Senior Designer (Type Specialist)

Overview

Senior Type Designer role focused on creating strategically driven typographic solutions for global brands at Landor’s Global Design Studio.

What you'll do

• Design, prototype, and develop bespoke typefaces and typographic systems aligned to brand strategy and personality.
• Lead end-to-end typographic design from concept and pitching through development, production, and font mastering.
• Prepare presentations and pitches explaining creative rationale and design decisions.
• Collaborate with strategists and brand/ multidisciplinary teams to integrate typography into broader identity systems.
• Design and refine custom wordmarks and lettering with brand and creative teams.
• Contribute to multilingual typeface development for multiple writing systems with consistency and quality.
• Maintain typographic craft standards including precision, consistency, and attention to detail.

What you'll need

• Extensive experience in type design with a strong portfolio.
• Advanced proficiency in Glyphs for typeface design, development, and production.
• Technical knowledge including hinting, kerning, interpolation, OpenType features, and font optimisation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate rationale and processes.
• Deep understanding of branding and typography as a tool for visual identity.
• Experience managing type design projects for global clients and handling multiple projects to timelines.
• Excellent command of English and ability to collaborate with international teams and clients.

Details

• Location: Mumbai.
• Work mode: hybrid, with teams in the office around four days a week.