Jewelry Designer - Lugano Diamonds
Newport Beach, CA
About the Job
About Us
Guided by our core values – The Lugano Way – our team embodies a proactive mindset that fuels our drive for success. We work with a people-first mentality and foster an environment of continuous learning and mutual growth. Our ultimate goal? To consistently find a path to YES and deliver remarkable in all we do. Through innovation, teamwork, and collaboration, we bring this to life. Join us in shaping a future of brilliance and endless possibilities.
Job Overview
The ideal candidate is passionate about design. You can listen and understand someone's ideas/vision and translate them into a creative, beautiful, bespoke jewelry design. You understand and appreciate fine jewels. You have the technical know-how and ability to work with production and master bench jeweler teams to bring designs to life. You take direction and input well – leaving your ego at the door.
What You Will Do
- Conceptualize new designs and collections. Illustrate and sketch ideas to present to senior leadership
- Produce sketches of designs and concepts of fine jewelry based on customer requests and requirements
- Take the design from a rough concept through a workable, technical rendering that a model maker can follow to create a sample
- Use of creativity to apply unique aspects to jewelry design
- Ability to generate a design from scratch and draw at all points of execution
- Track and monitor custom design projects from inception to customer delivery
- Use design skills combined with knowledge of the brand aesthetic to expand on initial design concepts to round out collections
- Work directly with other designers to elaborate and expand on their design concepts
What You Will Bring
- You have experience with high jewelry composition including gemstones, diamonds, and metals
- You have luxury jewelry and bespoke design experience
- You can hand sketch designs in a timely manner
- You are practical with the ability to design with engineering and production in mind
- You can interpret and re-imagine designs to take the brand to the next level
- You have a strong sense of high fashion
- You pride yourself on your ability to communicate with the team, colleagues, and leadership directly
- You are highly motivated and believe in delivering remarkable
- You work well under pressure
- Having experience with cost analysis, advanced rendering skills and technical knowledge of jewelry manufacturing and materials is a plus
Pay Transparency
Targeted base compensation range is $35 an hour plus an annual bonus. The total compensation package is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Our Benefits
Lugano Diamonds is a fast-growing company with many opportunities for you to master your craft and grow your career. We are proud to offer employees a generous compensation package that includes commission and bonus plans for all employees, multi-option healthcare plans, 401k with match, and paid time off. Join the team and carve your own path to the future.
Being You at Lugano
Lugano is committed to creating a diverse work environment that recruits and rewards employees based on capabilities and performance. We are inclusive, celebrate our differences, and welcome a broad range of perspectives and ideas without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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