Design Assistant

KATIE LOXTON; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading jewellery brand is seeking a Design Assistant to join the Product Design team. This role involves supporting talented designers with creative tasks including creating spec sheets, managing samples, and crafting visuals. The ideal candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about jewellery design. This position offers a salary around £25,500 and opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Benefits

Salary of circa £25,500

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Generous staff discount

Opportunities for development

Innovative workplace culture

Qualifications

• Design qualification is highly desirable.
• Good visual communication skills with basic Adobe capabilities.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed and accurate spec sheets for product and packaging.
• Support Designers with visuals and physical design mock-ups.
• Assist with personalisation projects and research.

Skills

Good visual communication skills

Excellent organisation skills

Passion for fashion, jewellery and accessories

Attention to detail

Proactive team player

Education

Design qualification

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Job description

THE OPPORTUNITY

We're excited to welcome a Design Assistant to our Product Design team at Joma Jewellery! Our Design team takes care in creating pieces that celebrate every little moment, delighting our customers with meaningful, personalised jewellery that captures their most special memories.

You will make an impact by using your excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail to complete creative administrative tasks to support our wonderfully talented Designers across product and packaging.

You will help bring ideas to life from concept to creation through taking ownership for integral tasks such as creating spec sheets, managing samples, and crafting visuals and product decks that capture the magic of our collections. With your creative flair and methodical approach, you play a key role in supporting the design process from initial concept through to market launch.

If you're excited by jewellery design, thrive on detail and organisation, and want to grow a career in product and packaging design creating beautiful, meaningful pieces in a dynamic, creative team, this role is made for you.

The role is Monday - Friday 9am-5pm. You'll enjoy the exciting buzz of our friendly office in Banbury, Oxfordshire three to five days a week dependant on business needs.

BEHIND THE BRANDS

We're a family-run, entrepreneurial company with an exciting pace of life and a bright and friendly team. We are passionate about creating stunning products with a personal touch and innovating our business behind the scenes. We value creativity, collaboration and integrity.

HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

• Create detailed and accurate spec sheets for product and packaging using Adobe programs
• Support Designers with visuals and physical design mock-ups
• Assist with personalisation projects, including testing creative concepts, building fact sheets and preparing print files
• Support planning activities such as range plan building and adding codes/prices ahead of sign-off meetings
• Prepare samples and product development spaces for key meetings
• Support the sample process, checking quality and ensuring alignment with design specs
• Visual‑merchandise new sample collections for internal meetings
• Take accurate meeting notes and ensure team actions are captured
• Maintain organised filing systems and design documentation
• Input design information into the critical path, including naming, technical specs and images
• Research and comp shop areas of the market as requested
• Assist with creation of product fact sheets and decks for wider teams
• Any other ad‑hoc duties as reasonably requested

THE TALENT YOU'LL BRING

• Design qualification is highly desirable
• Passion and enthusiasm for fashion, jewellery and accessories
• Good visual communication skills with basic Adobe (Ps or Ai) capabilities
• Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Exceptional accuracy in written communication and numeracy
• Experience working in a fast‑paced environment with integrity and confidentiality
• A proactive team player, able to work autonomously when needed
• A positive, can‑do attitude and excellent collaborative skills

PERFECTLY PACKAGED

• A salary of circa £25,500
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 with length of service
• A broad benefits package including our staff favourite – a very generous staff discount across both our brands. See all of our benefits on our careers portal
• Opportunities to make an impact as well as learn and develop further
• An innovative and friendly workplace with a team we're proud to be part of. Find out more about us and our culture on our careers portal

Joma Jewellery was founded in 2008 by Katie and Geoff Loxton, since then we have gone from strength to strength, launching Katie Loxton in 2015 and growing our business beyond the UK. We know that part of that growth comes from the fact that we take diversity and inclusion very seriously. We strive to be the best in our field, and we know that happens by hiring a diverse team and encouraging everyone to be their authentic selves when working with us. We don't hire based on cultures, preferences, or personalities – it's what you bring to the team that counts.

We are always striving to improve our way of working to be more inclusive, diverse and equal, including encouraging all team members to bring their ideas to the table as we know this is key to our continued success.