Experience

Jason Campbell is a visual communication specialist with experience in font development, project management, software engineering team management, and quality assurance. He has experience in OpenType feature development, technical production, and TrueType hinting for Web Fonts and fonts used in digital devices and operating systems. He writes Python scripts for font production using FontLab and RoboFont, among other font production tools. He has experience developing in Python, Javascript, Java, HTML and CSS.

Client list includes:

Monotype Imaging, Klim Type Foundry, Comicraft, Ascender Corp., Typekit, Dalton Maag Ltd., and House Industries.

Specialties:

Truetype Hinting and Font Design, Font Mastering and Feature Development, Python programming, Javascript, CSS, HTML5, Adobe CC and CorelDraw Illustration, Web Site Design, Writing, Proofreading and Editing.

Employment History:

Campbell Graphics

Font Designer and Developer, Web Developer and Instructor Jun 2020 - Current Salem, NH

Font development and engineering for various clients, web development and design for customers and art and design instructions at Outschool.com.

House Industries

Font Development Manager Jan 2012 – Jun 2020 Wilmington, DE

Responsible for font mastering, TrueType hinting, OpenType feature development and font quality assurance, as well as technical support for clients. I also did project management and maintained font data sources for the House Industries Library. Additional responsibilities included web site configuration for new font releases.

Dalton Maag Ltd

Font Engineer Mar 2011 – Jan 2012

Specialized in development of TrueType hinting for custom fonts.

Monotype Imaging

Font Technology Analyst Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

Analyzed design and output of rasterizers, layout engines and font tools.

Senior Font Quality Engineer Jan 2005 – Jan 2006

QE testing of fonts for devices and software.

Font Production Manager Jan 2003 – Jan 2005

Managed a group of 10 designers and engineers specializing in TrueType hinting and font development.

Font Production Artist Jul 1997 – Dec 2004

Digitized fonts and developed TrueType Hinting.