Lettering Artist

Role: Lettering Artist | Pocket Toons

Job Type: Freelancing

About the company

: Now is the best time to become part of the international Pocket FM team and shape the future of audio entertainment together! We are India's leading audio OTT platform, with the largest collection of series, podcasts and audiobooks across diverse genres and languages. We are now building our Webtoons platform, Pocket Toons, to build on the success of our most beloved stories. This initiative will bring our cherished characters and stories to life in a dynamic new format, engaging fans in fresh and innovative way

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About the role: In your role as a lettering artist, you will be working closely with our creative team to develop exciting and serialized comics in a variety of genres. Your job will be to help bring their vision and storytelling into life through perfect lettering matching the art itself. You will be responsible for designing, placing, and integrating text such as dialogue, captions, sound effects, and other typographic elements into web comic pane

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Responsibiliti

es: 1. Design and place text such as dialogue, captions, and sound effects in comic panels to enhance storytelling and readabil

ity.2. Creatively decide the font, letterforms, balloon strokes and sizes, great lettering flow and placement to create the best reader experi

ence3. Maintain a consistent style that aligns with the comic’s tone, reviews for errors, and collaborate with writers and illustrat

ors.4. Ensure text placement flows naturally and doesn't obstruct key visu

als.5. Match the font and letterforms and the stroke of the balloon to the artwork itself to optimize the legibility/readabil

ity.
Required Qualificati

ons: 1. Previous experience in a similar role (lettering artist) is pref

erred2. Proficiency in spoken and written Eng

lish.3. Attention to detail & gripping storytelling and proactive, solution-oriented, able to set priorities. 4. Ability to create custom fonts or modify text effects that fit the comic’s aesth

etic.5. Exceptional attention to detail for alignment, spacing, and overall text legibi

lity.6. Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks simultaneo