Job Description:

• 1) Stores, files, and issues advertising and layout cuts, mats, and electrotypes used in newspaper printing: Tags or marks cuts, mats, or plates with identifying information and places them in filing cabinets or cases.

• 2) Prepares card index for each item filed.

• 3) Removes requested items from file and records date of removal on file card.

• 4) Washes plates to remove dirt, ink, and oxides.

• 5) Applies gum solution to plate surface to protect plate during storage.

• 6) May discard obsolete materials and records according to established schedule or instructions.