Production & Graphic Design Specialist

FASTSIGNS #271001•Maple Grove, MN

6d•$18 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

FASTSIGNS #271001 is hiring for a Full-time Production & Graphic Design Specialist to join our team! Are you looking for a job that offers a positive team culture, constant learning, skills growth, and a career path? If so, we are looking for employees just like you in the ever-changing Sign Industry. Apply today! As a Graphic Production & Graphic Design Specialist, you’ll play an important role in getting custom sign projects designed, produced, and in place so everyone can see it - in the ground, on a wall, on a vehicle or hanging from a ceiling. You’ll use a variety of tools to assemble, erect and hang items, both inside and out. Fear of heights is not in your vocabulary! In fact, most of your days will be spent moving, lifting and building for a wide variety of sign installations.

Requirements

1-2 years of graphic design experience
High School diploma or equivalent
Proficient in Adobe Illustrator
Ability to prioritize jobs, multi-task, and work autonomously
Determine the best output method based on the customer’s needs
Ability to work under pressure to output high volume, high-quality work
Ability to stand for long periods of time (4 hours or more)
Ability to lift 50 or more pounds
Flexibility to lean over a waist-high table and use back-and-forth hand motion to apply vinyl letters and graphics to a substrate

Responsibilities

Follow a layout to place computer-cut vinyl or full-color graphic image(s) on a predetermined substrate or medium
Prepare substrates for vinyl application to include cutting, painting, laminating, cleaning, etc
Weed excess vinyl from computer-cut images. Weeding techniques vary with size, type of vinyl, and complexity of images
Operate and maintain printers and routers
Perform quality assurance measures pre- and post-production by accurately reading and interpreting a Work Order and then proofing for errors or unacceptable standards
Perform finishing operations such as laminating and/or mounting of printed pieces
Install completed signs on job sites using ladders, power tools, etc
Report inventory levels and stock to be reordered to the center manager/production manager or franchisee.
Clean and maintain work areas
Serve as a support role to the design team using Adobe software to create designs for sign projects.