Freelance Preflight Operator – AI Print Quality Assurance

About the role

Deccan AI Experts is looking for a Freelance Preflight Operator to support AI‑driven print quality initiatives. You will evaluate AI‑generated print files, packaging artwork, and publishing assets to ensure they meet commercial printing standards.

Key responsibilities

• Annotate and assess AI‑generated print‑ready files for technical accuracy and production compliance.
• Perform comprehensive PDF preflight inspections, checking fonts, linked images, bleed, crop marks, trim sizes, transparency, overprint settings, and color profiles.
• Validate image resolution, embedded fonts, spot colors, ICC profiles, page geometry, trapping, and PDF/X compliance.
• Identify missing assets, font conflicts, low‑resolution images, color profile issues, transparency problems, bleed errors, and other production risks.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI performance in prepress automation and quality assurance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Printing Technology, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Publishing, Multimedia, or a related field (preferred).
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience in prepress operations, print production, commercial printing, publishing, or packaging.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct professional PDF preflight inspections for commercial printing.

Required skills

• PDF preflight
• PDF/X compliance
• ICC color profile management
• Prepress quality control
• Print‑ready file validation (fonts, images, bleed, trim)