Employment Opportunity

The Zambia Adventist Publishing House is inviting suitably qualified persons to apply for the following position:

Position: Graphics Designer

Location:  Lusaka, Zambia

Qualifications/ Skills / Experience

•  Advanced Certificate in Printing or related qualification
•  At least 2 years experience in prepress work
• Good knowledge of desktop publishing software, such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and CorelDRAW
• Skilled in laying out and designing books, magazines and related jobs.
• Experience in page imposition for books, magazines and other related jobs
• Experience in plate making and all other light table work.
•  Skilled in colour stripping for books and other documents.
• Should be creative and have an eye for colour and design
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A team player, good organizer, and honest
• Good communication skills
• Self-motivated with ability to work with minimum supervision

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Laying out and designing books & commercial jobs.
• Page imposition for books, magazines and other related jobs.
• Plate making and all other light table work.
• Colour stripping for books and other documents.
• Colour separation using digital printers.
• Digitally scanning images and adding them to the page or document
• Retouching colour and ensuring overall accuracy of the document
• Creating sample proofs and sending them to customers
• Getting the items ready for the printing process
• Performing special projects and assignments as directed by supervisors.