Graphic Production Designer

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FASTSIGNS #131701

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

, Maryland

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The role involves a hybrid of design work using Adobe Creative Suite and hands-on production tasks like vinyl weeding and mounting. You will also assist with quality checks and general shop support to ensure client satisfaction.

Qualifications

This role is perfect for a Junior Designer eager to learn the ins and outs of large-format design and production. You'll split your time between designing with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and hands-on production tasks like weeding vinyl and laminating prints. Strong attention to detail, teamwork skills, and Adobe proficiency are essential.

Job Description

Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Competitive salary
  • Employee discounts
  • Free uniforms
  • Health insurance
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
I’ve been in the large-format game for a long time, and I can tell you this: the best designers are the ones who actually know how their work is built. At FASTSIGNS, we don't just "make files"—we make things.

I’m looking for a Junior Designer who wants to learn the industry from the ground up. This role is a hybrid; you’ll be spending your time between the workstation and the production table, making sure our clients walk out the door with exactly what they envisioned.

The 45/45/10 Breakdown

  • 45% Design (The Vision): Using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to prep client files, scale layouts for wide-format printing, and create high-impact visuals that work in the real world.

  • 45% Production (The Build): This is where the sweat happens. You’ll be weeding vinyl, laminating prints, and mounting graphics. Precision is everything here. You must be able to use a table ruler and an X-Acto knife to make flawless, straight cuts. If you're off by a hair, we start over.

  • 10% The "Whatever It Takes" (The Goal): This is the secret sauce for customer satisfaction. Whether it’s jumping on a phone call to clarify a color, helping a teammate load a heavy roll of media, or doing a final quality check to ensure a sign is spotless—you do what’s needed to get the job done right.

Who You Are

  • Adobe Native: You live in Illustrator (vectors are your best friend) and know your way around Photoshop layers and masks.

  • Tactile & Precise: You enjoy working with your hands. You have the patience to trim a 10-foot banner and the "eye" to spot a bubble in a laminate from across the room.

  • Detail-Obsessed: You’re the person who proofreads the menu three times before hitting "Print." Small errors are expensive in large format, so your focus needs to be sharp.

  • Team Player: We’re a fast-paced franchise shop. When the workflow shifts, you shift with it without missing a beat.

Why You’ll Love It Here

You’ll be working directly with me. I’ll show you the ropes of color management, substrate selection, and the engineering of big signs. You won’t just be a "pixel pusher"—you’ll be a creator.

Ready to get your hands dirty and your designs out in the world? Send over your portfolio and let’s see what you’ve got.

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FASTSIGNS #131701

FASTSIGNS® is a signage, graphics and visual communications partner that provides comprehensive solutions to help customers of all sizes--across all industries--meet their business objectives and increase their business visibility through the use of signs, graphics, printing, promotional products and related marketing services. With more than 750 centers in nine countries, our centers consulting, design, production, project management, delivery and installation. Centers are independently owned and operated. FASTSIGNS operates in the United States (including Puerto Rico), the United Kingdom, Canada, Chile, Grand Cayman, the UAE, Malta, France and Australia (who operate under the name SIGNWAVE®).
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