Jobs · Art & Creative · Illinois

Jewelry Designer

Claire's · Rosemont, IL · Yesterday
Art & CreativeFull-time

About the role

We’re building the future of jewelry for Gen Alpha – playful, expressive, trend-forward, and designed to celebrate individuality. As a Jewelry Designer, you won’t just follow trends – you’ll help define them. You’ll create meaningful collections that blend fashion, storytelling, and innovation into must-have accessories that delight customers both in-store and across social platforms. This role sits at the intersection of design, product development, and brand storytelling. You’ll transform emerging trends, cultural moments, and consumer insights into commercially successful jewelry collections that inspire self-expression and drive excitement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create trend-forward jewelry collections across all categories that surprise and delight Gen Alpha consumers.
  • Translate Gen Alpha behaviors, fashion trends, cultural moments, and digital platforms (TikTok, Roblox, gaming, creators, etc.) into innovative jewelry concepts and commercially successful collections.
  • Design meaningful collections that balance storytelling, wearability, value, and trend-right aesthetics- from everyday essentials to seasonal fashion moments and collaborations.
  • Develop jewelry concepts from initial inspiration through final productions, including sketches, CAD direction, color palettes, materials, finishes, stones, and packaging.
  • Combine exceptional jewelry design skills with thoughtful packaging and presentation to create cohesive collections that are trend-right, emotionally engaging, and commercially impactful.
  • Identify emerging materials, construction techniques, and design details that elevate the product while meeting cost, quality, and manufacturing requirements.
  • Collaborate closely with Merchandising to align on assortment strategy, price architecture, and category opportunities.
  • Work with Brand & Marketing to ensure product storytelling, campaigns, and visuals are cohesive and scroll-stopping.
  • Collaborate with Planning to ensure designs meet margin targets, timelines, and volume expectations.
  • Engage with Production to bring concepts to life — from ideation to shelf.
  • Drive innovation in Jewelry (play, personalization, sustainability, tech integration).
  • Embed “designed for sharing” moments into every product.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in jewelry/product design (retail, DTC, or branded/licensed environments).
  • A portfolio that shows trend relevance + commercial success.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams (Merch, Brand, Planning).
  • Strong Adobe Creative & AI design suite skills (and ideally 3D/rendering tools).
  • Understanding of manufacturing processes and materials is a plus.

Similar jobs

Jewelry Designer

24 Seven TalentPine Brook, NJ· 1 wk ago
Art & Creativeapply on 24seventalent.com

Designer, Jewelry

kate spade new yorkNew York, NY· 1 wk ago
Art & Creative$95k–$108k/yrapply on tapestry.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com

Jewelry CAD Designer

Tiffany & Co.New York, NY· 2 wk ago
Manufacturing$85k–$105k/yrapply on eljs.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com

Retail Custom Jewelry Designer

James Free Jewelers - Official Rolex JewelerCincinnati, OH· 14 mo ago
Art & Creativeapply on jamesfreejewelers.betterteam.com