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The diverse Benderson portfolio includes retail, office, industrial, hotel, residential, and landholdings. With over 75 years of experience, Benderson Development has engineered impressive growth through innovation, insight, and determination.\nSummary\nThe Sign Designer develops and manages signage programs that support Benderson’s nationwide portfolio. This role designs tenant storefront, pylon/monument, wayfinding, and project signage; produces scaled color elevations and print-ready files in CorelDRAW or Adobe; and prepares submittals, variances, and permitting packages for municipalities. It also includes coordinating with external vendors on pricing, production, and installation, and ensuring signage meets property standards and municipal requirements. This is a hands-on, detail-oriented role that blends environmental graphic design with project management to deliver effective, brand-consistent signage across multiple properties.\nThis is a fully in-office role based in Sarasota, FL (no remote or hybrid option).\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign & Technical\nDesign tenant storefront signs, pylon/ground signs, project signage, directional signage, and banners.\nDevelop signage plans using site plans, elevation drawings, and architectural renderings.\nCreate color building elevations and tenant signage mockups for leasing and marketing.\nSelect and apply building and signage color schemes in coordination with construction and marketing teams.\nProduce scalable, print-ready design files using CorelDraw and/or Adobe Creative Suite.\nCoordination & Documentation\nEstablish signage criteria for each property and maintain compliance with municipal codes.\nReview and coordinate tenant signage submittals and compatibility with lease language and property standards.\nPrepare variance packages and signage approval submissions for municipalities and franchises (e.g., hotels).\nPlace signage on scaled construction drawings for accurate visualization and approval.\nMaintain department design databases and records of tenant signage layouts, submittals, and approvals.\nMunicipality & Vendor Communication\nPrepare purchase orders and documentation for sign projects.\nCommunicate directly with municipalities, building inspectors, and zoning departments.\nSubmit signage packages for municipal approvals and track status through permit processes.\nResearch sign vendors, obtain bids, prepare bid packages, and manage vendor relationships.\nAssist with scheduling fabrication and installation of signage and follow up on vendor deliverables. \nSupport & Administrative\nAssist management in organizing signage packages for new developments or rebranding efforts.\nRespond to service calls for damaged or non-functioning signage.\nSupport the leasing team with visual mockups and signage plans for tenant proposals. Review tenant submittals to create lease exhibits.\nCreate and maintain tracking systems and files for ongoing signage projects.\nGenerate ESS (Exterior Signage Specifications) and lease exhibits.\nRequirements\n2-5 years of experience in sign design, environmental graphic design, or commercial real estate signage coordination.\nProficient in CorelDraw (preferred) or Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.\nFamiliarity with signage materials, fabrication methods, and municipal permitting processes.\nAbility to read and interpret architectural and construction drawings.\nStrong communication and project management skills.\nOrganized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple signage projects at once.\nKnowledge of local zoning codes and ADA signage requirements a plus.\nExperience with hotel, retail, or mixed-use signage projects a strong plus.\nPreferred Software Skills\nCorelDRAW Graphics Suite\nAdobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)\nMicrosoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word)\nFamiliarity with architectural software or CAD a plus\nFamiliarity with SketchUp or other rendering software a plus\n***Please include a portfolio of relevant work samples (signage, environmental graphics, or similar design work) with your application.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4264,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Commercial Real Estate","Shopping Malls & Centers"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-21T20:49:19Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":42,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.766,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":26,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:2","win:tail","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-11-11T05:49:22Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/-benderson-development-sign-designerproject-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/-benderson-development-sign-designerproject-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-12T02:18:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":5237,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2625356},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2625356"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2F-benderson-development-sign-designerproject-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2F-benderson-development-sign-designerproject-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2F-benderson-development-sign-designerproject-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/-benderson-development-sign-designerproject-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2F-benderson-development-sign-designerproject-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3033115}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"bendersondevelopment.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3033115},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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