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Jewelry Design Lead Jobs in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area at Melinda Maria
Title: Jewelry Design Lead
Company: Melinda Maria
Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Jewelry Design Lead Responsibilities
Support the Design Team in developing new seasonal collections.
Create new evolutions of our existing best-selling collections to expand the brand’s assortment.
Bring design concepts from initial ideas to final samples.
Organize and maintain the CAD library (by month, by year); manage file sharing internally and with manufacturers.
Translate jewelry design concepts into CAD files suitable for manufacturing within the established project time frame detailed in the workback calendar.
Produce technical design files in CAD form to clearly outline with precision all necessary specs needed for production.
Support Custom CAD creations for special projects and or campaigns.
Participate in weekly/as needed product development meetings, preparing status updates on designs, CADs, etc for review and approval.
Review vendor CAD files for technical accuracy and provide concise technical feedback to the product development team
Must capture at this stage any feedback or revisions from Chief Creative Office & Product Development Team
Any and final changes must happen at the CAD stage.
Manage steady and timely communication with external manufacturers to ensure timely sample development and adherence to design specifications.
Samples must be reviewed upon receipt to ensure all design specifications and quality standards have been met.
Ensure quality and consistency across findings, components, and materials.
Outline any discrepancies if any, then communicate and resolve with the manufacturer.
Review with Chief Creative Office & Product Development Team and capture feedback.
Confirm & log any approved samples.
Be on the forefront of research and knowledge of other jewelry brands, especially fashion jewelry, to combine trends with what works for MM into well thought out merchandised design concepts
Have keen understanding of the whole production process, material costs, and time costs to accurately design with price point and margin in mind.
Work cross functionally with creative and sales teams to ensure all marketing assets align with the product’s best attributes and all products are always presented in the best way possible.
Attend photoshoots and help in merchandising and ensuring the product is always captured with best placement and arrangement on the model or in flat lays.
Salary
$80K+ DOE annual
