Large Format Operator

Signs Department Manager - AlphaGraphics, Denton Texas

Bring your signs production experience and come join our team! We are seeking a leader for this high-growth, strategic area of our business! You'll combine creativity with ability to create signs and large format jobs of all types for our customers!

Position Overview

Duties:
Only applicants with experience in large format printing will be considered. We are looking for someone familiar with Onyx, Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.

Experience with installing window, wall and floor graphics is a plus.

This position requires managing the efficient operation and production of the Signs department. Excellent small team leadership skills are required to manage and motivate a work group as well as coordinate labor resources with other department supervisors. The diverse product offering requires sign production understanding as well as sign finishing, application and installation. Will be required to assist in business development efforts through center’s sales and customer’s services personnel.

This is a hand’s on position and projects are time sensitive.

Required Skill Set:

Solid understanding of the capabilities and product applications of the in house as well as vendor produced sign products.
Understand basic file preparation including working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Onyx file workflow or equivalent.
Understand proper sign design fundamentals.
Capable of operating and maintaining all sign department equipment.
Capable of finishing and installing sign products and basic understanding of installing complex sign projects.
Desire to continue to learn new products and sign applications and continue to improve production and business development process.
Comprehensive understanding of local market pricing and Printsmith (POS system) functionality including estimating, job building, sign department media definitions and sign charge definitions is a plus.

Responsibilities:

Department profit and loss responsibility.
Interface with suppliers and supervise sublet production activities.
Interface with customer service, sales and other customer facing personnel to answer questions and directly assist their sign understanding and sales efforts.
Responsible for understanding center workflow and how other departments and center personnel interface with sign department.
Interface with customers and prospects, outside installation and sublet vendors.
Coordinate and assist in in-house and contracted sign installations.

Qualifications:

Previous 2 years experience in sign, graphic design or related discipline.
Knowledge of Onyx, Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.

Compensation/Benefits:

Compensation commensurate with experience
Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision and Life) available after 90 days of employment
Rate increase opportunity upon successful completion of 90-Day Introductory Period

Who We Are

Top 20% Performer Among All Alphagraphics Franchise, committed to breaking the Top 10%
A beautiful working environment in a facility with a full complement of design, digital color, digital B&W, large format, offset and bindery capabilities, as well as inside account managers, full time designers and delivery personnel on staff.
Have an unwavering commitment to customer service and providing high quality products from design to delivery

Life at Alphagraphics

Be part of a world-class team; committed to product excellence and customer service
Enjoy a culture that promotes a healthy work/life balance
Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees
Medical, vision and dental insurance
Paid holidays & paid vacation
Clean, safe and friendly work environment

Work authorization:

United States (Required)

Job Type:

Full-time – Hours are 8:00am – 5:30pm

About Alphagraphics Denton Texas

We are a dynamic, growing business serving our customers in Denton County (part of the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area) and beyond with innovative marketing and sales solutions. Come join our team and help build our future with us as we enter our 22nd year in Denton!

Our team is a talented, creative group of professionals who have a range of experience and talents from design to sales/service and production. Alphagraphics Denton offers our team members a very attractive benefits package for full time employees, including: PTO, medical insurance and development opportunities.

Denton is a beautiful, diverse college town (University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University) of 250K population, and has been voted a top 20 city to live in the U.S.!

We are very involved in the growing and diverse Denton County community and our team commits personal time to a range of causes, which we also support as a team.

If you’re looking for a high-growth, dynamic and creative environment for your career, we invite you to apply to join our team! You may find out more about Alphagraphics Denton at https://www.alphagraphics.com/us-texas-denton-us471 and at our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=alphagraphics denton

Compensation: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

At AlphaGraphics, we offer careers for everyone! Whether you are just starting out, looking for that next great growth opportunity, or seeking a change, we have exciting roles to suit you.

We pride ourselves on our training programs in management, sales, operations, print, signs, design, and marketing. Join us with or without experience, and we will succeed together as a team!

We invite EVERYONE to apply!

*AlphaGraphics centers (locations) are independently owned and operated. The posted positions are offered by individual franchisees who interview, hire, manage and pay the employees hired for positions in a specific local location (center) through their specific business.

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