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Bespoke Goldsmith and Designer-Maternity Cover
Bespoke Goldsmith and Designer - Maternity Leave Cover
Maya Magal London
Islington, London N1
About Us
As Bespoke Jewellery Maker & Designer at Maya Magal you will be instrumental in the design and production of some of our most exciting pieces of jewellery.
Your goldsmithing expertise will allow you to speak confidently one-on-one with clients about their dream piece of jewellery and your design capabilities will help bring each project to life.
This is a hybrid role that allows you to channel your creativity into unique designs and push your craft abilities in creating them from scratch and with CAD.
Alongside these main aspects of the role you will carry out administrative tasks that ensure the smooth running of the workshop.
This role would be starting in mid-April 2024 for a handover period with the current Head of Bespoke and is for a 1 year maternity leave cover contract.
Responsibilities and Duties
Key aspects of the role are outlined below, however, as a small and growing brand this position is ever-evolving. Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to :
Design & Production
1. Designing unique pieces of jewellery including engagement and wedding rings
2. Producing technical drawings for the client as well as the team member creating the final piece with a focus on MM brand style.
Adobe Illustrator or equivalent program knowledge is ideal
3. Creating bespoke pieces using traditional and modern goldsmithing techniques.
Crafting our pieces will be a key part of the role (handmade and cleaning up CAD casts)
4. Managing the smooth running of the workshop; ordering supplies and tools, operating and upkeeping the range of equipment in the studio
5. Sourcing gemstones from a range of suppliers to design around and present to clients
6. Liaising with Hatton Garden subcontractors like stone setters, casting houses and quality controlling the work carried out under the MM name
7. Designing and producing one-off style engagement rings to be sold in store under the MM brand name
Administrative
8. Client Relations: you are expected to work efficiently via email, video call and phone call to turn new enquiries into sales opportunities. Having done so, following MM internal systems and using google forms and sheets, you will then hold in-person design consultations to close the sale.
9. Bookkeeping:
maintaining records of invoices from Hatton Garden subcontractors including stone setters, bullion dealers, gemstone suppliers, CAD designers etc.
This will be done whilst upholding a good working relationship with all vendors.
You will work alongside our accountants in google sheets to track expenditure.
10. Providing quotes/costs for each unique design and assigning a strict budget to each job and intuitively managing each design as a mini-project to maximise profitability
11. Upholding company and lawful standards with regards to health and safety in the workshop, along with security protocols typical of working with high value gemstones, quantities of gold and customers own sentimental pieces of jewellery
12. Providing valuations and certificates of authenticity where appropriate following MM guidelines
Must Have Qualifications and Skills
13. 3 - 5 years bench work - working in 9ct, 18ct and platinum
14. Proven experience with creating bespoke jewellery designs with clients
15. Proven capabilities in leading design consultations and presenting technical drawings (ideally Adobe Illustrator based designs)
16. Proven ability to work within a team with good communication skills, problem solving skills and the ability to work independently
17. You have a can-do attitude, are flexible and are a team player
18. Take pride in being honest and trustworthy
19. Enjoy working for a small business/in a small team and upholding a positive outlook
Beneficial / Desirable Qualifications and Skills
20. Knowledge of programmes like Matrix/Rhino as well full Adobe Suite
21. Working understanding of / contacts in Hatton Garden to support production
22. A working understanding of jewellery photography to assist in capturing content
Salary and Benefits
23. Salary commensurate with experience + commission package
24. Jewellery uniform allowance and product discounts
25. Flexible core working hours
26. 28 days of annual leave per year, plus one day for every additional year of employment including bank holidays (plus an extra day off on your birthday!)
27. The flexibility to conduct your own work in your own time and to use our workshops and benches as needed
28. Proudly B-Corp pending status company with a friendly people-based culture
29. Support for professional development and emotional well being
30. Optional pensions contributions
31. Please note you will be required to work a minimum two Saturdays a month and fairly frequent evenings until 6.30pm / 7pm in order to accommodate clients