GUCCI LG Design Material Lead

Key Accountabilities

•       Translate Creative brief into a defined material and color direction for Leather Goods, covering both Fashion collections and Core collections once the relevant grid is available.

•       Define the overall palette of colors, leathers, finishes and material needs required across the collection, ensuring consistency with the creative vision.

•       Provide clear and actionable material briefs to Gucci ArtLab and the relevant research teams, adapting priorities according to the evolving needs of the collection.

•       Act as the key point of connection between LG Design, Gucci ArtLab and material research teams, ensuring that creative concepts are accurately translated into development activities.

•       Coordinate closely with the Gucci ArtLab material representative working regularly in Milan, facilitating day-to-day exchanges, reviews and follow-up actions.

•       Guide the research and selection of leathers, materials, colors, treatments and finishes, identifying options that respond to the creative brief and collection requirements.

•       Review material proposals, samples and developments, consolidating feedback and directing the next steps with Gucci ArtLab and research partners.

•       Ensure alignment across the different Leather Goods categories and collection streams, promoting a coherent material language while responding to specific product needs.

•       Monitor material-development priorities, open points and critical timing, escalating risks and supporting timely creative decisions.

•       Maintain clear and accurate material overviews, references and development information, ensuring that relevant stakeholders have access to updated guidance throughout the collection process.

•       Ensure development swatches are consistently updated, organized and available to the Design and Merchandising teams.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in a comparable role within the luxury fashion industry; direct experience in Leather Goods is strongly preferred.
• Srong skills in graphic design, motion design, animation or a comparable creative role within fashion, luxury, design or a highly image-driven environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a refined visual sensibility, excellent graphic design skills and experience creating high-quality animated and motion content.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign; experience with Premiere Pro and 3D or generative tools is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of typography, composition, color, image-making, editing, timing and visual storytelling, with the ability to translate abstract creative briefs into compelling outputs.
• Experience collaborating with design and creative teams in a fast-paced collection environment, managing feedback and evolving priorities while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Curious, proactive and solutions-oriented approach, with strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Italian is a strong advantage.

Key challenges

• Translating an evolving creative vision into precise and actionable material guidance across multiple Leather Goods collection streams.
• Ensuring consistency in colors, leathers and materials while responding to the distinct needs and timelines of Fashion and Core collections.
• Maintaining a smooth, accurate and timely flow of information between LG Design, Gucci ArtLab and material research teams as priorities evolve.

Salary Package

• Gross Annual Salary: 45.000 € (unless otherwise agreed, in the event of a positive outcome of the selection process, should specific levels of experience and autonomy and/or particular competencies emerge during the selection process, based on objective criteria).
• NCBA (National Collective Bargaining Agreement): National Contract per gli Addetti alle Industrie Manifatturiere delle Pelli e Succedanei e Ombrelli e Ombrelloni (unique alphanumeric code: D111)
• White-collar
• Bonuses and Commissions: Annual Target Bonus as per the company-level collective agreement in force, up to 20% of the Gross Annual Salary.
• Other Benefits:
  • Company canteen
  • Supplementary health insurance yes
  • Company welfare program

Gucci is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs, and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.