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5.3 KiB

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)

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 %