An eco-friendly fine jewelry company located in Seattle with a focus on ethical and eco-friendly wedding bands and engagement rings. We are a busy and hard-working shop, but in a casual, creative and supportive studio atmosphere that values diversity.
Primary Responsibilities:
-Soldering and fabrication of silver, gold and platinum
-Finish work
-Casting clean-up
-Jewelry assembly
-Maintain clean work-spaces
-Continuously pursue personal and shop improvement
Preferred Skills & Requirements:
-Fabrication
-Finish work and polishing
-Organized with excellent attention to detail and accuracy
-Ability to work independently
-Completion of a jewelry program and/or 1-3 years jeweler experience
-Ability to complete a bench test for assessment purposes
-Must be extremely reliable
-Enjoys working in a creative environment
-Ability to set precious faceted stones in heavy walled bezel, prong, bead, flush and pin setting a plus but not required for this position.
Part-time position (16-35 hours a week) hourly DOE + sick & vacation PTO, at our studio in Seattle/Wallingford. This is an in-person position and will be working masked in the same room as another person while training. Covid vaccine will eventually be required for in-studio positions.
We strongly believe in inclusivity – all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
If interested, please email (studioassistantballard@gmail.com) introduction with resume attached as a .pdf, and samples of your work. Include the job title “Bench Jeweler” in the subject line. Note that only applicants under consideration will be contacted.