Job Description for Communication Designer Obeetee Craft Studio, Kolkata

Were looking for a communications designer who’s equal parts storyteller, system-builder, researcher, and visual thinker.

Someone who gets excited by typography and textiles. By grids and handmade imperfections. Someone who can design a clean deck in the morning, document an artisan process in the afternoon, and obsess over paper stocks, layouts, captions, and archive systems by evening.

At Obeetee Craft Studio, communication is deeply tied to craft, culture, material, memory, and people. We’re looking for someone who can translate all of that into thoughtful visual communication across print and digital mediums.

What You’ll Do

- Design across formats: social media, exhibition graphics, print and digital communication

- Bring strong storytelling into everything you design

- Help build and maintain design systems and communication structures for the studio

- Work closely with the team to shape the visual language for the studio

- Travel to craft clusters and field locations to observe, photograph, and record stories

- Turn research, processes, conversations, and material culture into compelling communication

Skills We’d Love

- Proficient in - Photoshop, Illustrator,



InDesign, Lightroom

- Strong typography and layout skills

- Understanding of print production and digital formats

- Good illustration and sketching skills would be a huge bonus!

- Motion, video, or editorial experience is a plus

Particulars

- Full-time based in Kolkata
- 2 – 4 years of experience
- Travel to craft clusters as and when required
- Proficiency in spoken Bengali language would be a bonus

Please share your resume and work at [email protected]

- About Obeetee Craft Studio

Obeetee Carpets, a 105-year old carpet-making company, has extended its legacy to support and revive textile crafts in Eastern India through the Obeetee Craft Studio. These are traditions of immense beauty and cultural significance, many of which are vanishing due to declining patronage. The studio’s work is deeply rooted in communities and culture, with the goal of facilitating indigenous knowledge transfer to the next generation of craftspeople. The studio explores recent ways of engaging with craft beyond conventional product development through material research, collaborations and documentation.

📌 Job Description For Communication Designer (Kolkata)
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