Residential Painter: Artist Painters LLC in Chicago

Artistsworldwide; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Artist Painters LLC in Chicago seeks a Residential Painter to handle interior and exterior painting projects. You will prepare surfaces, apply coatings, and work with ladders and sprayers on-site in the Chicago area.

The role requires residential painting or related construction experience, surface preparation skills, basic measurement math, and safe tool use. Flexible scheduling is available for a busy field rhythm.

Qualifications

• Residential painting or related construction experience.
• Surface-preparation skills.
• Basic measurement math.
• Safe tool use.

Responsibilities

• Apply paint and coatings using brushes, rollers, spray equipment.
• Prepare surfaces and keep work areas orderly and clean.
• Interpret measurements and ensure color/finish accuracy from job specs.
• Maintain safety and organize tools on site.

Skills

Surface prep

Coating application

Measurements

Safety

Tools

Sprayers

Ladders/Scaffolding

Brushes & Rollers

Measuring tools

Job description

• Residential Painter: Artist Painters LLC in Chicago

Residential Painter: Artist Painters LLC in Chicago

Company - Artist Painters LLC
Chicago, IL

The Residential Painter role at Artist Painters LLC covers interior and exterior house-painting work in Chicago. The pay range is $25 to $35 per hour, and the role carries an expected workload of 25 to 40 hours each week. The pay range appears on the Chicago Artists Coalition job board .

Painter duties include preparing surfaces, applying coatings, operating ladders and sprayers, and keeping work areas orderly. The work calls for residential painting or related construction experience, surface-preparation skills, basic measurement math, and safe tool use. Artist Painters has a Chicago job opening for residential painting work. The role is on-site and lists flexible scheduling.

Experience with surface preparation, coating application, measurements, and safe equipment use gives applicants the relevant work history to settle before applying.

Residential Painting Work

A residential painter moves through a project from surface inspection to final cleanup. Interior work can involve prepared walls, trim, cabinets, and furnishings, while exterior work can involve masonry, stucco, and other surfaces that need different preparation before coating.

The Residential Painter duties combine preparation with coating application. The role includes cleaning, sanding, caulking, plastering, drywall finishing, and priming before paint or other coatings are applied.

• Apply paint and coatings with brushes, rollers, conventional spray equipment, and construction sprayers.
• Interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and preparation instructions.
• Assess surfaces for color matching and finish consistency.
• Store tools correctly and dispose of project debris.

Surface Preparation And Finish Quality

Preparation determines whether a coating bonds evenly and keeps its intended finish. The listed work includes drywall finishing, plastering, caulking, stucco, masonry, and fixture installation, so the painter must recognize how different surfaces respond to repair and priming.

The job details pair the preparation work with brush, roller, and spray application methods. A Residential Painter duty list also includes checking color matches and finish consistency, which requires close visual inspection after the coating is applied.

Tools, Safety, And Measurements

The role uses hand tools, power tools, ladders, scaffolding, and paint sprayers. Respiratory protection and ladder safety are named qualifications, and the work requires equipment choices that match the surface, coating, and working height.

Basic math supports surface measurement and paint-quantity calculations. A painter also keeps tools organized, controls debris, and follows preparation instructions so each work area remains ready for the next stage.

Artist Painters In Chicago

Artist Painters operates in Chicago and handles house painting, interior painting, exterior painting, creative painting, cabinetry, and furnishings. The company describes its team as Chicago house painters made up of artists, actors, and musicians.

The company connects residential construction work with visual finish decisions. A painter on this team needs to move between measured preparation, coating application, and the detail checks that keep a completed surface consistent.

The application deadline is October 29, 2026. The employer's public application page identifies motivated, disciplined, and detail-oriented applicants as the people it is seeking.

Artist Painters' work spans house painting, cabinetry, and furnishings, so the role can involve more than a single wall surface. The combination of preparation skills and finish judgment defines the work available in this Chicago position.

Chicago, IL

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