EXPERIENCED Sign Designer with sign production experience
JOB DESCRIPTION
****MUST HAVE SIGN EXPERIENCE****
Do you want a career in a creative and casual work environment?
Do you want a creative outlet balanced with structure and simplicity to make a beautiful and impactful footprint on the city around you? Does the idea of seeing your work as you’re driving around the neighborhood seem rewarding and exciting?
Our Graphic Designers create large-format artwork and print files. Most of our customers are small business owners, and our top goal is to help them grow their business with signs and vehicle graphics. That relationship is number one, so a helpful attitude is a must — backed up with creative solutions and fast turnaround.
As a Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for creating computer generated vinyl and/or full color graphics output that can be weeded, cut, and applied or printed/laminated and mounted to a substrate. In the production area, you will be assisting in all aspects of the physical construction and assembling of signs from computer cut vinyl and wide format full color printouts, which includes proofreading and conducting quality assurance to ensure the accuracy of signs. This candidate will also need to have some knowledge and be able to do some installations.
The ideal candidate is a creative, self-motivated team player who can work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment and who is determined to make every project his or her absolute best.
Bonus points for SAi Flexi Sign
Skills Needed:
-Nearly perfect spelling and excellent verbal communication with your teammates and customers.
-Good eye for details, composition, layout, and typography.
- Read and interpret Work Orders; layout and design signs according to written instructions.
-Highly organized and clean work habits.
-Self-motivated to work independently and meet daily deadlines.
-Using a tape measure accurately to write/understand sizes in fractions and decimals.
-Tech savvy with digital photos, email, apps, and text alerts.
-Updating customers on progress, or changes in cost or time required.
-Willingness to cross-train and help any other department, such as operating the printers, assisting the installers, answering phones, or keeping work areas clean.
-Physical requirements include going outside to measure vehicles or stooping/ bending to check prints in progress.
-Adhere to guidelines for preparing print-ready files and sending jobs to printers.
-Operate plotter to produce cut vinyl designs and assist with loading/unloading large format printers.
-Assist in production by weeding vinyl, placing vinyl graphics on substrates, cutting, painting, laminating, and/or cleaning substrates.
-Assist with the completion of on-site and off-site sign installations.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Good with power tools and working with sharp objects
- Ability to read and understand a tape measure
PLEASE NOTE: We have shop cats and a dog. So if you are allergic, please do not apply.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour
Schedule:
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Sign Shop: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person