Manager, Design Development

A commitment to maintaining the highest standards of social and environmental responsibility. As a leader in the jewelry industry, we believe that we have both a business imperative and moral obligation to look beyond our own business practices to support responsible behavior throughout the entire jewelry supply chain.

Tiffany is searching for a strong team player with a high level of professionalism to manage their Design Development team.

* The Manager, Design Development will have formal goldsmithing and/or metalsmithing training and significant experience as a custom bench jeweler. * Additionally, the ideal candidate will have significant 3D CAD and model making training and experience. * Excellent decision making, written and verbal communication skills and manufacturing knowledge required. - Previous management experience a plus.

* 8+ years’ of professional experience as a custom bench jeweler * Formal creative Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Jewelry Design, Jewelry Arts, Industrial or Fashion Design, or Engineering * Management experience required * Significant CAD and model making training and experience (at least 10,000hrs of hands-on model making preferred) * Expert skill-set in Rhino, Modo, SolidWorks, T-Splines, Z-Brush, Adobe CS, KeyShot, V-Ray, Maxwell * In depth manufacturing knowledge of the jewelry industry * Formal creative design training and experience, with high degree of aesthetic sensibility * Extensive experience working with diverse materials (i.e. woods/ceramics/rubber) and gemstones/diamonds * Significant experience building, repairing, and troubleshooting metalsmithing/materials manufacturing processes while maintaining design integrity * Experience applying formal training/skillset to developing a successful design/collection * Excellent written and verbal communication * Strong team player with a high level of professionalism * Ability to adapt and meet urgent timelines under high demand conditions while managing changes in direction and project time frames **Preferred qualifications include the following:** * Formal goldsmithing and/or metalsmithing training * 5-8+ Years’ experience as a custom bench jeweler * Gemological training with GIA or FGA diploma * Formal gem- and diamond-setting training and experience * Lapidary training and/or experience * Industry Certification