GRAPHIC ARTS TECHNICIAN (Code 54592)

Code: 54592 Unknown Unknown

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Education

Completion of a vocational, technical or specialized training program in graphic arts technology, graphic and printing communications, or graphic arts.

Experience

One (1) year of experience in work involving graphic arts techniques, materials, media and processes.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute one (1) year of additional experience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING JOB CATEGORIES, please refer to the Job Specification Information Sheet available at the New Jersey Department of Personnel or your agency's personnel office.

Occupational Group: Art

Occupational Family: Precision Artwork

Level Title Code Title Reference Number Effective: 1 101 5/28/94

Note

The above Job Category Summary and following examples of work are for illustrative purposes only. Any one position may not include all of the tasks listed nor do the examples cover all of the duties which may be performed.

Manipulates (uses) drafting equipment, such as T-square, triangle, compass, or leroy sets

Operates lettering equipment and tools

Makes (produces) camera-ready copy, black-and-white or color prints from negatives, and internegatives

Glues (pastes-up) material or copy for printed products

Operates still picture cameras, graphic reproduction cameras, and film processing equipment

Develops black-and-white film

Operates film processing component of photo typesetting equipment

Set-ups photographic equipment or apparatus and design arrangements for photography

Checks working condition of graphic arts equipment

Selects typeface for printed matter

Manipulates (uses) proportion wheel for enlargements

Designs maps, charts and graphs

Interprets aerial photographs

Determines techniques for photography Designs layouts of graphic or printed materials

Determines measurements for typesetting

Determines style, techniques, and medium for graphic arts projects

Draws graphic material or lettering for title, backgrounds, or other layouts

CHARACTERISTIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of the types and characteristics of graphic arts equipment

Knowledge of the principles of graphic arts design

Knowledge of the advantages, disadvantages, potentials, and limitations of art materials, media, and processes

Knowledge of layout techniques

Knowledge of principles of color theory

Knowledge of techniques for trimming and mounting artwork or photographs

Knowledge of printing terminology Knowledge of layout specifications for printing

Knowledge of the principles and techniques of copy preparation, composition and layout

Knowledge of typography

Knowledge of picas and points for printing

Knowledge of the types of camera lenses and their use

Knowledge of polycontrast and other filters

Knowledge of the procedures for operating enlarging equipment

Knowledge of techniques for film processing

Knowledge of procedures for printing photographs

Skill in using drafting instruments

Ability to operate film processing equipment

Ability to operate graphic reproduction camera

Ability to produce clear, sharp photographs

Ability to operate lettering equipment and tools

Ability to use a proportion wheel

Ability to plan graphics arts projects

Ability to make precise measurements for graphic designs

Ability to convey information in a written format

Ability to perceive color differences

Ability to design charts or graphs from raw data

Ability to design maps from raw data

Ability to use layout equipment and tools

Ability to operate graphic arts equipment

MINIMUM