Creative Manager

As Ask & Embla's Creative Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in leading and inspiring our design team, ensuring exceptional brand consistency and market relevance. You'll work closely with the Creative Director to develop and execute a cohesive design strategy. This includes refining existing concepts, spearheading the creation of new styles, and guiding the 3D design team through clear and comprehensive direction.

**What You'll Do**:
**1. Strategic Design Leadership**:

- Collaborate with the Creative Director to define the creative vision and translate it into a successful design strategy.
- Conduct in-depth market research to identify emerging trends, competitor analysis, and consumer preferences.
- Develop and champion innovative design concepts that elevate the brand and resonate with the target audience.

**2. Team Management & Mentorship**:

- Lead and mentor a team of designers, fostering a collaborative and creative work environment.
- Provide constructive feedback and guidance, nurturing individual talents and design expertise.
- Delegate tasks effectively, ensuring project timelines and quality standards are met.

**3. Design & Development Expertise**:

- Refine and polish design concepts, ensuring alignment with brand aesthetics, market trends, and wearability.
- Create comprehensive design briefs for 3D designers, outlining specifications, materials, and technical details.
- Collaborate with 3D designers to translate concepts into digital renderings, incorporating revisions and feedback.
- Develop detailed tech packs for production, including material specifications, dimensions, and construction methods.
- Partner with the Product Development Manager to streamline production processes and ensure quality standards.

**4. Quality Assurance & Collaboration**:

- Conduct thorough quality checks of design files and tech packs, identifying and resolving any discrepancies.
- Work with the quality assurance team to uphold consistent quality standards throughout the production cycle.
- Foster open communication with cross-functional teams (marketing, sales, production) to gather feedback and ensure design alignment.

**Who You Are**:

- Bachelor's degree in Jewelry Design, Fashion Design, or a related field. Master's degree or equivalent experience a plus.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in jewelry design or a similar creative role.
- Proven track record of leading and inspiring design teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional portfolio showcasing innovative and commercially viable jewelry design concepts.
- In-depth knowledge of jewelry manufacturing processes, materials, and construction techniques.
- Proficiency in design software (Adobe Illustrator, Rhino, CAD/CAM) and technical drawing skills.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.

**Who We Are**:
Ask & Embla is a rapidly growing Alternative Body Jewelry brand based in Singapore with a collective following of more than 450,000 across our social media channels. As an E-commerce brand, we ship internationally to a diverse range of customers and we are proud to be one of the leading brands worldwide in the alternative jewelry space.

At Ask & Embla, we’re passionate about creating a company that brings out the best in everyone and where individuals love to work and grow as a team. That means constantly learning and building new things, being flexible about how and where we work, and empowering each other to do the proudest work of our lives.

Ask & Embla, led by an ex-Googler and ex-Amazonian, has dozens of employees across multiple countries. We are building the foundation to expand several business verticals beyond e-commerce, while supporting existing business functions for fulfilling thousands of orders each month.

At Ask & Embla we learn and build fast together, sharing the purpose and passion of creating not just beautiful, expressive and sustainably-made jewelry, but a community that celebrates the misfits, the believers, the round pegs in square holes and everyone in between. Everyone deserves to own who they are; we create the jewelry so they can do it with pride.

**Ready to Join Us?**

**Learn More about Ask & Embla**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $5,000.00 - $6,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Parental leave

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

**Experience**:

- Jewelry Design: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Singapore 208561