Jewelry Designer
Established jewelry brand seeking designer to work on trend forecasting, design sketches and CADs. Must be detail oriented, organized, love fashion and jewelry and have a basic understanding of jewelry engineering to be able to present extremely clear specifications in terms of weights, measurements on each sketch and or CAD. Must have a positive attitude and a passion for fine and fashion jewelry. Sketching and cad skills are a prerequisite. Must show sample work.
Trend Forecasting
- Research and present what is happening within both the fashion fine and high fine jewelry industry.
- Research must be well presented and organized.
- General knowledge of trending within the overall fashion industry - materials, color ways, etc.
- Must be able to clearly identify and present trends in organized format.
- Idea generation based on what is in the current collection.
- Initial organization of ideas on future collections - some new and some based on best sellers, extensions of current pieces.
Competitive Research
- Must have thorough understanding of all lines currently in the marketplace both domestically and internationally.
- Presentation of any missing silhouettes and or styles that could be pertinent to current assortment
Design
- Must be able to sketch to scale and with specs on the size, shape, weights (metal, carats, etc.)
- Must also be able to create CADs if necessary to present to factories
- Review of all factory CADs to confirm engineering, scale, weights are correct
Design ideas
- We love innovation at AR.
- Must be able to bring creative ideas that relate to our design ethos and present in organized manner
Sample Review
- The design process does not end with the last sketch or CAD, but with the actual sample.
- Must be able to review all samples and provide feedback so production is perfect.
- Jewelry is about the details - especially everyday fine jewelry to be lived in.
- Must understand metal costs and manufacturing techniques to be able to fully execute designs from sketch to actual production.