{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Better Sign Shop Podcast","title":"Art Department Efficiency // Adam Wold of Creative Sign Designs ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/30ab1877\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3678,"description":"Having been in the industry for 23 years, Adam started as a production employee within a franchised sign company. From there, he moved into production management, then inside/outside sales, and now, for the last 6 years, he has been working as a Director of Project Development, managing the sign design team of Creative Sign Designs. This episode is sponsored by:GCI Digital Imaging - Your large/grand format trade printing partnerOwner T.J. Bedacht and his team focus on providing old-school customer service. You can go ahead and check out Episode #9 to see for yourself.  So, if you're looking for a wholesale print provider for banners, coroplast signs, vehicle wraps, and other digitally printed graphicsLearn more and place your first order at https://gci-digital.com.---In this episode...00:00  Intro00:38  Sponsor01:33  Catching up04:02   Welcoming Adam04:40   Adam’s backstory10:50   Creative Sign Designs13:10   Role in creative sign designs15:30   Adam’s team         19:33  Hiring Designers for 5700 requests25:40   Hunting for good people28:40   Workflow and processes of the business38:26   Helping designers design 40:32   Day-to-day within the department43:30   Advice for the small design team47:10   Facilitating communication across department51:30   Thoughts on A.I55:30   Useful CorelDRAW plugin57:45   Future for Creative Sign DesignsReady to systemize and scale your shop?Start by creating your free account on the Better Sign Shop platform at https://my.bettersignshop.com/##-##Are you a sign or print shop owner?Join the Better Sign Shop Community - our free Facebook group exclusively for shop owners and managers (https://www.facebook.com/groups/bettersignshopmastermind)Would you be interested in being a guest on the show? Have questions you'd like to hear us answer on the air? Email us at hey@bettersignshop.com.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/IkYXyHedgGVzC6j5XJsfZRzJ2YIeR21DiB0CG_Xm7zw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMwNjMzLzE2NTE3/MDgyNDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}