A professional who tends photolettering machine that photographically prints display type and headings onto film or photographic paper. Responsibilities include:

• Secures roll of film or paper in machine magazine.
• Inserts specified film fonts in machine reel.
• Turns reel to specified selector mark to position letters to be printed and moves lever to expose specified letter on film or paper.
• Pushes cutter button to separate finished proofs from roll of film or paper.
• Removes finished copy from magazine for development.