Typesetter
Typesetter
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Job Description
Typesetters ensure that printed text is correctly set and visually pleasing. While typesetting was originally done manually and later employed techniques like linotype and phototypesetting, almost all typesetting is now done digitally using design programs or specialised typesetting programs..
Top 15 specific things you need to know
As a Typesetter, you will need to master following:
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- Microsoft Visio
- SketchBook Pro
- Synfig
- graphics editor software
- interpret illustration needs
- operate printing machinery
- prepare imposition
- printing materials
- produce prepress proof
- transcribe texts
- use markup languages
- use typesetting software
Top 11 general things you need to know
More generally, a typesetter is also versed in:
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent typesetter
It also helps to know the following:
- digital printing
- inspect printing output
- maintenance of printing machines
- manage data
- prepare films for printing plates
- printing plate making
- respect data protection principles
- typesetting machines
- communicate with customers
- digitise documents
- draw design sketches
- follow a brief
- follow work schedule
- manage offset printing process
- perform image editing
- printed goods processes
- printing techniques
- proofread text
- publishing industry
- troubleshoot
- use word processing software
Top employers for this job
Typesetter (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
Full Time
Urgent
Private
- Keywords :
- Ui designer,
- developer
