Signage Coordinator – Pretoria, Gauteng

The role of the Signage Coordinator is to design and make signs and create the required lettering for them. They will need to install these on shopfronts, offices, restaurants, hotels, on the side of vehicles and the sides of the road. PRIME RESPONSIBILITIES: Meeting clients to discuss their needs, working out costs and measurements, preparing planning application forms and drafting contracts. Designing and making signs on a computer (Corel draw). Operating a flatbed and roll-to-roll UV printer. Operating a vinyl cutting machine. Operating a laser cutting machine. Taking designs printed on vinyl and applying them to vehicles, vinyl wrapping. Making 3-D letters from moulds or cutting them out from materials such as vinyl, Perspex, plastic, metal, wood and glass fibre. Using solvent-based inks, paints and adhesives. Writing signs by hand, measuring and calculating the letter size, preparing the background and writing the lettering using hand painting, engraving, screen printing and spray painting. Cutting glass neon tubes and doing minor electrical work if the sign is illuminated. Installing, repainting or repairing signs on location, in line with health and safety regulations. QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 2- 3 years experience in the Signage Industry (retail). Grade 12. Must have experience in the Shop Fitting Industry. SKILLS/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED: Good drawing skills. IT Skills to use design software. Neat and accurate approach. Good practical skills. An eye for detail and colour. Knowledge of typefaces and fonts. A good head for heights. An awareness of health and safety. Creative and Imaginative. Accurate at spelling and punctuation. Good with numbers and calculating spacing. Knowledge of Technical processes. Ability to keep up with changing methods.