# Competences — print studio supervisor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4b536ea7-ebac-4f75-8356-94eb639f1ecc).

## Essential

- **adhere to organisational guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **answer requests for quotation** (skill/competence)
- **assess studio production** (skill/competence)
- **communicate with customers** (skill/competence)
- **consult with editor** (skill/competence)
- **create manufacturing guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **define manufacturing quality criteria** (skill/competence)
- **develop manufacturing policies** (skill/competence)
- **ensure equipment availability** (skill/competence)
- **follow a brief** (skill/competence)
- **follow company standards** (skill/competence)
- **follow safety precautions in printing** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with managers** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **manage studio resourcing** (skill/competence)
- **manage supplies** (skill/competence)
- **manage workflow processes** (skill/competence)
- **manufacturing processes** (knowledge)
- **meet contract specifications** (skill/competence)
- **meet deadlines** (skill/competence)
- **oversee quality control** (skill/competence)
- **printing materials** (knowledge)
- **printing media** (knowledge)
- **strive for company growth** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- adjust the work during the creative process (skill/competence)
- Adobe Illustrator (knowledge)
- Adobe Photoshop (knowledge)
- align efforts towards business development (skill/competence)
- binding technologies (knowledge)
- digital marketing techniques (knowledge)
- digital printing (knowledge)
- flexography (knowledge)
- GIMP (graphics editor software) (knowledge)
- graphic design (knowledge)
- graphics editor software (knowledge)
- liaise with shareholders (skill/competence)
- maintain freelance database (skill/competence)
- Microsoft Visio (knowledge)
- negotiate improvement with suppliers (skill/competence)
- negotiate terms with suppliers (skill/competence)
- offset printing (knowledge)
- outsourcing strategy (knowledge)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- plan health and safety procedures (skill/competence)
- printing plate making (knowledge)
- produce customised products (skill/competence)
- produce prepress proof (skill/competence)
- proofread text (skill/competence)
- prospect new customers (skill/competence)
- reproduce documents (skill/competence)
- reprography (knowledge)
- screen printing process (knowledge)
- set up the controller of a machine (skill/competence)
- SketchBook Pro (knowledge)
- Synfig (knowledge)
- train employees (skill/competence)
- types of paper (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- equipment maintenance — **50 %**
- quality control — **50 %**
- production planning — **33 %**
- inventory management — **33 %**
- customer service — **33 %**
- cost analysis — **17 %**
- budget development — **17 %**
- job cost estimation — **17 %**
- job scheduling — **17 %**
- labor management — **17 %**
- machine maintenance — **17 %**
- forms management — **17 %**
- real-time management — **17 %**
- report preparation — **17 %**
- reproduction — **17 %**
- scheduling — **17 %**
- staff supervision — **17 %**
- duplicating — **17 %**
- outsourcing — **17 %**
- policy development — **17 %**
- print production operations — **17 %**
- print quality resolution — **17 %**
- printing — **17 %**
- printing operations management — **17 %**
- production management — **17 %**
- tax law application — **17 %**
- team supervision — **17 %**
- workflow analysis — **17 %**
- workflow improvement — **17 %**

### Methods

- standard operational procedures — **17 %**
- preventative maintenance — **17 %**
- performance evaluation — **17 %**
- cross-training — **17 %**

### Responsibilities

- staff training — **33 %**
- staff hiring — **17 %**
- staff planning — **17 %**
- record keeping — **17 %**
- refund review — **17 %**
- quality assurance — **17 %**
- quality issue management — **17 %**
- production support — **17 %**
- project coordination — **17 %**
- project scheduling — **17 %**
- print material delivery — **17 %**
- production monitoring — **17 %**
- problem resolution — **17 %**
- production audits — **17 %**
- poster creation — **17 %**
- operations oversight — **17 %**
- order processing — **17 %**
- customer collaboration — **17 %**
- customer greeting — **17 %**
- daily job prioritization — **17 %**
- department cleanliness — **17 %**
- artwork database maintenance — **17 %**
- color calibration — **17 %**
- communication improvement — **17 %**
- contract development — **17 %**
- equipment operation — **17 %**
- error reduction — **17 %**
- flexo plate review — **17 %**
- maintenance — **17 %**
- inventory management — **17 %**
- inventory tracking — **17 %**
- issue resolution — **17 %**
- supply ordering — **17 %**
- team leadership — **17 %**
- team oversight — **17 %**
- vendor invoice approval — **17 %**
- work assignment planning — **17 %**
- worker hiring — **17 %**
- worker training — **17 %**

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