Digital Print Specialist & Retail Store Associate
Position Type: Part-Time (Hourly, On-site) Compensation: $18.50 – $20.00 / hour
Location: Oakland, CA Schedule: Mon–Fri (Hours flexible / TBD)
Job Overview
We are an independent, local mail, shipping, and print center in Oakland seeking a multi-talented Digital Print
Specialist & Retail Store Associate to join our small team. Your primary responsibility will be managing our
digital print production workflow, performing pre-press layouts, and operating our high-end digital color press.
When you are not running production jobs, you will work collaboratively alongside our team to handle daily retail
store logistics, package intake, and front-counter customer service. The ideal candidate is an adaptable
multitasker who enjoys technical production as much as customer interaction.
Key Responsibilities
• Print Production & Layout: Operate and maintain our Canon imagePRESS Lite C165 production color
copier and Konica Minolta bizhub black-and-white workhorse.
• Pre-Press Workflows: Utilize EFI Fiery Command WorkStation to load, queue, impose, and manage client
PDF jobs. Check file margins, resolutions, and text bleed lines before printing.
• Media Management: Manually configure custom paper-weight and media profiles (up to 350 gsm) on the
machines, ensuring correct bypass tray staging.
• Post-Press Finishing: Perform basic manual finishing tasks including stack cutting, heavy-duty stapling,
manual comb/coil binding, and booklet folding.
• Shipping Logistics: Greet walk-in clients warmly, process drop-off shipping packages for major carriers
(UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS), and operate the Point-of-Sale (POS) register.
• Safe Fulfillment & Packing: Professionally pack and reinforce customer parcels using appropriate boxes,
bubble wrap, and structural materials to ensure safe transit.
Qualifications & Requirements
• 1–2 years of hands-on experience in a print-and-ship or commercial copy center environment preferred
(experience with digital front ends/Fiery servers is a major plus).
• Technical comfort handling digital file conversions, scaling dimensions, and analyzing pre-press layout
borders.
• Strong verbal communication skills and a friendly, proactive approach to counter customer service.
• Proven multitasking skills; ability to safely pause a digital printing queue to assist lobby counter line clusters
during high-traffic windows.
• Physical capability to stand for long periods and safely lift heavy boxes or paper crates weighing up to 50lbs.