Mejuri is a direct-to-consumer approach to buying jewellery for the modern woman. We are about making luxury a habit – disrupting the traditional jewellery industry to make fine jewellery affordable and empowering women to purchase for themselves.

Mejuri is seeking a talented, hands-on Creative Director to lead our growing in-house design and art direction team. In this role, you will lead the creative direction process from conception through design and production to delivery of content, digital product, brand initiatives and BAU creative assets. You will have an opportunity to help shape the vision for how Mejuri innovates and elevates the creative voice across customer touchpoints and apply that vision to the design and implementation of creative strategies for high visibility and high impact.

Your work, inspiration, and background is culturally-relevant, fashion oriented and you would be responsible for cultivating a culture of creative excellence for the brand. You will ensure every project under your purview lives up to the CCO’s expectations and the larger creative vision and objectives of the organization.

You will set the bar for creative excellence at the start of every project, think critically about every insight and work with interdepartmental peers to shape the overall direction of projects. You will provide direction for a number of projects simultaneously, making sure none of them backslide over the course of creative development, in collaboration with the Creative Operations Director.

You are a supportive creative leader for the creative team under your direction while making sure they know and understand the high expectations of the work. You will help the CCO shape and optimize the creative department based on changes in the industry, the changing needs of the business, and the larger objectives of the company.

REQUIREMENTS

10+ years relevant experience in an agency or in-house agency environment on the brand side

A recognized industry leader with a strong portfolio that demonstrates originality, innovation and multi-disciplinary thinking
Solid business sense and experience in balancing creative vision with business priorities/objectives
You are someone with an impressive portfolio that demonstrates a high standard and quality of work, delivering on consistency in brand look, feel, and experience
Strong understanding and experience with the creative process and how to evaluate creative output in design, art direction, and copy
Production savviness, knowing how to work within budgetary constraints; experience working with photographers, directors, and vendors is essential
Knowledge and understanding of Mejuri’s product and brand
Strong leadership skills and can organize, motivate, and elevate the creative output and skills of those around you; you are generous with your time and patient with direct reports
Abstract, highly strategic, creative thinker
Must be able to work in an entrepreneurial environment and be a self-starter
Ability to work in a fast-paced setting under tight deadlines with strong project and time management skills
Eager to take on new challenges, introduce and implement new approaches and ideas, grow, test and learn
Creative energy, confidence, self-motivation
Excellent communication, organizational and multitasking skills
Comfortable working both autonomously and collaboratively with a team
Impeccable attention to detail, building clean, well-prepared design files
Resourceful & strategic creative thinker - explores solutions independently first before raising issues
Manages and challenges team execution with coaching and through process refinement

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the quality of creative work by inspiring excellence, innovation and brand relevance, providing direction and constructive feedback, while reporting into the Chief Creative Officer

Determine and communicate your creative vision to the executing team that’s bringing the vision to life
Work closely with the Marketing, Retail, Digital team to develop and interpret briefs to create a clear creative vision. Build powerful presentations to get alignment on creative concepts, execution choices, from design to styling
Balance innovative creative vision with business objectives + priorities
Attend briefings/status meetings, handle cross-team interaction, pitch concepts in a compelling manner; communicate and monitor project progressLead with passion, guide & coach the team on career direction, development, growth and performanceLead brainstorms as needed
Ensure work is of highest quality, reflects brand standards, and is on budget and on time on all touch points
Lead the creation, execution, and continual evolution of the brand guidelines
With support from the Director of Creative Operations, identify the best resources from the team based on project needs, ensure processes are efficient
Identify opportunities to improve creative output and process, and work closely with the Director of Creative Operations to provide recommendations to develop the team and studio to meet future demands
Inspire creative excellence by pushing the boundaries of brand guidelines
Assess creative work to ensure ideas are as powerful in reality as they are in concept
Provide creative quality control over concepts and execution
Oversee in-house execution and production of creative work
Contribute to organizational learnings and process improvement
Help develop strong and positive relationships with the creative community to help recruit top talent
Stay up to date with new innovations and industry trends
You set the tone for forward-thinking, positive, and an industry-leading creative organization infused with the brand vision; also contributes to thought leadership