Production Artist / Pre-Press Designer

FASTSIGNS #13402; San Antonio (TX); In loco; USD 42.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

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401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Descrizione del lavoro

FASTSIGNS Northeast San Antonio is hiring a Production Artist / Pre-Press Designer for a fast-paced, production-focused role. You will turn customer files into print-ready production files for large-format printing, vinyl cutting, routing, and fabrication, ensuring accuracy and speed.

The role emphasizes solving art issues, color matching, and timely proofs, with about 20% of duties involving light layout. A strong Illustrator/Photoshop skill set and independence to manage your queue are

Competenze

• Expert Illustrator skills: vector cleanup, paths, layers, and artboards.
• Strong Photoshop proficiency and ability to prep print-ready files.
• Attention to detail to avoid misdimes, bleeds, and typos before printing.
• Ability to work independently and manage a queue with fast turnaround.
• Comfort using AI tools to speed up cleanup, vectorization, and prep.

Mansioni

• Turn customer files into accurate print-ready production files for large-format printing.
• Fix problem art by vectorizing logos, correcting fonts, setting up cut paths and bleeds.
• Manage color CMYK and Pantone matching across substrates and outputs.
• Build proofs for customer approval and implement revisions efficiently.
• Handle a high-volume queue, prioritizing by due date and coordinating with production.
• Use AI tools (e.g., Photoshop Generative Fill, Illustrator vectorization) to save time.
• Occasionally perform light layout; ~20% of duties.

Conoscenze

Illustrator

Photoshop

Detail-oriented

Time management

AI tools

Strumenti

Onyx RIP

FlexiSign

Descrizione del lavoro

Future Opening: Production Artist / Pre-Press Designer

Full Time • FASTSIGNS Northeast & Downtown San Antonio

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Production Artist / Pre-Press Designer – FASTSIGNS Northeast San Antonio

About the Role

This is a production-focused design role, not a creative agency job. Most of our work is already defined. The customer knows what they want, or the layout is set, and it needs to be built accurately and quickly so it prints and fabricates right the first time. If you get satisfaction from clean files, tight turnaround, and seeing your work installed on buildings, vehicles, and storefronts, this is your job.

What You'll Do

• Turn customer files, sketches, and approved layouts into accurate, print-ready production files for large-format printing, vinyl cutting, routing, and fabrication.
• Fix problem art: rebuild or vectorize low-res logos, correct fonts, set up cut paths, contour cuts, bleeds, panels, and tiling.
• Manage color (CMYK and Pantone matching) and make sure files are compatible with the substrate and the output method.
• Build proofs that customers can understand and approve quickly. Make revisions efficiently.
• Work through a high-volume queue, prioritizing by due date, and coordinate with production so jobs move without bottlenecks.
• Use AI tools (e.g., Photoshop Generative Fill, Illustrator vectorization, upscaling) to cut cleanup and prep time.
• Do light original layout when needed. This is roughly 20% of the role, not the core of it.

Must-Haves

• Expert Illustrator skills: vector cleanup, paths, layers, and artboards. Strong in Photoshop.
• An eye for detail. You catch the wrong dimension, the missing bleed, and the misspelling before it hits the printer.
• Speed with accuracy. You're comfortable handling many jobs a day and hitting deadlines.
• Practical use of AI tools for image repair, vectorization, and production efficiency.
• The ability to work independently and manage your own queue.
• The ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods during production.

Bonus

• Sign, print shop, or large-format experience.
• RIP software experience (Onyx, FlexiSign, etc.).
• Vinyl application or fabrication experience.

This role is probably not a fit if

you're mainly looking to create original concepts and explore multiple design directions. We value design skill, but here it serves accuracy and speed.

Compensation: $41,500.00 - $50,000.00 per year

At FASTSIGNS, every day is unique and presents exciting opportunities, including new ways to use your talent and grow your skills. We have a large network of independently owned locations - both locally and internationally - who offer competitive pay and ongoing training opportunities.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to FASTSIGNS Corporate.

Do you have previous sign industry experience? *

Do you have practical experience using AI tools (such as Adobe Firefly or DALL-E) to assist with graphic design and concept generation? *

Are you highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for preparing print-ready, vector-based files? *

I was referred to this position by a current employee

Typically Monday through Friday business hours

Fast growing industry

Opportunity to work in a variety of roles