Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer Job Description

About Signarama Valparaiso

Signarama Valparaiso is proud to be part of a global franchise that began in 1987. Today, Signarama is ranked top in its industry and is serving communities across the US and 15 other countries. The owners of Signarama Valparaiso have over 60 combined years in the sign business and more than 10 years in digital printing. Backed by American Direct Sales, Signarama Valparaiso has the potential to produce a vast array of signage, décor, and marketing materials to suit the needs of individuals and businesses. Our commitment is to support customers from concept to completion, turning their vision into reality.

Summary of Position

The Graphic Designer will use artistic, marketing, and design software skills to develop signs for businesses, municipalities, retail, education, and other customers. To do this effectively, the Graphic Designer will research and understand local zoning laws and have a comprehensive knowledge of signage material options, and fabrication methods and processes.

The Graphic Designer is primarily responsible for completing all aspects of graphic design for Signarama customers including the entire process of defining requirements, visualizing, and creating all designs. The Graphic Designer works in the Signarama showroom and is secondarily responsible for providing customer service to walk-ins when appropriate.

This is a full-time position. Benefits are available after the required waiting periods, including health insurance reimbursement, life insurance, 401(k) with matching, and paid time off. The schedule for this position is Monday-Friday 8:30am – 5 pm. Overtime may be required periodically based on company needs and order volume. 

Duties and responsibilities

• Work with Manager, sales reps, and production team to execute designs that meet the customer needs and requirements of the project.
• Actively collaborate with the sales rep and customer to evaluate project needs and meet project objectives and timelines.
• Understand the proofing process, make corrections, and provide architectural submittals for permitting and site manager approval.
• Prepare plans, production specifications, cross sections, elevations, and detailed drawing packages for customers and production teams.
• Coordinate with teams to ensure processes for completion meet the requirements of the various production processes and touchpoints.
• Projects will cover multiple design disciplines including retail, municipal, workplace, higher ed, and consulting, allowing for crossover between graphic design, environmental graphic design, brand strategy, and architectural layout.
• Communicate professionally and courteously with team and clients.
• Meet with customers as needed to answer questions about all drawings.
• Collaborate with architects to integrate designs into the architectural drawing sets.
• Attend departmental meetings as required.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and achieve objectives without supervision.
• Positive attitude, effective time management, detail-oriented, and multi-tasking skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively.
• Strong conceptual thinker able to translate strategic thinking into visual solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of branding concepts and the potential for their application to, relationship with, and integration into the built environment.
• Excellent verbal, graphic, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Skilled visual sense and understanding of typography, composition, multiple media platforms, legibility, standards development, documentation, and information design skills.
• Ability to visualize in two or three dimensions.

Required Education, and Experience

• Proven graphic design experience with a portfolio to illustrate the breadth and quality of your work.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design with at least 3 years professional graphic design experience; experience is signage and/or printing strongly preferred.
• Understanding of the sign-building and fabrication process including file setup for printing, cutting, and routing – bleeds, drill hole locations, substrate sizes, scaling, and proofing.
• Full understanding of raster and vector, as well as full command of RGB and CMYK.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting, standing, and/or performing repetitive tasks.
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds at a time.
• Must be able to stand, bend, squat, lift, etc.

EEO Statement 

• Signarama Valparaiso is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Signarama Valparaiso makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

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