Landor is looking for a Senior Designer (Type Specialist) to join our Global Design Studio. Could this be you?
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Role Overview:
Landor, Global Design Studio, is looking for a talented Senior Type Designer to join our multi-skilled and multicultural APAC studio team. The role focuses on creating strategically driven typographic solutions for global brands, with a strong emphasis on bespoke typefaces, wordmarks, lettering, corporate identity, and brand systems. We are looking for a designer with a deep passion for type, a keen eye for quality, and strong knowledge of typographic techniques, who can translate brand strategy and personality into distinctive, expressive, and expertly crafted typographic identities. The ideal candidate will have experience developing bespoke typefaces and wordmarks for international clients and a portfolio demonstrating exceptional conceptual thinking, creativity, innovation, and typographic craftsmanship. Working across APAC and Europe, the candidate will explore and conceptualise typography-led design solutions and lead projects from concept through execution, collaborating closely with global teams and clients across time zones.
What you’ll do:
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Design, prototype, and develop bespoke typefaces and typographic systems for global clients, ensuring they align with brand strategy and personality.
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Lead the end-to-end typographic design process, from concept, pitching, and prototyping through development, production, and font mastering.
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Develop and deliver compelling presentations and pitches that clearly articulate the creative rationale, process, and design decisions.
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Collaborate with strategists, brand designers, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of typography into broader visual identity systems.
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Maintain the highest standards of typographic craft, precision, consistency, and attention to detail throughout the design and production process.
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Stay current with developments in type, typography, bran