Jewellery Designer
Our client is a premium jewellery brand based in Auckland, offering a local and international bespoke jewellery service. They currently seek a Jewellery Designer to join their vibrant and innovative team.
Role Description
Our client is a premium jewellery design-house brand based in Auckland, offering a local and international bespoke jewellery service. Their signature collections are designed in-house by their renowned jewellery designer and they currently seek a Jewellery Designer to join their vibrant and innovative team.
In this role the successful applicant will be responsible for creating original jewellery designs that deliver to the brands’ creative direction. Working closely with the Creative Director and the product team you will be responsible for jewellery design from ideation through to creating the finished samples. Jewellery development experience is preferable along with advanced skills with adobe illustrator, photoshop & excel.
In every way this company goes above and beyond in their extraordinary product development jewellery service along with supporting a dedicated and vibrant team culture
Key Responsibilities:
Research & Development
● Acutely aware of market trends, you know what people want and go far & wide in your research & successfully communicate your findings.
● A natural instinct for the customer & have a powerful balance of commercial & creative skills.
● Original thinker & lover of unique design
● Confident & happy to push the boundaries in design & creative process.
Jewellery Design
● Work collaboratively with Creative Director to develop jewellery collections that align to the Creative Direction as well as the brand design principles/guidelines.
● Ideation: Responsible for confidently presenting multiple design drawings & the thinking behind them. You have the ability to sketch freehand
● Take on feedback professionally to select best designs for further development. Iterate designs as needed to work towards best fit of concept brief, design principles and range plan.
● Developed Design: Further develop chosen designs with more detail, showcasing various angles colours & proportions; to work collaboratively with artisans to develop designs technically & functionally.
● Final Designs: Create to scale specification drawings that that are structurally sound & practical to manufacture; to outline the exact design & materials required.
Sampling
● Sourcing materials/stones that meet or exceed our sustainability standards.
● Ability to build costing spreadsheets for each design to present alongside your drawings
● Develop & evolve systems and processes to ensure the brand keeps up to date with all industry developments.
● Communicate effectively & collaboratively with artisans to translate design details to create successful prototypes.
● Work with artisans to develop samples efficiently & with accuracy.
Communications & Engagement
● Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
● Work with the Creative Director to align & successfully deliver on the brand aesthetic and design philosophies
● Work with Product team to understand opportunities & gaps in the market
● Actively engage key technical leadership to ensure successful development of design
● Ensure effective specification & communication of design details to allow for successful development of prototypes.
Requirements
Ownership & Culture
● Promote the Brands vision, mission and values to internal and external stakeholders.
● Motivate and inspire creativity within the business
● Communicate effectively with design and workshop teams
●Internal/External relationships: Head of Product ● Creative Director ● Workshop team ● CEO ● Clients ● Suppliers - both onshore and offshore
Personal attributes you will have:
● An eye for detail and passion for original & authentic design.
● Understanding of technical restraints of jewelry manufacturing
● You are open minded, collaborative and are not afraid to think outside the box.
● A driven self motivated person of passion
● You have a unique design aesthetic and know what people want.
●Ability to effectively manage own individual performance through setting targets and regularly reviewing performance against target, seeking feedback.
● Champion a culture that embraces health and safety for all employees and ensures adherence to health and safety policies, principles and procedures. Compliance Policy & Procedures
Ideally we seek an experienced jewellery designer, however if you are a dynamic designer with the above attributes with a proven body of work, who is passionate about jewellery, we’d also love to hear from you. Send your CV to rosina@ragtrade.co.nz or call Rosina for more information on 021 213 4033
If you think you’ve got what it takes then please e-mail your CV through to rosina@ragtrade.co.nz