A professional who operates computer terminal and related equipment to transfer and typeset display advertising data from perforated tape onto computer tapes for subsequent reproduction as printed matter. Responsibilities include:

• Secures perforated tape roll on machine reel and presses button to feed perforated tape into terminal console.
• Presses button to activate video display screen.
• Reads work order to determine combination of type style, point size, line width, and spacing to be set.
• Pushes terminal controls and depresses keys to observe and arrange elements on screen according to specifications.
• Measures copy margins to verify margin specifications, using ruler.
• Presses buttons to transfer typeset copy onto computer tape and into computer for storage.