This role is for one of our clients
Industry: Fashion Designing
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Min Experience: 10 years
Location: Kolkata
JobType: full-time
Overview:
We are seeking a visionary Creative Director to lead the evolution of our jewellery design philosophy and product innovation. This is not just a design role—it’s a creative leadership opportunity to reimagine how jewellery speaks to contemporary consumers across culture, craft, and commerce.
The ideal candidate brings deep creative intuition, market intelligence, and team-building ability. You will shape the brand’s aesthetic voice, lead collection narratives, and drive design innovation that blends artistry with storytelling, sustainability, and digital-forward thinking.
What You’ll Own
Brand & Aesthetic Leadership
Define and evolve the visual identity and design philosophy of the brand across all jewellery categories.
Create cohesive, emotionally resonant collections that embody brand values and resonate with evolving consumer preferences.
Lead from concept to execution—sketching, materials curation, CAD development, and design prototyping.
Design Innovation & Product Direction
Design and oversee seasonal, capsule, and signature lines across fine, occasion, and contemporary wear segments.
Build out design systems that merge traditional craftsmanship with experimental formats, digital influence, and global aesthetic cues.
Embed storytelling into each piece—conceptualizing themes, narratives, and cultural references.
Consumer & Market Alignment
Continuously map trends across fashion, pop culture, materials innovation, and consumer lifestyle.
Partner with merchandising and analytics teams to bridge intuition with market data—ensuring creativity aligns with commercial success.
Infuse customer insights, competitor intelligence, and macro design movements into future-forward collections.
Team Building & Creative Culture
Inspire and manage an in-house and freelance team of designers, CAD artists, and design interns.
Build a studio environment of experimentation, craft, and excellence.
Set up review frameworks and creative rituals that encourage innovation and uphold design quality.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work with product development and sourcing teams to bring design visions to life—on time, within cost, and at high quality.
Co-create with marketing on visual storytelling, campaign concepts, and content around collection drops.
Collaborate with e-commerce and retail teams to ensure design narratives are embedded across touchpoints—from packaging to POS experiences.
Craft, Tech & Sustainability
Drive material innovation through exploration of alternative metals, recycled elements, lab-grown stones, and local craftsmanship techniques.
Leverage CAD/CAM technologies, generative design tools, and digital mockups to streamline the design-to-sample process.
Embed ethical design principles in sourcing, development, and storytelling.
What You Bring
✨ Core Qualifications
Degree in Jewellery Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, or a related creative discipline.
10+ years of experience in jewellery or accessory design, with 4+ years in a leadership or brand-building role.
A portfolio showcasing originality, cultural relevance, and design impact—across sketches, CADs, and finished products.
Mastery in both hand-rendered sketching and CAD platforms like Rhino, Matrix, or JewelCAD.
Key Competencies
Visionary design thinking with a strong sense of contemporary style, form, and visual narrative.
Deep understanding of jewellery materials including gold, silver, gemstones, lab-grown alternatives, and new-age composites.
Strong grasp of the luxury or design-led consumer segments, including Gen Z and modern bridal.
Excellent leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to grow creative teams and scale design processes.
Natural collaborator with the ability to bridge creative intuition and commercial logic.
What Makes This Role Unique
Creative Autonomy: Lead the brand’s creative future with freedom to experiment.
Design Legacy: Be the driving force behind collections that redefine modern jewellery.
Cultural Voice: Shape not just products, but a brand story that speaks to new generations.
Innovation Playground: Work with advanced tools, ethical materials, and global collaborators to build next-gen collections.