre Press Operator
- Desktop Support Specialist
- Desktop Publishing Specialist
- Desktop Publishing Associate
- Desk Top Publisher
- Design Editor
- Computer Publisher
- Computer Operator
- Computer Compositor
Tasks for “Desktop Publishing Specialist”
- Select number of colors and determine color separations.
- Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, lay out, and produce camera-ready copy.
- Collaborate with graphic artists, editors and writers to produce master copies according to design specifications.
- Enter data, such as coordinates of images and color specifications, into system to retouch and make color corrections.
- Edit graphics and photos, using pixel or bitmap editing, airbrushing, masking, or image retouching.
- Load floppy disks or tapes containing information into system.
- Import text and art elements, such as electronic clip art or electronic files from photographs that have been scanned or produced with a digital camera, using computer software.
- Create special effects such as vignettes, mosaics, and image combining, and add elements such as sound and animation to electronic publications.
- Store copies of publications on paper, magnetic tape, film or diskette.
- View monitors for visual representation of work in progress and for instructions and feedback throughout process, making modifications as necessary.
- Enter text into computer keyboard and select the size and style of type, column width, and appropriate spacing for printed materials.
- Check preliminary and final proofs for errors and make necessary corrections.
- Study layout or other design instructions to determine work to be done and sequence of operations.
- Enter digitized data into electronic prepress system computer memory, using scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse.
- Prepare sample layouts for approval, using computer software.
- Convert various types of files for printing or for the Internet, using computer software.
- Transmit, deliver or mail publication master to printer for production into film and plates.
- Position text and art elements from a variety of databases in a visually appealing way to design print or web pages, using knowledge of type styles and size and layout patterns.
Related Technology & Tools
- Scanners
- Pen tablets
- Desktop computers
- Notebook computers
- Laser printers
- Microsoft Publisher
- Serif PagePlus
- Raster graphics editors
- Xara X
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Nuance OmniPage Professional
- Desktop publishing software
- Online image and graphics database software
- Scribus
- jQuery
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- Scalable vector graphics SVG
- Corel Paint Shop Pro
- Cenon
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Graphics card driver software
- Adobe Systems Adobe PostScript
- LaTeX
- Finite Matters PatternStream
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Apple AppleScript
- Cascading Style Sheets CSS
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Access
- Ulead PhotoImpact
- PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
- AlgoLab Raster to Vector Conversion Toolkit
- Microsoft Word
- JavaScript
- Adobe Systems Adobe LiveMotion
- Inkscape
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Internet browser software
- QuarkXPress
- GrassHopper PageStream
- Adobe Systems Adobe FrameMaker
- Vector drawing software
- Corel OCR-Trace 8
- Corel CorelScan
- Microsoft Picture It!
- OpenOffice.org
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Graphics software
- WordWeb
- Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Trix TracTrix
- Arts & Letters Express
- Corel WebDraw
- AT&T Troff
- Apple iPhoto
- Portable document file creation software
- Objectif Lune PlanetPress.Suite
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Potrace
- Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Player
- Extensible markup language XML
- CodedColor
- Printer driver software
- Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
- UNIX
- Spelling and grammar checking software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Sun Microsystems Java
- Corel Ventura
- Corel Photo-Paint
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- Actuate DocBook
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP
- GTX RastorCAD
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Python
- MySQL
- Color management software
- Adobe Systems Adobe PageMaker
- Oracle Java
- Data conversion software
- PANTONE ColorVision ProfilerPlus
- Mapping software