Assistant Designer — Indianwear (Embroidery & Surface Development)

Fashion Design Council of India; Delhi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pankaj & Nidhi, a luxury Indian fashion house based in Noida, is seeking an Assistant Designer for Indianwear with a strong focus on embroidery and surface development. The role involves hands-on sample room work, concept development, motif and placement development, sourcing, and coordination with karigars and embroidery masters.

The candidate should have 3–5 years of experience in Indianwear or couture, knowledge of traditional and contemporary embroidery techniques, and a portfolio showcasing

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in Indianwear, bridal, occasionwear or couture.
• Experience with a luxury fashion house or embroidery-led export house is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of Indian hand and machine embroidery techniques.
• Ability to estimate costing and assess execution with a keen eye for texture, colour, scale and dimension.
• Experience working with karigars and embroidery masters to brief designs and resolve execution.

Responsibilities

• Embroidery & Surface Development: develop original embroidery and surface treatments for bridal, couture and occasionwear including lehengas, sarees and gowns.
• Design & Documentation: create hand sketches, CADs and technical flats for Indianwear; maintain embroidery tech packs and motif charts.
• Quality & Production: ensure embroidery meets luxury standards, balance craftsmanship with production feasibility and ensure full documentation during final production.
• Work with karigars, sampling, production and embroidery teams to ensure timely delivery and high quality.
• Attend fittings and review embroidery scale, placement and final appearance on garments.

Skills

Embroidery Design

Hand Sketching

CADs

Motif Development

Karigar Coordination

Sampling

Costing

Production Handover

Education

Fashion Design Degree/Diploma

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

CorelDRAW

MS Excel

Job description

Assistant Designer — Indianwear (Embroidery & Surface Development)

Pankaj & Nidhi

Full Time

Key Responsibilities

PANKAJ & NIDHI

Luxury Indian Womenswear & Bridal Couture · Noida, India

Embroidery & Surface Development

Role Assistant Designer — Indianwear (Embroidery & Surface Development)

Experience 3–5 Years

Location Noida, Delhi NCR — On-site

Department Design Team

Employment Type Full-Time, Permanent

Reports To Head of Indianwear & Luxury Western Design

Open Positions 1

About Pankaj & Nidhi

Pankaj & Nidhi is a luxury Indian fashion house built over two decades around a deep belief in craftsmanship, innovation and surface development. Our work combines traditional Indian embroidery with contemporary textures, materials and techniques to create distinctive couture.

With embroidery, sampling and production developed in-house at our Noida unit, our designers work closely with karigars and embroidery masters — taking an idea from concept and swatch development through sampling and final production.

About the Role

We are looking for an Assistant Indianwear Designer with a strong specialisation in embroidery and surface embellishment.

This is a hands-on, sample-room-facing role involving concept development, embroidery design, swatch trials, motif and placement development, sourcing, karigar coordination, sampling, costing, quality checks and production handover.

The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of Indian embroidery traditions while being able to experiment with contemporary techniques and translate creative concepts into refined luxury garments.

Key Responsibilities

Embroidery & Surface Development

• Develop original embroidery and surface treatments for bridal, couture and occasionwear including lehengas, sarees, shararas, anarkalis, kalidars, kurta sets and blouses.
• Develop embroidery concepts from mood boards and references to motifs, swatches, layouts and final garment
• Create detailed buti, bel, jaal and placement designs mapped accurately to garment
• Prepare accurate naksha, tracing and embroidery instructions with material, colour, size, density and stitch
• Build and maintain organised swatch and embroidery reference

Design & Documentation

• Create hand sketches, CADs and technical flats for Indianwear
• Prepare and maintain embroidery tech packs, motif charts, placement guides and specification
• Provide accurate material and consumption inputs for costing and production
• Maintain consistency in the collection’s colour, texture, material and surface
• Research new embroidery materials, trims, fabrics and techniques available in the
• Source and evaluate threads, sequins, beads, trims, fabrics and other embellishment materials from vendors and craft clusters.
• Work directly with karigars and embroidery masters to brief designs and resolve execution
• Follow embroidery samples closely from first trial through approval and final
• Manage sampling timelines and identify issues early to minimise rework, wastage and
• Attend fittings and review how embroidery, scale and placement work on the final

Quality & Production

• Check embroidery against approved swatches for alignment, density, tension, finishing, hand-feel and overall
• Ensure embroidery meets luxury and couture
• Balance intricate craftsmanship with wearability, costing, production feasibility and delivery
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation during final production
• Coordinate closely with design, sampling, production and embroidery teams throughout the

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in Indianwear, bridal, occasionwear or couture
• Experience with a luxury fashion house, designer studio or embroidery-led export house is
• Strong knowledge of Indian hand and machine embroidery techniques and
• Ability to understand embroidery construction, estimate costing and assess executionStrong eye for texture, colour, scale, dimension and

Design & Drawing

• Strong hand-sketching and embroidery motif development
• Good understanding of scale, proportion and placement on the
• Ability to translate creative direction into commercially viable garment
• Comfortable working directly with karigars and embroidery masters, preferably in
• Strong understanding of sampling, costing, timelines and production
• Highly organised and capable of managing multiple styles and

Software

• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for CADs, layouts and
• CorelDRAW and Excel would be an

Education

• Degree or diploma in Fashion Design from NIFT, Pearl, NID, Symbiosis or an equivalent

A strong embroidery-focused portfolio is mandatory. Your portfolio should showcase:

• Original embroidery concepts and motifs
• Swatch trials and surface experiments
• Embroidery layouts and naksha
• Finished garments
• Progression from initial concept to final sample
• Techniques and designs personally developed by you

Please clearly mention your role and contribution wherever the work was developed as part of a team.

Why Join Pankaj & Nidhi

• Work in a luxury couture environment where embroidery and craftsmanship are central to the design
• Work closely with in-house embroidery, sampling and production
• Get direct exposure to karigars, embroidery masters and senior
• Develop work for Indian and international
• Opportunity to grow within a design environment focused on craft, innovation and couture-quality
• Compensation aligned with experience and industry

“Assistant Designer — Indianwear | Embroidery & Surface Development”

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