Junior Product Assessor - Jewellery

Vintage.com; Arnhem; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company laptop provided

Pension scheme participation

Job summary

Vintage.com is seeking a Jewellery Product Assessor in Arnhem to professionally examine and catalogue jewellery pieces for listing on our marketplace. You will verify metals, gemstones, and hallmarks, then draft precise descriptions and ensure accurate categorisation for search visibility.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, hands-on testing, and collaboration with the team to maintain smooth stock flow and high-quality listings.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable interest in vintage/antique jewellery and metals.
• Aptitude to learn inspection processes, cataloguing standards, and online listing tasks.
• Basic ICT skills and willingness to work with online platforms.

Responsibilities

• Inspect items to verify materials and gemstones, decipher hallmarks, and recognise maker's marks.
• Authenticate incoming pieces and check for restoration or damage.
• Research un-hallmarked or antique items using references and internal docs.
• Draft precise product descriptions including features, condition, and era.
• Record dimensions, weights, stone types, and purities into systems.
• Categorise inventory to ensure correct platform placement.

Skills

Jewellery knowledge

Attention to detail

IT literacy

E-commerce listing

Team collaboration

Gemstone testing

Cataloguing

Communication

Tools

Loupes

Magnet tests

Refractometers

Job description

Every day, the team receives a vast and diverse range of jewellery, from everyday costume pieces to fine silver, gold, and antique treasures.

As a Jewellery Product Assessor, this role bridges the gap between incoming stock and the marketplace. By carefully identifying, sorting, and cataloguing each piece with accuracy and attention to detail, this position ensures every item is properly categorized and accurately listed so it can be rediscovered and find its next home.

• Jewellery is evaluated, catalogued, and listed accurately, minimizing item errors and queries.
• Daily processing targets are met consistently while maintaining high standards of inspection and description quality.
• Practical knowledge of precious metals, hallmarks, and gemstones develops steadily through hands‑on work and shared team expertise.
• Inventory moves smoothly through the department without bottlenecks or backlogs.

What You’ll Do

Assessment & Inspection

• Inspect items to verify precious metals, test and identify gemstones, decipher hallmarks, and recognise maker's marks accurately.
• Authenticate incoming pieces by checking for signs of restoration, damage, weight discrepancies, or synthetic components.
• Research un-hallmarked, antique, or unusual items using reference materials and internal documentation.
• Draft precise product descriptions that capture key features, condition, and stylistic era.
• Record accurate technical specifications into departmental systems, including dimensions, weights, stone types, and metal purities.
• Categorise inventory systematically to ensure correct platform placement and search visibility.

Operational Excellence

• Sort incoming stock efficiently across costume, silver, gold, and antique categories to maintain stock flow.
• Process items at a consistent pace to meet daily listing targets and prevent department bottlenecks.
• Maintain clear workspace organisation to safeguard high‑value and delicate inventory during evaluation.

Teamwork & Knowledge Sharing

• Collaborate with colleagues to troubleshoot ambiguous hallmarks, unidentified stones, or complex pieces.
• Share technical findings and testing techniques across the team to build collective product knowledge.
• Assist with onboarding new team members by demonstrating inspection processes and cataloguing standards.

What You’ll Bring

• A demonstrable interest or passion for vintage and antique items, such as jewellery, gold, silver.
• The aptitude and willingness to learn to work productively and accurately when performing regular tasks, maintaining a high standard.
• Basic competency with IT and online tools, and a strong desire to learn how to create listings and maintain records on online platforms.
• Hands‑on experience working directly with jewellery, vintage goods, or precious metals.
• Practical understanding of hallmarking systems, alloy purities, and core gemstone characteristics.
• Sharp visual awareness to identify subtle maker's marks, metal wear, and signs of alteration or repair.
• Proficiency using computers and digital inventory systems to record accurate product details.
• Ability to maintain high detail accuracy while consistently meeting daily processing targets.
• Collaborative mindset with an openness to asking questions and sharing product insights with team members.
• Prior experience with e-commerce listing workflows or online product database entry.
• Knowledge of specific historical design movements, such as Victorian, Art Nouveau, or Art Deco jewellery.
• Familiarity with basic gemmological testing tools, such as loupes, magnet tests, and refractometers.

In this role, living our values means:

• Fostering an open learning environment, encouraging questions, curiosity, and the continuous sharing of expertise so the whole team grows together.
• Taking collective ownership of performance, stepping up to support teammates and keeping output consistent without sacrificing quality.
• Cultivating mutual care and respect, building a positive, dependable workplace where everyone is treated with fairness and integrity.

Time off & leave

• 8% holiday allowance (vakantiegeld), paid annually in May
• Competitive salary based on a 40-hour work week
• Participation in the Dutch pension scheme (Pensioenfonds Detailhandel)
• Commuting allowance of €0.23 per kilometre (tax‑free maximum)
• Lunch provided during working days
• A supportive, people‑first working environment
• Access to Alleo, a benefits and wellbeing platform offering discounts, perks, and wellbeing support
• Company laptop provided
• Be part of a fast-growing, globally expanding business
• Opportunities to collaborate with and work alongside our UK team
• Exposure to — and potential involvement in — new international markets as we continue to grow