Design Manager (Jewelry) Jobs

Position Summary

Support the design strategy as informed by NY creative leadership team to interpret and develop product collections defined by the brand’s direction, a robust product architecture and business strategy

Manage all day-to-day design projects and communications through the entire development process, from conceptual ideation, to final technical sketches to liasing with the Product Development team into first prototypes.

Work collaboratively both within the Design team as well as cross-functionally across departments and locations to ensure a consistent and detail driven interpretation from sketch into final product.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and communicate effectively across the organization, in particular with Product Development & Engineering and Merchandising
• Apply a data driven approach, to design strategically and tactically into core collections and commercial opportunities, taking into account product insights from prior seasons to inform better designs in the future
• Partner closely with Product Development during the prototyping stage to ensure that every design is properly integrated with the technical solutions, creatively problem solving where needed. Daily review of waxes and in-progress castings aesthetic guidance throughout the process, sharing with Creative Director for final approval
• Translate the creative direction into tangible, manufacturable designs, expanding into full collections across price points and materials as required by the product architecture
• Review and evaluate design team’s sketches on a daily basis prior to ensure alignment to brief and technical accuracy was understood prior to submitting
• Capture concepts, market research, updates and sketches from NY into a clear, creative brief to share with the Bali Design team, recapping regularly to Creative Director on status & updates of design progress
• Manage the day-to-day design tasks, reprioritizing workflow as necessary, and ensuring all project deadlines are met in accordance to the Go-To-Market calendar process

Required Qualifications & Core Competencies:

• Highly proficient in designing using Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop, Illustrator) and/or Rhino
• Excellent hand drawing design skills, presentation and concept development
• Agile and adaptable, able to handle pressure and fast-paced environments
• Bachelor’s Degree in Jewelry Design, with minimum 7 years’ industry experience
• Tenured experience in the product development of jewelry, with in-depth understanding of manufacturing
• Fluent in both English and Bahasa with strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Highly organized and capable of managing a number of active projects simultaneously

You may submit your resume to : [email protected] with the subject email position you apply.