About the job
Company: Wild Fawn Jewellery
Location: Biscuit Factory, Bermondsey, London, UK
Salary: £32,000–£40,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (studio-based)
Contract: Maternity Cover – Fixed Term (18 months), with potential to stay on at the end of the contract
Start Date: 1 March 2026
Job application closing date: – 15th January
About the Role
This role is a maternity cover position, supporting our workshop while a key team member is on leave. You’ll be joining a close-knit, supportive studio environment, with a thorough handover and a clear scope of responsibility, and will be an integral part of the team throughout the cover period.
This is a hands-on role working across engagement rings, wedding rings, bespoke jewellery and small-batch collections, within a collaborative, female-led studio.
Key Responsibilities
Bench work & production
• Ring resizes across gold, platinum and stone-set jewellery (primarily sapphires and diamonds), including the use of a laser welding machine
• Making wedding rings to order, including applying a range of finishes
• Engagement ring cast clean-up and occasional assembly
• Creating off-the-shelf engagement rings when required
Bespoke & specialist techniques
• Wax carving for bespoke jewellery
• Sand casting using a furnace
• Heirloom gold work and reworking existing jewellery
• Stone setting, particularly claw setting (round and talon styles), flush setting and tube/bezel setting
Design & development
• Creating new jewellery designs following briefs for upcoming collections
• Contributing design ideas to improve longevity and wearability (e.g. claw placement, stone security, wear considerations)
Workshop support & collaboration
• Working closely with the Bespoke Jewellery Operations Manager to ensure deadlines are met
• Ordering materials and maintaining workshop stock levels
• Maintaining tools and equipment to ensure safe and efficient working
• Supporting the workshop team with web orders during busy periods
• Preparing wax ring blanks for ring-making workshops and occasionally assisting with or running workshops at weekends
• Assisting with behind-the-scenes making content for social media
Skills & Experience
• 5+ years of professional jewellery making experience
• Strong experience working on high-value jewellery, particularly engagement rings
• Confident stone setter, with a focus on claw, flush and bezel settings
• Wax carving experience preferred
• Experience using a Dado laser welding machine for resizes and retipping
• Highly organized, reliable and comfortable working to deadlines
• A collaborative team player with a thoughtful, detail-led approach to craftsmanship
What We Offer
• A friendly, supportive and collaborative workshop environment
• The opportunity to work within a sustainable, female-led jewellery brand
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata for contract length)
How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV and a short cover letter explaining why you’d be a great fit for the role to: opportunities@wildfawnjewellery.com.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to spend a paid trial day in the studio, working closely with Rachel, to ensure a mutual fit and shared expectations around standards and ways of working.
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