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As head of product, you lead the creative direction of your company’s product, developing the brand’s aesthetic and jewellery lines. You ensure the product aligns with the company’s values, aesthetics, quality standards and target audience to maintain brand consistency and adhere to the brand’s visual identity, marketing and sales goals.

You oversee the design process, from concept creation to prototype development, and work closely with marketing, press and PR departments to merchandise the brand across physical and digital channels.

You have a clear overview of brand, merchandising sales and data analysis so you can understand sales targets and trends.

Length of Training

5-8+ years

Salary Expectations

£35,000+

Qualification Requirements

Experience
Strong knowledge of jewellery from a technical, storytelling and commercial angle
Experience of product launches
Understand price points and how to coordinate these with merchandising and cataloguing
Knowledge
Create selling lines
Maximise manufacturing for cost efficiency in designs
Sales and targets, volume and price
Plan product launches
Create strategies addressing the marketplace, competitors, products, prices, network and clients
Skills
Attention to detail
Carry out market research
Understand the market
Understand price points and how to manufacture to these
Create commercially successful designs
Good communicator
Excellent project manager
Meet deadlines
Problem solver
Personal Attributes
Creative
Commercial head
Team player
People manager
Qualification Requirements
Proven experience as a jewellery designer
Comprehensive understanding of jewellery manufacturing
Bench experience
Experience with external manufacturers
Effective design communication
Experience with CAD design
Experience working in the luxury sector
Role Also Called

Head of product​, Chief product officer, Head of jewellery product, Head of product, Head designer, Creative director