Application Manager:in Prepress & Workflow Systems (a) 100%

We are CH Media, one of the leading media companies in German-speaking Switzerland and strongly rooted regionally. Since 1836, we have been investing in independent journalism. Today, we reach over three million people daily with around 70 brands from journalism and entertainment. We are number 1 in daily newspapers and private radio stations. Our TV stations reach more people during evening prime time than all other private broadcaster groups. We are number 2 in newspaper printing and operate the country's third largest purely advertising-funded news portal with watson. As a family-run company, we offer creative freedom for people who want to make a difference. Start: 1. November 2026 or by arrangement In this diverse job, you are responsible for the cross-site support, further development, and availability of our application and workflow solutions in the area of CtP and Publishing; you ensure stable production processes from data input to print output and support systems such as ABB WMS, NewsWay, Asura, Switch, Pixometrie, PitStop as well as other testing and processing solutions; you set up print jobs and customer workflows, automate processes, and ensure reliable Color Management as well as consistent quality control; you develop and maintain backup strategies, emergency scenarios, and technical documentation and support the operational readiness of servers, workstations, and peripheral devices; you lead or accompany optimization and customer projects and take over the technical deputy role of the Head of CtP Publishing in their absence. You will succeed here if you bring sound experience in pre-press, in the publishing environment, or in the support of production-critical application and workflow systems; you are familiar with PDF workflows, data validation, automation, and Color Management and ideally have already worked with systems such as NewsWay, ABB WMS, Asura, PitStop or comparable solutions; you have quickly grasped technical connections, analyze malfunctions structurally, and act in a solution-oriented manner even in time-critical situations; you independently coordinate projects, make decisions responsibly, and reliably bring different internal as well as external stakeholders together; you possess a strong service orientation, communicate clearly (German and English) and like to pass on your knowledge in training and documentation; you are prepared to work across different locations and perform on-call service. In this role, your main place of work can be in Aarau or St.Gallen Why is there an (a) in the job title? Because at our company, applications from all people are welcome who have the desire to move us forward with their diverse talents. That alone counts - and not age or gender, origin, religion or sexual orientation.