About the Role
Under the supervision of the Design Director, the sign designer produces custom designs per clients' specific requirements for various signs and displays. The role involves selecting suitable sign types, creating impactful designs, and using computer design packages to produce layouts, lettering, and images for manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Creates, designs, and develops innovative, creative sign designs to meet/exceed customers needs
- Finalizes presentation drawings and providing estimating via flats, colors, details, 2D or 3D animations, etc.
- Projects schedules and costs associated with drawings
- Researches new technologies for application and implementation for upcoming projects
- Meets with sales manager and attend client meetings when requested and to liaise with clients to ensure client expectations are understood
- Prints and compiles drawings
- Researches and orders supplies
- Attend training classes or workshops to update skills as needed
- Performs other functions as necessary or as assigned
Requirements
- An Associate’s Degree in graphic design, fine arts or related area; three to four years of relevant experience involving demonstrated abilities in art, animation and computer design; or any combination of training, education and experience which provides the following knowledge, abilities, and skills
- Excellent imagination, creativity, and ability to graphically display and verbally articulate this creative position clearly
- A solid understanding of the technology and media used in sign making
- Must possess a good working knowledge of design techniques, engineering, mathematics, illustration and/or marketing and advertising
- Ability to independently, as well as part of a team, to ensure high quality designs are produced that meet customer needs and deadlines
- Ability to deal effectively and tactfully with a wide variety of individuals in person, via telephone and in writing
- Strong work ethic with an enthusiastic, positive attitude, and the highest level of integrity
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Maintain regular and timely attendance
Skills
- graphic design
- fine arts
- art
- animation
- computer design
- design techniques
- engineering
- mathematics
- illustration
- marketing
- advertising
- layouts
- graphic fundamentals
- storyboarding
- motion graphics
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- CorelDRAW
Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
Work Type
- Full time
- in-office
Experience Level
- three to four years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Associate’s Degree in graphic design, fine arts or related area
About the Company
- Young Electric Sign Company is an EEO/AA employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Jobseekers will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, religion or other legally protected status.
