Signage Designer: CAD Drawings & Fabrication

Signarama Philadelphia/Cherry Hill, NJ; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Company parties

Competitive salary

Free uniforms

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Training & development

Job summary

Signarama Philadelphia/Cherry Hill, NJ is seeking a Graphic Designer for designing custom signage and creating fabrication-ready drawings that meet brand standards and sign codes. You will collaborate with sales, production, and installation teams to turn briefs into buildable signs.

You will produce shop drawings (DXF/EPS), perform site surveys, ensure ADA compliance, and stay current with materials and fabrication methods. A two-to-three person design team reports to the production manager.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Industrial Design, or a related field.
• 2 to 4 years of sign industry design experience with a portfolio showcasing sign designs and fabrication drawings.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and CAD or vector drawing software, with clean file output (DXF, EPS) for production.
• Familiarity with FlexiSign, CorelDRAW, or both.
• Strong understanding of sign codes and permit requirements, including ADA compliance and local zoning regulations.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work from sales-provided briefs and take direction from the production manager and senior designers.
• Strong attention to detail and practical problem-solving when translating designs into buildable drawings.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet production deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design signage to customer brand standards and landlord and franchise criteria, including channel letters, light boxes, monument and pylon signs, awnings, wall signs, vehicle graphics, and dimensional lettering.
• Convert approved designs into fabrication-ready shop drawings with materials, dimensions, mounting details, and electrical callouts that a fabricator and CNC operator can build from.
• Utilize Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and CAD or vector drawing software to produce dimensioned layouts and production files (DXF, EPS) for CNC routing and cut vinyl.
• Conduct site surveys and work from field photos and measurements to capture accurate dimensions and mounting conditions.
• Collaborate with sales, the production manager, and fabrication and installation crews to keep projects moving, with sales owning all direct client communication.
• Ensure designs meet local, state, and federal sign codes, permit requirements, and ADA accessibility standards.
• Provide technical support during fabrication and installation, resolving design-related issues as they come up.
• Stay updated on sign industry materials, fabrication methods, and software.
• Prepare customer-facing design proofs for approval and revise them based on feedback relayed through sales.
• Maintain organized project files, drawing revisions, and production documentation for every job.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CAD / vector drawing

Sign codes compliance

Excellent communication

Project management

Education

Associate degree in Graphic Design

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design

Tools

FlexiSign

CorelDRAW

Job description

Signarama Philadelphia/Cherry Hill, NJ is seeking a Graphic Designer for designing custom signage and creating fabrication-ready drawings that meet brand standards and sign codes. You will collaborate with sales, production, and installation teams to turn briefs into buildable signs.

You will produce shop drawings (DXF/EPS), perform site surveys, ensure ADA compliance, and stay current with materials and fabrication methods. A two-to-three person design team reports to the production manager.