🎨 Exterior Painting Subcontractor / Crew Lead Wanted
💰 Leads Provided — $80k–$110k Target Earnings
📍 Orange County Only
🚀 1099 Now / Possible W-2 Growth Path Later
🎁 $1,000 Ramp Bonus After 5 Successful Completed Jobs
Growing painting company located in Orange is looking for an experienced exterior painter, painting subcontractor, or crew lead who wants steady leads, strong earning potential, and a long-term growth opportunity.
This is not basic hourly labor.
We are looking for someone who can:
✅ Estimate exterior painting jobs
✅ Speak professionally with homeowners
✅ Help close jobs
✅ Perform clean, high-quality exterior painting work
✅ Represent the company professionally
✅ Follow a proven system
✅ Grow into a long-term role
We provide the system. You bring the skill, professionalism, and ability to close.
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💼 Why This Is a Good Opportunity
Most painters are stuck doing everything themselves:
❌ Finding leads
❌ Paying for marketing
❌ Answering calls
❌ Scheduling estimates
❌ Following up with customers
❌ Creating estimates from scratch
❌ Collecting payments
❌ Trying to keep work consistent
We are building the opposite.
We spend money on marketing, provide scheduled leads, use HCP to stay organized, and already have the backend in place.
You focus on what you do best:
🎨 Estimating
🤝 Selling
🏠 Painting
💰 Completing jobs
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✅ What We Provide
✅ Weekly painting leads
✅ Marketing already running
✅ Phone answering support
✅ HCP CRM system
✅ Scheduling process
✅ Estimate process
✅ Contract process
✅ Job folders
✅ Payment collection
✅ Customer follow-up
✅ Company shirt for appointments
✅ Removable company vehicle magnets when needed
✅ Approved painters/helpers available to pair with when needed
✅ Opportunity for steady weekly work
✅ Possible W-2 base pay plus commission in the future
Your job is simple:
Show up professionally, inspect the project, take photos, help prepare the estimate, help close the job, and complete the painting work once approved.
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💰 Earning Potential
Target earning potential is $80,000–$110,000/year for strong performers once fully ramped, based on closed jobs, production performance, lead volume, and quality of work.
This starts as a 1099 project-based subcontractor opportunity.
Strong performers may qualify for:
✅ Steady weekly work
✅ Priority access to company leads
✅ $1,000 Ramp Bonus after 5 successful completed jobs
✅ Base pay plus commission opportunity
✅ Possible W-2 role in the future
✅ Long-term crew lead / estimator role
The first 5 completed jobs are used as a trial period to make sure the fit is right for both sides.
To qualify as a successful completed job, the job must be:
✅ Completed on time
✅ Clean and professional
✅ Properly documented with photos/notes
✅ Approved by the customer
✅ Completed with no major issues
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📍 Work Area
Orange County only.
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🎨 Main Work
Exterior residential painting.
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🧰 Team Setup
If you already have a helper or small crew, that is a plus.
If you do not have a helper, we may be able to pair you with approved painters/helpers depending on the job.
We want someone who can eventually lead jobs, help build a team, and grow into a long-term role.
This is a good fit for a painter or crew lead who wants more consistent work, better systems, and a real path to grow.
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👷 Ideal Candidate
✅ Experienced exterior painter or painting crew lead
✅ Able to estimate exterior painting jobs accurately
✅ Comfortable speaking with homeowners
✅ Sales-minded and able to help close jobs
✅ Wants consistent leads and long-term opportunity
✅ Has own truck, ladders, tools, sprayer, and equipment
✅ Has a clean, professional appearance
✅ Has photos or portfolio of past painting work
✅ Has references from past customers or contractors
✅ Has no active competing company branding on truck while working our jobs
✅ Can cover or remove existing truck branding if needed
✅ Can use or learn HCP
✅ English required
✅ Helper or small crew is a plus
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📋 Requirements
✅ Exterior painting experience required
✅ Own truck required
✅ Own ladders, tools, and painting equipment required
✅ Paint sprayer preferred
✅ Must be able to estimate painting jobs
✅ Must be comfortable speaking with homeowners
✅ Must be able to help close jobs
✅ Must take clear photos and send job notes
✅ Must wear company shirt during customer-facing appointments
✅ Truck cannot have active competing company branding while working our jobs
✅ Existing truck branding must be removable or coverable
✅ Must submit resume or work history
✅ Must provide photos of previous painting work
✅ Must provide references
✅ English required
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🪪 License / Insurance
✅ C-33 license strongly preferred
✅ Licensed subcontractors receive priority
✅ General liability insurance strongly preferred and may be required before starting work
✅ Workers’ comp required if bringing helpers or employees
Experienced painters without a C-33 license may still apply, but the best fit may be a future W-2 employee path instead of independent subcontractor work.
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🤝 Team Culture
We are building a motivated, professional, no-drama team.
We want people who:
✅ Show up on time
✅ Communicate clearly
✅ Take pride in their work
✅ Care about the customer experience
✅ Want to make more money
✅ Want stable work
✅ Want to grow
✅ Can follow a professional system
No drama.
No excuses.
No sloppy work.
No disappearing.
We are looking for someone who wants long-term opportunity, not someone looking for one quick job.
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🚫 Do Not Reply If
❌ You cannot show photos of your work
❌ You do not have a truck
❌ You do not have painting tools
❌ You cannot estimate jobs
❌ You cannot speak professionally with homeowners
❌ You are only looking for basic hourly labor
❌ You cannot show up on time
❌ You do not want long-term opportunity
❌ Your truck has permanent company branding that cannot be covered
❌ You are not comfortable helping close jobs
❌ You do not want to follow a company process
❌ You cannot provide references
❌ You cannot submit a resume or work history
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📩 How to Apply
Reply with the following information:
1. Name
2. Phone number
3. City you live in
4. Resume or work history
5. Years of exterior painting experience
6. Photos of past exterior painting jobs
7. Do you have a C-33 license?
8. Do you have general liability insurance?
9. Do you have workers’ comp if you bring helpers?
10. Do you have a truck, ladders, tools, and sprayer?
11. Can your truck branding be covered while working our jobs?
12. Can you estimate and help close painting jobs?
13. What days/times are you available for estimates?
14. What days/times are you available for painting jobs?
15. Do you have a helper or crew?
16. Are you open to a future W-2 base pay plus commission role if the fit is right?
17. Two references
18. Why are you a good fit for this opportunity?
⚠️ Incomplete replies will not be considered.
Please include photos of your work. A resume is preferred, but if you do not have a formal resume, send a clear work history with your painting experience, past jobs, and completed project photos.
