Jewellery Designer Science & Engineering Professionals

The history of art and artists, the artistic trends throughout centuries and their contemporary evolutions.

Reshape jewellery mountings.

Clean and polish metal items and pieces of jewellery; handle mechanical jewellery-making tools such as polishing wheels.

Coordinate the artistic activities with others who are specialised in the technical side of the project. Inform the technical staff of the plans and methods suggested and obtain feedback on …

Identify influences and situate your work within a specific trend which may be of an artistic, aesthetic, or philosophical natures. Analyse the evolution of artistic trends, consult experts in the …

Create pieces of jewellery using precious materials such as silver and gold.

Define your own artistic approach by analysing your previous work and your expertise, identifying the components of your creative signature, and starting from these explorations to describe your artistic vision.

Develop new jewellery designs and products, and modify existing designs.

Examine finished jewellery products to ensure that they meet quality standards and design specifications. Use magnifying glasses, polariscopes or other optical instruments.

Gather samples of the materials you expect to use in the creation process, especially if the desired piece of art necessitates the intervention of qualified workers or specific production processes.

Heat, melt and shape metals for jewellery making.

Make jewellery repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewellery back together, and replacing broken or worn-out clasps and mountings.

Select and purchase gems to use in jewellery pieces and designs.

Select and purchase precious metals and alloys to use in jewellery pieces

Handle, modify, or repair jewellery-making equipment such as jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.

Construct preliminary jewel models using wax, plaster or clay. Create sample castings in moulds.

Determine appraised value of gemstones such as diamonds and pearls; study price guides, market fluctuations and grades of rarity.

Heat and melt jewellery materials; pour in moulds to cast jewellery models. Use jewellery-making material such as spanners, pliers or presses.

Cut and shape gemstones and jewellery pieces.

Closely examine gemstone surfaces using polariscopes or other optical instruments.

Mark or engrave designs on metal pieces or pieces of jewellery, closely following design specifications.

Mount gemstones in pieces of jewellery closely following design specifications. Place, set and mount gemstones and metal parts.

Record the amount of time it took to process an item of jewellery.

Record the weight of finished jewellery pieces.

Smoothen rough parts of pieces of jewellery using hand files and emery paper.

Buy and sell jewellery, or serve as an intermediate between potential buyers and sellers.

Assess and list the needs for conservation/restoration, in relation to current use and planned future use.

Developing artistic project budgets for approval, estimating deadlines and material costs.

Develop speeches, activities and workshops in order to foster access and comprehension to the artistic creation processes. It can address a particular cultural and artistic event such as a show …

Create and develop educational resources for visitors, school groups, families and special interest groups.

File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.

Participate in cultural and artistic mediation activities: announce the activity, give a presentation or talk related to a piece of art or an exhibition, teach a class or a group, …

Plan and implement artistic facilities, performance, venues and museum-related educational activities and events.

Present an exhibition and give educational lectures in a comprehensible way that is attractive to the public.