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Font / Type Designer
The Brand Edge
Dubai, UAE
Contract
Entry
Remote
2 days ago
Type DesignTypographyAdobe Creative CloudGlyphsFontLabRobofont
Free
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About the Role
The Brand Edge seeks a part-time remote Font / Type Designer to design custom typefaces and develop typographic systems for brand identities. Responsibilities include creating font families, preparing production-ready files, and collaborating with brand strategists.
Key Skills for This Role
Type DesignTypographyAdobe Creative CloudGlyphsFontLabRobofont
Responsibilities
- Design custom typefaces, refine existing fonts, and develop cohesive typographic systems that support brand identities across digital and print touchpoints
- Create font families, establish typographic hierarchies, ensure legibility and accessibility
- Collaborate with brand strategists, designers, and motion teams to apply type across logos, interfaces, campaigns, and experiential environments
- Prepare production ready font files, test type in multiple languages and scripts where relevant, and maintain consistency with brand guidelines
- Contribute to concept development, present work to internal stakeholders, and iterate based on feedback while meeting project timelines
Requirements
- Strong skills in type design and typography, including creating and refining custom fonts, typographic systems, and hierarchies
- Proficiency with industry standard design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, font design software such as Glyphs, FontLab, or Robofont)
- Experience applying type across brand identities, digital interfaces, print collateral, and campaigns in collaborative agency or studio environments
- Ability to consider legibility, accessibility, multilingual or multi script requirements, and technical constraints in font and type design
- Solid understanding of branding, visual identity, and layout principles
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to present design rationale clearly and respond constructively to feedback
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a remote setting, manage part time workloads, and meet deadlines across multiple projects
- Relevant education or training in graphic design, type design, visual communication, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Full Job Posting
Role Description
- This is a part time remote role for a Font / Type Designer at The Brand Edge. The Font / Type Designer will design custom typefaces, refine existing fonts, and develop cohesive typographic systems that support brand identities across digital and print touchpoints.
Responsibilities
- Creating font families, establishing typographic hierarchies, ensuring legibility and accessibility
- Collaborating with brand strategists, designers, and motion teams to apply type across logos, interfaces, campaigns, and experiential environments
- Preparing production ready font files, testing type in multiple languages and scripts where relevant, and maintaining consistency with brand guidelines
- Contributing to concept development, presenting work to internal stakeholders, and iterating based on feedback while meeting project timelines
Qualifications
- Strong skills in type design and typography, including creating and refining custom fonts, typographic systems, and hierarchies.
- Proficiency with industry standard design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, font design software such as Glyphs, FontLab, or Robofont).
- Experience applying type across brand identities, digital interfaces, print collateral, and campaigns in collaborative agency or studio environments.
- Ability to consider legibility, accessibility, multilingual or multi script requirements, and technical constraints in font and type design.
- Solid understanding of branding, visual identity, and layout principles, with an eye for detail and consistency.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to present design rationale clearly and respond constructively to feedback.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a remote setting, manage part time workloads, and meet deadlines across multiple projects.
- Relevant education or training in graphic design, type design, visual communication, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Company Description
- The Brand Edge is a global branding and creative agency with a strong presence in Dubai and Riyadh, partnering with ambitious brands to shape how they are seen, experienced, and remembered. The agency builds comprehensive brand ecosystems that connect strategy, creativity, and execution across every
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