Experienced Sign Fabricator – Custom Signage – NYC
Location
New York, NY
Wage
$25 – $40/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on September 16, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Vida Signs is a Manhattan-based sign and large-format printing company specializing in custom signage, retail displays, illuminated signs, LED/neon, channel letters, and large-format graphics. They are looking for an experienced Sign Fabricator to join their shop team.
Responsibilities
- Fabricate custom signs from drawings, measurements, and production specifications
- Build channel letters, dimensional letters, lightboxes, sign cabinets, and custom signs
- Fabricate with aluminum, steel, acrylic, PVC, ACM/Dibond and other materials
- Cut, bend, drill, assemble, and finish sign components
- Assemble LED and illuminated signage
- Perform basic electrical wiring for illuminated signs
- Use hand tools, power tools, and shop equipment
- Assist with painting, finishing, vinyl application, and final assembly
- Check finished signs for quality, dimensions, and workmanship
- Work with design and installation teams to complete projects on schedule
Requirements
- Previous professional sign fabrication experience
- Experience fabricating custom signs
- Able to read drawings and accurately follow measurements
- Comfortable using hand and power tools
- Good understanding of sign materials and construction
- Reliable, detail-oriented, and responsible
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Additional Information
- Full-time position
- Location: Manhattan, NYC
How this job compares in New York, NY
Pay in context
At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across New York, whose middle half runs $26–$33/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
The local market in New York, NY
We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 11 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 134 other active welding openings from 87 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.
The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (15), GE Aerospace (5), and Philips (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $45/hr, Brooklyn at $30/hr, and Latham at $24/hr. New York is among them.
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