Jewellery Designer (Accessorize)
| Ref: | MON12018 |
| Salary: | Competitive |
| Department: | Design |
| Location: | Notting Dale Village, London (W11) |
| Position type: | Permanent |
| Hours / Duration: | 37.5 hours per week |
We are now looking for a Jewellery Designer (Fashion and Fine) to work within our wider design team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop our fashion and fine jewellery ranges from concept to production, working across all jewellery category’s within Accessorize.
Our Design team are at the core of our exciting and evolving business. They collaboratively create the mood, colour palette, prints and key pieces within our collections to offering our Accessorize customer product that is beautiful and unique. Working closely with the buying team to develop new product ranges seasonally, our designers ensure the balance of commerciality and fashion is met - the team keep abreast of the key global trends and develop those which are relevant to our Accessorize customer.
You will be…
- Creating macro trends, brand vision and forecasting
- Designing commercial trend collections for Accessorize Collection, ‘Z for Zara Simon’ & ‘Sterling Silver’
- A good multitasker, working on multiple collections simultaneously
- Extensive knowledge of jewellery materials and constructions
- Bringing a high level of creativity, attention to detail and efficiency
- Collaboratively working with the buying team to deliver amazing ranges for our customer
- Proactive in identifying departmental design needs and helping to drive newness
- Reacting to sales information with the team, updating best sellers and ensuring newness
- Creating comprehensive supplier tech packs and briefing out with buyers
- Organised and focused, managing critical path deadlines, ensuring product is developed within the relevant timeframe
- Available to travel globally to visit suppliers and for inspirational shopping
We’d love to meet, someone with…
- Passion and creativity
- 6+ years of relevant jewellery design experience
- Fashion forward-thinking and a directional trend eye
- Strong commercial handwriting and understanding of the Accessorize customer and market opportunities
- Previous experience working across multi category jewellery collections
- Great technical skills: CAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, drawing, making
- Ability to work autonomously with strong attention to detail
- Great communication skills
What will we offer you in return?
- Competitive salary
- 23 days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Bonus day off each year after 6 months service
- A pension that you will be automatically be enrolled in after 3 months
- Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme)
- A flexible working approach
- Early pay day Friday finish
- A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounted gym membership at our on campus gym
- Additional discounts such as Westfield discount, Taste card membership etc
If this all sounds great and you feel you are who we are looking for, let us know and apply today. Please provide us with a short cover letter as well as an up-to-date CV and portfolio showing your work.
At Monsoon Accessorize we don’t focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will also consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
We provide reasonable accommodations as needed to people with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at careers@monsoon.co.uk to request discuss any specific requirements.