Quad · 1 month ago
Premedia Color Analyst
804 Congress Ave, Austin, TX, 78701, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$75K/yr - $80K/yr
5+ years expQuad is a creative company seeking a PreMedia Color Analyst to serve as the color expert for both internal and external clients. The role involves high-end color retouching, complex masking, and ensuring client color expectations are met in a fast-paced environment.
AdvertisingContentDigital MarketingManufacturingMarketingPrinting
Responsibilities
Showing color proofs or softproofs of images or pages to Clients
Evaluating color and content according to clients specifications and expectations
Giving specific color direction by marking up color proofs or softproofs so the retouching team can execute corrections to the files to meet client expectations
Might be called on to do press OK’s with the customer or alone to make sure clients expectations of color are met on press
General knowledge of the workflows and procedures for the assigned area
Understanding of Mac environment and Photoshop to execute clients corrections
Create silhouettes and drop shadows for client Images
Read and follow internal markup and client instructions
Convert digital images from RGB to CMYK
Perform specific color correction as needed, determined by evaluation of provided copy and/or softproof evaluation
Measure and spec out RGB and CMYK values for customer swatches or product matching
Maintain accurate lighting and monitor calibration conditions for optimum viewing
Ability to do image corrections in RGB and CMYK color space
General knowledge of profiles, color space, and conversions
Provide feedback to other color Mac operators
Responsible for tracking or moving job components through production using Quad tools
Qualification
Required
5-10 years of experience as a Color Analyst/Operator or similar
Intermediate proficiency using the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Acrobat and Quark on the MAC Platform
Good knowledge of color theory
Experience with camera raw processing and color management
High end inkjet proofing experience with color calibration knowledge
Preferred
Some college course work
Benefits
401(k)
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Company
Quad
Quad is a marketing agency that helps brands reimagine their marketing to be streamlined and flexible.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.94BKey Investors
Flagstar Financial
2025-08-21Post Ipo Debt· $35M
2025-03-17Acquired
2014-04-28Post Ipo Debt· $1.9B
Leadership Team
Tony Staniak
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Dave Honan
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2025-11-05
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