Department: Sales
Reports to: Owner

POSITION OVERVIEW

This energizing, extroverted role is perfect for someone with a good eye for design, who likes improving the brands and businesses of our community. This is a client-facing role so you're someone who loves accepting new challenges and advising clients on the best path forward. You appreciate color, typestyles and appealing design and materials.

This role is focused on pursuing sales opportunities and prospects and following through with the project to ensure the job is completed successfully. You will offer consultative selling approaches to present impactful visual marketing solutions for clients in a professional and knowledgeable manner. You will also work alongside the Outside Sales Consultant and support the surveying and rollout of larger projects.

HOURS & CONTRACT • 8:00AM – 5:00PM, Monday – Friday. Overtime as necessary
• Full Time- Base + bonus for meeting thresholds.
• After hours networking opportunities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Introduce the ImageLife brand and sign solutions to prospective clients on the basis of design, quality, value, delivery time and responsiveness.
• Work with clients to recommend and design the best visual communications products for their company. Whether it is a banner, wall mural, or rigid sign, you will be
working with our internal production team to assure the right design and materials are presented to your clients.
• Prepare estimates that account for the costs of direct labor and materials associated with proposed projects and calculate pricing that yields the desired profit margin.
• Contact suppliers as required to obtain information and pricing for estimating projects.
• Write up work orders and send the order through our respective teams to be designed and manufactured (in house) or outsourced from a third party vendor
(external), ensuring the job is completed successfully.
• Meet with clients on site to discuss projects, take photographs of the space, and take accurate measurements.
• Prepares and submits sign permits as necessary.
• Follow up and check in on bids, quotes, proofs and payment for jobs in progress and completed work.
• Complete training and professional development requirements as needed.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
• Work directly with customers in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail and great communication skills are required
• Ability to climb a ladder and use a tape measure
• Able to use a computer for research and point of sale processes
• Work with a team and maintain an upbeat attitude
• Self-motivated to complete tasks given
• Knowledgeable of materials, scheduling, inventory, manufacturing and installation process helpful
• Basic math skills are a must
• The applicant MUST also have a VALID driver's license
• 2 or 4 Year Degree
• Graphics experience
• Construction or Marketing experience is helpful
• Able to use Word, Excel and other Microsoft products
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator and/or FlexiSign
• Clean driving record

COMPENSATION
• Inside Sign Consultants are compensated with a base plus commission of $40,000 + 6% commission.
• Commissions will be paid on the gross sales price provided that approved mark up on products occurs. Sales with lower margins will be commissioned on the Net Sale.
(Sale Price - Cost = Net Sale). Any commission paid prior to customer payment is therefore subject to reimbursement to the Company.
• Commissions on labor only jobs are subject to review, if the installers did not meet the quoted time allotted due to poor estimating by the consultant.
• Paid PTO.
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Sick Days.
• Profit Sharing Plan after 1 full year of service

Department: Production
Reports to: Owner

SIGN INSTALLER/CUSTOMER SITE SURVEYOR

POSITION OVERVIEW

Installs various types of signs. Installation includes installing stud mounted letters on walls using a pattern, digging post holes for 4x4 posts for commercial real estate and panel signs, hanging indoor and outdoor signage, laying vinyl on windows, walls, vehicles etc. Visits customer sites to survey buildings for measurements and sizing.

HOURS & CONTRACT • 7:00AM – 4:00PM, Monday – Thursday
• 7:00AM – 1PM Friday.
• Full Time- Hourly Rate.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Purchase materials from local hardware store including lumber, cement, sand, fasteners, paint etc.
• Prep and fabricate signs for install including assembly, woodworking, laying vinyl
• Read and understand work orders for instructions at site of install.
• Install signs at client or 3rd party sites.
• Clean up site
• Survey customer sites to obtain measurements of building facades, sign faces etc.. to allow for accurate estimating.
• Clean up shop

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employee shall possess a valid current Tennessee Driver's license and a photocopy of current automobile insurance coverage.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent. One to two years related experience and/or training, or, equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and analyze general work orders, construction drawings, assembly instructions.
• Basic math ability to calculate figures and amounts such fractions in order to measure walls, center signs on walls or windows etc. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• E-mail, Time clock software
• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, to walk, sit, and use hands to touch, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand and occasionally to lift up to 50 pounds. Some ladder work is required up to a height of 18 feet.
• Utilize a bucket truck up to 35 feet in the air.
• At times, work directly with customers on the job site.
• Attention to detail and great communication skills are required.
• Ability to climb a ladder and use a tape measure
• Work with a team and maintain an upbeat attitude
• Self-motivated to complete tasks given

COMPENSATION
• Sign Installers are compensated with an hourly rate commensurate with experience up to $20/Hr.
• Paid PTO.
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Sick Days.
• Profit Sharing Plan after 1 full year of service.