Junior Graphic Designer | Signage Trainee | Permanent Full Time

Seeking a Junior Graphic Designer to develop skills in graphic design alongside practical signage production within a small, established creative manufacturing business.
This opportunity offers permanent full-time employment based in a northern Brisbane metropolitan area.
It could be a good fit if you’re early in your design career and want something more practical than a purely desk-based graphic design job. You’d be working closely with the business owner, learning how signage jobs move from artwork and file preparation through to hands-on production.

About the Junior Graphic Designer | Signage Trainee position

• Essential skills needed: foundational graphic design and basic signage production knowledge.
• Salary range: Above award rate approximately $55,000 to $58,000 per year. reviewed after 3 months
• Location: northern Brisbane metropolitan region.

Key daily responsibilities for this role

• Collaborate closely with the business lead to understand signage design and production workflows.
• Review project briefs and prepare artwork ensuring suitability for signage application.
• Produce print-ready files with graphic design software, maintaining accuracy in text, layout, measurement, and colour.
• Support practical signage tasks such as vinyl application, laminating, large-format and flatbed printing, and preparing materials.
• Gain hands-on experience operating production equipment and performing final quality inspections.

Why this Junior Graphic Designer | Signage Trainee role is unique

This role combines creative design duties with practical production experience within the signage industry, providing a wider skill set than a traditional junior design position. You will benefit from direct coaching by an experienced industry professional and engage in a range of processes from design through to workshop application. The role offers a dynamic environment beyond desk-based tasks and clear progression opportunities with performance-based advancement after initial months.

Your future workplace is a stable business in the creative manufacturing sector in a northern Brisbane area, dedicated to nurturing new talent through practical on-the-job learning and ongoing support. The team culture encourages development under expert guidance, promoting a career blending graphic design and applied production skills.

Candidate requirements

• Working knowledge or basic experience with vector and photo editing design software.
• Excellent attention to detail in review of text, layout, colour, and dimensions for printed output.
• Enthusiasm to learn both design creation and the production side of signage.
• Valid work rights in Australia (e.g., permanent residency or equivalent).

Benefits of the role

• Comprehensive hands-on learning across design and production areas.
• Close mentorship from an experienced industry professional.
• Clear career progression with defined pay increases following successful performance review.
• Varied daily tasks mixing creative and practical workshop responsibilities.
• Supportive small business environment fostering collaboration.

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