About the job

Master Jeweler / Goldsmith

Jackson, WY

Goldsmith / Master Jeweler

Responsibilities

  • Execute sizing, chain and clasp restoration, prong re-tipping, bezel and shank work, and head replacement to a standard that withstands close inspection.
  • Set stones across every discipline — prong, bezel, channel, pavé, and micro-pavé — on client heirlooms and house inventory alike.
  • Undertake hand fabrication, casting, polishing, and finishing as each project requires, using both traditional bench methods and modern equipment, including laser welding.
  • Meet with clients to discuss repairs, alterations, and custom work, and prepare clear estimates and tWyomingimelines.
  • Manage your own workload and job tracking, and honor every completion date promised to a client.
  • Maintain precise documentation and secure handling of client property from intake through completion.
Setting Stones Jewelry Repairs

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional bench experience.
  • Proficient in torch and laser welding.
  • Skilled in ring sizing, chain repair, fabrication, and fine jewelry restoration.
  • Strong hand-tool and precision bench skills, with an excellent eye for detail and quality craftsmanship.
  • Comfortable working directly with clients and discussing repairs, alterations, and custom work.
  • Organized, with strong administrative and job-tracking skills.
  • Able to manage projects independently and meet promised completion dates.
  • Authorized to work in United States without sponsorship.

Required Skills

  • Jewelers of America bench certification (CBJ, CBJT, or CMBJ), or equivalent mastery demonstrated through portfolio and evaluation. We weigh the work above the years.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of precious metals and gemstones, and of how each behaves — able to anticipate what a repair will ask of a stone or a setting before the first tool touches it.
  • At ease with a discerning clientele: composed, articulate, and able to explain a technical constraint without condescension.
  • Prepared to grow into the design conversation if not already conducting it. We invest in exceptional hands.
  • A true collaborator. This position touches every other role in the house, and the model succeeds only when the exchange between them is seamless.
  • Available to work weekends and holidays through the season.

Preferred Skills

Not specified.

Pay range and compensation package

  • Wyoming levies no state income tax — a meaningful difference in realized compensation against comparable positions in other luxury markets.
  • Relocation assistance available.
  • Four weeks of paid time off.
  • 401(k) with company matching.
  • Educational allowance in support of continued mastery: bench certification, GIA coursework, and trade education.
  • Tool allowance: $2,000.

 

 

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