Signage Designer: CAD Drawings & Fabrication

Signarama Philadelphia/Cherry Hill, NJ

Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)

On-site

USD 50,000 - 61,000

Full time

10 days ago
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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.

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