Primary title: Senior Jewellery Designer
About The Opportunity
A design-led role within the Luxury Jewellery & High-End Retail sector, focused on creating bespoke and small-series collections for premium domestic and international clientele. This is an on-site design position based in India, working across concept design, CAD-to-prototype workflows, and production hand-offs for precious-metal and gemstone jewellery.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design of luxury jewellery pieces and small collectionsconcept sketches, detailed CAD modelling, renderings, and technical drawings for manufacture.
- Create high-fidelity 3D models and photorealistic renders to validate proportions, stone layouts and finishing prior to prototyping.
- Translate design intent into manufacturable specifications: prepare tech packs, stone lists, tolerances, and liaison notes for casting and setting teams.
- Hand-finish prototypes and participate in wax carving and model refinement sessions to ensure final fit and finish meet luxury quality standards.
- Collaborate with sourcing, production and gemmology teams to select stones, metals and finishes; ensure designs are costed and manufacturable at target quality levels.
- Mentor junior designers and drive continuous improvement in CAD workflows, prototype turnaround, and quality control for high-value jewellery.
Skills & Qualifications
Must-Have (Technical skills & certifications)
- Proven mastery of Rhino for jewellery CAD modelling
- Experience with Matrix or RhinoGold CAD plugins
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator for technical flats and artwork
- Ability to produce photorealistic renders (KeyShot or equivalent)
- Practical experience with 3D printing and rapid prototyping workflows
- Strong hand skillswax carving and traditional model finishing
- Stone setting knowledge across pav, prong, bezel and channel techniques
- Gemmology awareness or relevant certification (GIA preferred)
Preferred
- Experience designing for high jewellery collections or bespoke commissions
- Familiarity with production processes: lost-wax casting and finishing for precious metals
- Knowledge of jewellery costing and supplier negotiation
Qualifications
- Strong portfolio demonstrating luxury/bespoke designs and CAD-to-final-piece work.
- Minimum demonstrable experience designing and delivering pieces for premium markets (portfolio evidence preferred).
- Comfortable working on-site with production teams in India and aligning designs to manufacturability and quality standards.
Benefits & Culture Highlights
- Work within a creative, design-driven environment focused on craftsmanship and premium quality.
- Direct exposure to end-to-end productiondesign, prototyping and artisan workshops on-site.
- Opportunities to lead high-profile bespoke commissions and build a visible portfolio for luxury markets.
Location: India (On-site). We welcome experienced jewellery designers committed to a hands-on, craft-forward approach to luxury design.
Skills: design inspiration,keyshot,manual sketching,adobe illustrator,rhino,3d printing,matrix,stone setting,excellent hand sketching,design reference boards,wax carving,good communication skills
