Company Description *** Universal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.
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Job Description What You'll Do:- Customer Service - Providing customer ser *** including heavy phone and e-mail support to schedule projects in an extremely fast-paced environment. Guiding customers quickly to helpful and profitable solutions. Working in person with clients. Consistently furthering the brand & business through each interaction. Always asking questions and listening to customer feedback.
- Scheduling - Scheduling jobs and timelines. Ensuring the team is consistently focused on the highest-impact priorities.
- Estimation - Estimating projects big and small. Establishing and evolving product pricing.
- File Prep - Daily work on interpreting and processing digital files for sign production. Breaking down each element for production.
- Production - Involved in all aspects of sign & graphics production including digital printing, vinyl work, routing, and overall sign fabrication.
- Purchasing - Responsible for choosing, negotiating, and purchasing consumables for the shop. Established price tracking for each item. Constantly creating a vast, varied vendor network to be ready for any project.
- Planning - Responsible for product development and collaboration in business planning. Involved in the initial business plan of the shop. Seeking profit-making and ser *** endeavors.
- Evaluation & Reports - Evaluating and picking all graphics equipment and processes,including Capital Budget preparation, Return On Investment reports, and Business Case Studies.
- Work with EHS and the Safety Team to provide a safe and compliant working environment. Tracking equipment purchases and repairs.
- Financials - Understanding and watching the financials of the business. Seeking efficiencies to help the bottom line.
- Quality Control - Enforcing a standard by delivering on our promises. Constantly finding methods to make every product the best quality, the first time.
- Innovation - Creation of new products and processes. Looking for efficiencies. Experienced in taking new products to market. We strive to innovate every day and look for new opportunities. Embracing employee suggestions.
- Marketing - Always keeping abreast of current entertainment, news, and artistic trends in the market.
- Reputation - Always protecting and working to further the good reputation and brand of the Universal *** Sign & Graphics Department.
QualificationsLet's Talk About You...
• Executer - You get things done! Using strong business acumen, inciteful analytical skills, and superior process/project management skills you manage through competing priorities within a matrixed environment
• Communicates with ease - You have a way with words; written and verbal
• Coach - You help bring the best potential out of the employees, managers, and partners you work with helping them to further their development and create a great place to work with one another
• Leadership- You are a proven leader known to challenge the status quo, introduce new and *** ter ways of delivering results, and make difficult decisions and lead through change. You lead teams of professionals by mentoring and developing; you help them reach their full potential.
What You Must Have:
• High school diploma
• 3 years of relevant working experience
• Experience in Large Format Graphics Department. Working experience with ONYX & Versaworks RIPs, Adobe Acrobat, Color ICC Profiling, color matching, print & cut solutions, Sai EnRoute, and Epilog laser cutting software.
• Experience with JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, EPS, AI, INDD, PDF, SVG, RAW, raster & vector work. Font formats & typesetting. File transfer expertise and working with IT for solutions.
Additional Job Requirements
- Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced protocols in select work settings or where jurisdictionally mandated.
- Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.
Desired Characteristics
What Would Make You a Stand-out:
• Strong image and PDF editing skills (Advanced working skills with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, SAi EnRoute, Cutting Master, Preflight, Omega, etc.)
• Color Management software and spectrophotometer use, including the creation and adjusting of digital color profiles. Profiling of new materials for different ink sets and consistency.
• CNC router, laser cutting, and engraving. Vinyl cutting. Print and cut applications.
• File creation. Able to offer graphic design and file manipulation/correction.
• Scanning. Extensive scanning, tiling, and image re-touching experience.
• Extensive maintenance and troubleshooting of printers and machines. Ink knowledge.
• Ability to operate every piece of equipment in the shop.
Additional Information *** Universal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. *** Universal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.
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