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Jewellery designer : Salary and conditions

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  • There are limited opportunities for graduates in salaried positions. The majority build their careers as freelancers or start their own business. Graduates may decide to accept a lower paid position in order to learn specific skills from experienced craftspeople.
  • Starting salaries for those in an employed position can be around £16,000.
  • Salaries for experienced jewellery designers can range from £20,000 - £50,000.
  • Salaries vary widely according to whether you are employed or self-employed, how experienced, successful and well-established you are and how actively and skillfully you promote your jewellery or business.
  • It is possible to earn high salaries, but this can be difficult in the early part of a career and an additional income may be needed.
  • Many designers are self-employed or freelance, which leads to flexibility and the opportunity to work hours to suit, or on a part-time basis.
  • If employed, working hours are usually regular and do not involve shifts. Self-employed designers can find that their hours fluctuate to meet demand.
  • The work setting ranges from a small studio to a large workshop, which can be noisy and dusty. Self-employed jewellery designers may share a studio with other designers.
  • As a freelance or self-employed jewellery designer, location can be rural or urban. Most employed designers are based in towns and cities. Cities with significant numbers of jewellery manufacturing factories and workshops include Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Sheffield.
  • Self-employed designers often work to commissions or sell through craft fairs and retail outlets.
  • Travel to exhibitions and trade fairs is an occasional part of the job.
 
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Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
September 2010
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