Handbags & Lifestyle Accessories Designer

Aramya; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramya is launching handbags, a new category being built from zero, and you would own the design vision behind it. You’ll lead the design direction for bags, build original collections that feel fresh and ownable, and work closely with sourcing and merchandising to bring them to life as we scale the category from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities include understanding bag fabrics, analysing fabric qualities, and collaborating across illustration, tech packs, textiles, and interiors to create

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in bag design from NIFT or FDDI.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in the bags category.
• Ability to translate brand identity, trends, and sourcing realities into distinctive collections.

Responsibilities

• Understanding of various bag fabrics and ability to analyze fabric qualities.
• Knowledge across illustration, tech pack designs, graphics, textiles, and interiors.
• Strong portfolio showing trend-aware, culturally attuned, commercially successful work.
• Understanding of materials, prototyping, and production processes.
• Awareness of design and cultural trends in India and global markets.
• Translate brand identity, trends, consumer insight, and sourcing realities into distinctive collections.
• Manage timelines, budgets, and resources to meet project goals.

Skills

Bag fabrics

Illustration

Tech packs

Graphic design

Textiles

Interiors

Trend analysis

Portfolio

Production processes

Brand translation

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in bag design (NIFT/FDDI)

Job description

About Aramya
Our vision is to build some of the world’s most loved fashion and lifestyle brands and enable people to express themselves. We are well-funded, with $20M raised from marquee investors like Accel, Z47, and industry veterans.

Aramya is a 300 Cr ARR fashion & lifestyle company backed by Accel and Z47. We’re building a customer-led portfolio: Aramya (daily wear), Tavira by Aramya (festive), and a new brand in stealth, going live in H2 2026.

Current Retail footprint: Total 21-16 stores in Bengaluru + 2 stores in Hyderabad + 2 stores in Ahmedabad + 1 store in Mysore (and a few more are yet to go live).

Opening next: 25 cities in the pipeline.

Website: https://aramya.in/ Our Team: https://l1nq.com/cri6aj6

Everything About Aramya: https://l1nk.dev/psgcm31

About the Role

Aramya is launching handbags, a new category being built from zero, and you would own the design vision behind it.

You’ll lead the design direction for bags, build original collections that feel fresh and ownable, and work closely with sourcing and merchandising to bring them to life as we scale the category from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Understanding of various bag fabrics and being able to identify & analyse the fabric qualities.

• Knowledge across disciplines such as illustration, tech pack designs, graphic design, textiles, and interiors.

• A strong portfolio showcasing trend-aware, culturally attuned, and commercially successful work.

• Strong understanding of materials, prototyping, and production processes.

• Deep awareness of design and cultural trends in India and global markets.

• Ability to translate brand identity, trends, consumer insight, and sourcing realities into distinctive collections.

• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively to meet project goals and objectives.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from NIFT, or a bags/leather-goods focused college or institute (such as FDDI).

• 3+ years of experience specifically in the bags category.

• Partner closely with sourcing, merchandising, and product teams to bring ideas to life.

• Ability to translate brand identity, trends, consumer insight, and sourcing realities into distinctive collections.