Creative Fashion Director - Styling

Job Title : Creative Fashion Director cum Stylist

- We are seeking an extraordinary talent to join our Team as the Creative Director - Stylist. You will provide the global vision and design direction of the business through strong partnership and collaboration.

- The Creative Director - Stylist will be overseeing the seasonal direction + design across the jewellery category.

Key responsibilities include :

- Identify and guide design direction and strategy for the business into jewellery category

- Lead design process from concept to production

- Internal collaboration with concept, merchandising and marketing to ensure story adheres to business, trend and market needs

- Collaboration with product development team to bring product to life

- Foster collaboration with multiple teams including stores; open to feedback

- Ensure on time design and development by adhering to established calendar

- Cultivate an environment which encourages collaboration, curiosity and thought-provoking design

What you'll do :

- Sets overall direction in the conceptual development of product lines.

- Consistently seeks out Global Innovation.

- Fully responsible for managing staff in all aspects of the entire jewellery design process to include market research, mood board creation, designing, sketching and fit.

- Selects, trains, motivates and evaluates staff.

- Responsible for managing and providing creative direction to design staff.

- In conjunction with Product Development management, responsible for visualizing and determining strategic direction of business; accountable for process improvement, growing business and seeking opportunities to positively affect division/company.

- Fully responsible for ensuring that product is consistent with market trends as well as business strategy; interprets international/domestic concepts and fashion trends as it relates to market demands, company image and business strategy.

- Oversees and drives selection of fabric, trim, and materials.

- Fully responsible for identifying and executing opportunities for process improvement through immediate staff members.

- Provides overall recommendations and sets tone regarding style and overall aesthetic direction of product(s) during presentation.

- Ensures consistency of look between differing & aligned businesses (e.g., main line & performance active line print/color/fabric leverage & head to toe connection)

Required Skills and Experience :

- Preferably 10+ years of design/fashion/styling and leadership experience

- Experience with applying the brand vision in product design

- In-depth knowledge of design techniques and processes with a focus on accessories expertise.

- Ability to set overall creative tone and lead creative design process.

- Ability to convey aesthetic vision to leadership and key vendors.

- Excellent sense of style, trend, color, and print & pattern.

- Excellent leadership/management skills. Proven leadership capabilities with experience and desire to teach and mentor

- Ability to work within a corporate structure and adapt to new processes and tools

- Proven excellent presentation and negotiation skills.

- Demonstrated skills in new thinking and best practices

- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment

Qualification : Any Masters