How to hire a desk top publisher

How to hire a desk top publisher, step by step

Here's a step-by-step desk top publisher hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a desk top publisher job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new desk top publisher
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a desk top publisher, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A desk top publisher's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, desk top publishers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of desk top publisher salaries for various roles:

   Type of Desk Top Publisher	Description	Hourly rate
   Desk Top Publisher	Computer support specialists provide help and advice to people and organizations using computer software or equipment. Some, called computer network support specialists, support information technology (IT) employees within their organization... Show more	$14-35
   Trainee	Trainees' general responsibility is to familiarize themselves with the best practices and processes of their chosen careers. Some of the trainee's duties include shadowing with a tenured employee to understand various tasks, taking practical examinations to test knowledge extent, maintaining the eagerness to learn and a positive working attitude, assisting with customer inquiries, escalating concerns, and maintaining record progress... Show more	$12-26
   Technical Support Representative	Technical Support Representatives specialize in customer support through calls or correspondence. Among the primary responsibilities of a Technical Support Representative involves receiving and making calls, address and troubleshoot issues raised by the client, assist when navigating through complicated applications, provide suggestions or recommendations, or elevate the problem to personnel with higher expertise when necessary... Show more	$12-21

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Desktop Support
   • PC
   • OS
   • XP
   • LAN
   • VPN
   • Troubleshoot

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage remedy ticket queue to ensure tickets are being handle properly and resolve within SLA.
   • Create a SharePoint document repository for all legacy system information, configuration, and associate processes.
   • Monitor the NAGIOS alarm system that report alerts for servers, switches, applications, and services.
   • Provide networking/desktop support and perform mainframe and account maintenance tasks.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your desk top publisher job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A desk top publisher salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, desk top publishers' average salary in south carolina is 46% less than in hawaii.
   • Seniority. Entry-level desk top publishers earn 59% less than senior-level desk top publishers.
   • Certifications. A desk top publisher with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a desk top publisher's salary.

   Average desk top publisher salary

   $47,203yearly

   $22.69 hourly rate

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   Entry-level desk top publisher salary

   $30,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 17, 2025

4. Writing a desk top publisher job description

   A job description for a desk top publisher role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a desk top publisher job description:

   Desk top publisher job description example

   TITLE: Desk Top Technician
   
   Location: South Jordan, UT
   
   6- month Contract to Hire

   
   
   What You'll Do:
   
   This position supports users across the organization that have technical needs. Focusing primarily on Dell laptops and devices within a Microsoft domain. There might be some support of Apple MacBooks as well. Support includes imaging, deployment of, troubleshooting and testing of systems and peripherals with excellent customer service.

   • Answer, troubleshoot and document support calls and tickets
   • Assist staff with the installation/imaging, configuration and ongoing usability of desktop computers, laptops, MacBooks , & peripheral equipment and software
   • Identify, isolate and repair/resolve hardware and software problems
   • Works with vendor support contacts to resolve technical problems with desktop computing equipment and software
   • Utilize ticketing system to document and prioritize work
   • Works closely with Manager to purchase hardware and software
   • Contribute to technical Support documentation of resolutions, processes, and procedures
   • Assesses functional needs to determine specifications for purchases
   • Be a contributing member of a Technical Team

   
   
   Skills / Experience You Will Need:

   • 2-5 years' experience working in the IT Support field
   • Excellent customer service, interpersonal, communication skills
   • Extensive knowledge & experience of Windows devices and support of Windows OS
   • Minimum 2 -3 years' experience supporting Windows 7/10 desktop/laptop PCs
   • Experience troubleshooting and replacing hardware on both desktop and laptop PCs
   • Ability to manage user accounts in Active Directory and Exchange
   • Knowledge of how to effectively use Active Directory
   • Able and willing to learn new as well as existing technologies
   • Experience installing software, patches, updates on desktops and laptops
   • Experience troubleshooting basic network, software, printing problems
   • Successful at working in a team culture
   • Excellent written and organizational skills

   
   
   Physical Demands and Work Environment:
   
   The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
   
   • Physical demands: While performing duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, controls, and keyboards; work on desktop or laptop computers; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 15 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
   
   • Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to low.
   
   About Infinity Consulting Solutions
   
   At Infinity Consulting Solutions our mission is to cultivate successful long-term relationships with candidates and clients matching the right candidate with the right client. We believe technology cannot replace the real personal relationships we cultivate. We reject the notion that technology alone is the answer to staffing which is why we are successful partnerships rely on collaboration NOT automation. ICS has been providing flexible staffing solutions for over 20 years in Information Technology, Compliance, Accounting / Finance, and Corporate Support. Our staffing solutions include Contract, Temp to Perm, and Permanent Placement.
   
   ICS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right desk top publisher for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with desk top publishers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit desk top publishers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your desk top publisher job on Zippia to find and recruit desk top publisher candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit desk top publishers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview desk top publisher candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new desk top publisher

   Once you've found the desk top publisher candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new desk top publisher first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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