Some days I feel like my title at work is wrong. The title printed on my (rarely-used) business cards is "Marketing Supervisor", but quite frequently I feel like my title ought to be "Official Maker of All Types of Signage".
For some reason, somewhere along the line, it became general knowledge that I knew how to use Microsoft Publisher, and had some basic talent at creating signage. So, lo these years later, I am the Official Maker of All Types of Signage. It's a little frustrating. Mostly I don't mind, but some days it feels like that's all I do. Like today. I'm re-doing some of the signs for the box office, creating signage for our upcoming show, fixing/updating old signs for the lobby, etc.
Can one get a well-paying gig just making signs using cardstock, various adhesives (I have experience with double-sided tape, velcro, foam adhesive, mounting squares, and even spray adhesive), and a color laser printer? I would like to make upwards of at least 35k annually. I do make a pretty nice sign, if I do say so myself.
Additionally, something I realized I could add to my resume is "ability to walk around adeptly in the dark", which pretty much applies to almost anyone who works in the performing arts. I made at least six trips to the light booth today, each time in the dark because it's not worth trying to figure out the light panel, which switch turns on what, etc. Easier to just make the journey blind. Another variation of this would be "ability to make a complicated journey mapped solely by tiny pieces of glow-tape."