Letterer and Sign Painter
Core
Design, layout, and paint freehand, automated, and computer-designed lettering and signs on diverse surfaces including roadways, buildings, vehicles, and equipment.
Role type
Sign painter and letterer
Builds
Road signs, plaques, billboards, vehicle graphics, and building signage
Domain
Municipal infrastructure and public works
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Freehand lettering, sign painting, silk screen production, computer graphics design, vinyl sheeting application, roadway painting, scaffold/ladder work
Preferred skills
Experience with thermal and vinyl cutting plotters, master sign preparation
Technologies
Computer graphics software, thermal plotters, vinyl cutting plotters, silk screen equipment
Responsibilities
Design and layout lettering and signs; paint signs on various materials like metal, wood, and asphalt; apply reflective and non-reflective vinyl sheeting; produce silk screens for mass production; paint graphics on motor vehicles and perform roadway painting; work from scaffolds, ladders, and boom trucks; maintain tools and work areas