Direct Mail Data Specialist

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary.
Analyze client supplied data mailing lists for quality and compliance to United States Postal Service (USPS) and international addressing standards.
Append data, as necessary, to meet these standards.
Import, merge, purge, dedupe and/or suppress lists to obtain final mailing counts, based on clients’ specifications.
Provide final data and other resources, per client’s requests.
Prepare final data lists for USPS presort, International Mail and/or Variable Data imaging.
Setup files for addressing on high speed inkjetters.
Continue to expand professional knowledge through webinars, courses and other technical resources.
Work with other Data Processing/Variable Data team members to improve processes and provide feedback to the Data Processing manager.
Provide postal regulation knowledge and expertise for the entire company including staying current with rule changes.
Acts as liaison between USPS, client and plant.
Print sign-offs as needed to ensure Postal Regulation compliance.
FAST appointment coordination and scheduling.
Coordinate drop-ships with the Shipping Manager.
Assist Customer Service and Sales with Direct Mail related questions.

Education 
Associate of Arts Degree in Graphic Communications or related program and a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Direct Mail Data Processing in a commercial printing environment; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Required Experience
Knowledge of USPS Direct Mail specifications and requirements.
Understanding of Variable Data, Digital and Commercial offset printing processes.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, with an emphasis on Excel and data list file formats.
High level of attention to detail and organizational ability.