Pragya Dubey

Innovative Lead Jewelry Designer with over 6+ years of international brand experience, driving trend forecasting and material innovation. Skilled in delivering high-margin, market-aligned collections from concept to global launch. Expertise in translating brand narratives into successful fine, demi-fine, and fashion jewelry lines. Strong understanding of gemstone geometry, metal techniques, and cross-cultural consumer trends enhances design vision.

Senior Jewellery Designer - Pinkcity JewelHouse Private Limited - Jaipur, Rajasthan

(2023-08)

• Creative Leadership: Lead, Mentor, and inspire the team of designers. Foster a culture of innovation while ensuring all designs align with the jewelry brand core identity.
• Collection Strategy: Develop design themes, collections and unique concepts. Translate market trends, customer reviews and sales data into actionable design briefs.
• Technical Oversight: Review and approve technical drawings and CAD files. Ensure designs are optimized for production, weight targets, and stone setting requirements without compromising the aesthetic.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with the Category and Sourcing teams to ensure designs meet price-point targets and material availability.
• Prototyping & Sampling: Oversee the sample development process, working closely with the production team to refine prototypes until they meet quality standards.
• Trend Forecasting: Stay ahead of global fashion and jewellery trends, attending shows and conducting competitive market research.
• Communicated with customers to ensure that their requirements were fully met.
• Provided detailed specification information of metal, gemstone and other materials as needed for the further production process.

Mid-level Jewellery Designer - Shri Arihant Mangal Expo Impo Pvt. Ltd. - Jaipur, Rajasthan

(2021-06 - 2023-07)

Objective: Deliver unique, trend-right, and commercially successful designs for assigned collections. Minimize production errors and sample rejections by providing flawless technical data. Translate market research into high-selling products.

• Researched and identified emerging global jewellery trends, consumer preferences, and market gaps to inform design direction.
• Balance creative expression with commercial viability, ensuring designs align with the brand's identity.
• Create mood boards, theme boards, and color palettes for upcoming seasonal collections.
• Develop original manual sketches and detailed 2D digital renderings using CorelDraw.
• Prepared accurate Technical Specification Sheets detailing metal specifications, gemstone sizes and shapes, and setting types to ensure production clarity.
• Collaborate with the Production team and artisans to ensure the feasibility of designs.
• Reviewed and iterated on initial samples, resolving structural and aesthetic issues prior to mass production to enhance product quality.

Jewellery Designer - Dvynlove LLP, (Arshia Jewellers) - Jaipur, Rajasthan

(2021-01 - 2021-05)

• Design Ideation & Heritage Aesthetics: Develop original concepts for necklaces, chokers, earrings, kadas, and bridal sets.
• Conceptualize intricate Meenakri (Enamelling) details for the reverse side or specific accents of the jewelry, defining explicit color stories (traditional Jaipur red/green, pastel enamels, or Gulabi Meena).
• Translated conceptual designs into precise, hand-drawn manufacturing sketches, ensuring accuracy in stone placements to facilitate high-quality production.
• Guided Ghat (framing) and Jadau (setting) processes by providing clear instructions to artisans on optimizing gold weight and selecting appropriate Polki (uncut diamond) sizes.
• Monitored evolving Indian bridal fashion trends, celebrity wedding styles, and regional preferences across North, West, and South India to align designs with market demands.

Bachelor of Design - Fashion and Lifestyle Design - Banasthali Vidyapith (2021-06)

Bachelor of Dance - Manipuri - Banasthali Vidyapith (2018)