Creative Consultant
Ayla Noor New York · New York City Metropolitan Area
Apply & track with Apply EdgeAbout the RoleWe are seeking a Creative Consultant to help shape and refine the visual worlds of two fashion brands with distinct identities under the same creative vision.This role is ideal for someone with a strong eye for fashion, branding, imagery, and storytelling who can take a creative concept and help translate it into a cohesive brand experience. The Creative Consultant will work closely with the founder across campaigns, social media, e-commerce, shoots, and broader brand development.We are looking for someone who understands that building a fashion brand goes beyond individual images or campaigns. Every touchpoint—from casting and styling to Instagram imagery, packaging, and website presentation—should feel like part of the same world.ResponsibilitiesHelp develop and maintain a distinct creative direction and visual identityTranslate the founder's vision, references, and ideas into clear creative concepts and actionable direction.Develop moodboards, visual references, campaign concepts, and seasonal creative direction.Help conceptualize and plan fashion and e-commerce shoots, including location, casting, styling, hair and makeup, props, composition, and overall mood.Provide creative direction for Instagram and social media, including feed concepts, imagery, content series, launch storytelling, and visual consistency.Help build the visual world surrounding each brand beyond product imagery, including lifestyle, architecture, travel, objects, textures, art, and cultural references.Advise on website and e-commerce presentation to ensure the customer experience feels consistent with the brands' identities.Collaborate with photographers, videographers, models, stylists, graphic designers, and other creatives when needed.Review creative assets and provide feedback on imagery, edits, layouts, typography, styling, and overall presentation.Help develop creative concepts for collection launches, lookbooks, campaigns, events, packaging, and other brand moments.Identify opportunities to elevate the brands while maintaining a point of view that feels distinctive rather than overly trend-driven.What We're Looking ForA sophisticated and highly developed visual eye, particularly within fashion, beauty, luxury, editorial, or lifestyle.Strong understanding of contemporary fashion branding and digital storytelling.Ability to build a cohesive visual world from references, ideas, and an existing brand vision.Strong knowledge of photography, styling, casting, social media, and campaign development.Ability to understand the difference between something that is simply aesthetically pleasing and something that is right for the brand.Familiarity with emerging photographers, models, stylists, creators, and visual trends is a plus.Comfortable working collaboratively with a founder and refining ideas through an iterative creative process.Organized enough to turn creative ideas into realistic, executable concepts within budget.Previous experience with fashion, beauty, luxury, editorial, or creative agencies is preferred.The Ideal PersonThe ideal consultant is someone who can look at a collection and immediately begin imagining the world around it—who is wearing it, where she is, what the light looks like, what she is listening to, what surrounds her, and how that feeling translates across a campaign, Instagram, and the website.We are looking for someone with strong taste but also strong judgment: someone who can bring new ideas to the table, challenge ideas when necessary, and help us develop a recognizable creative language rather than simply following what other brands are doing.Most importantly, this person should be excited about helping build two emerging fashion brands from the ground up and creating the kind of thoughtful, immersive brand worlds that customers want to return to.QualificationsStrong Project Management skills to coordinate creative initiatives, timelines, and stakeholders.Expertise in Branding and Art Direction to define and maintain a cohesive visual identity.Proficiency in Web Design and Graphic Design to develop and review digital and print assets.Experience in fashion, luxury, or lifestyle brands is highly beneficial.Excellent visual communication skills and a strong portfolio demonstrating creative work.Understanding of Desi fashion, textiles, and cultural aesthetics is a plus.Relevant education or training in design, visual arts, branding, or a related field preferred.