Jewelry Designer

**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES**: Design and create jewelry and accessory products based on brand and customer directions and market trends.

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**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**:

- Develop and execute product designs that will reflect customer’s needs and achieve merchandising objectives.
- Research seasonal trends and create trend presentations, including boards, tear sheets, samples and components.
- Ability to create new product designs through computer rendering and assembled samples.
- Create products by designing through manipulating materials.
- Provide direction to the manipulators on product designs.
- Ability to craft conceptual direction / creative vision for new products/collections.
- Bring a high level of creativity, attention to detail and efficiency while working under tight deadlines and on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Collaborate with Sales, and PD team to ensure that designs are engineered to meet cost and margin targets, while remaining aesthetically pleasing.
- Work with Product Development Teams both locally and overseas to ensure that proper interpretation of designs is executed into actual samples.
- Consistently provide detailed specification information of materials, components and parts to PD and overseas vendors.
- Present/speak to product and trend internally and with outside partners.
- Shop stores. Provide recap of newness - techniques, colors, what’s new out at retailers
- Some domestic travel.

**Skills/Remarks**:

- 2+ years of jewelry design experience
- Must be able to manipulate original designs
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create renderings and technical drawings.
- Must be able to interpret trends and seasonal color pallets for customers’ needs
- Professional demeanor
- Excellent oral and written communication skills - ability to present / sell creative ideas
- Technical jewelry expertise and superior knowledge of construction and componentry
- Sense of urgency and ability to multi-task - with a positive attitude and confidence.
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced, time sensitive, and ever-evolving business environment and perform under pressure

Schedule:
4 days a week. 10 hour shifts. Fridays always off

**Education**:
Bachelors in Jewelry or Industrial Design (preferred)

**Experience**:
Industrial / Jewelry Design
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Rhino or CAD

Work Location: On Site in Providence, RI

Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift

**Experience**:

- Adobe Illustrator: 2 years (preferred)
- Adobe Photoshop: 2 years (preferred)
- Jewelry Design: 2 years (preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

- Providence, RI 02907: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person