Artistic crafts

Jeweler and goldsmith CV: example and template

This example is for jewelers, goldsmiths and jewellery designers at workshops, jewellery stores and jewellery manufacturers, and for graduates of art and craft schools.

The employer wants to know which pieces you make, with which techniques, and whether you design in CAD software. We show you how to describe this on your CV and in your portfolio.

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Example CV: jeweler

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Anna Grabowska

Jeweler, goldsmith

Gdansk +48 123 456 789 anna.grabowska@example.com jewellery portfolio: annagrabowska.pl

Professional profile

Jeweler and goldsmith with 8 years of experience at a goldsmith's workshop and a jewellery store. I make rings, wedding bands and custom jewellery in gold and silver, solder, set stones and polish. I design models in CAD software and repair customers' jewellery at the store.

Work experience

Jeweler

02.2020 - present

Goldsmith's workshop, Gdansk

  • Making custom engagement rings and wedding bands, about 25 pieces a month.
  • Designing 3D models in CAD software and preparing them for printing and casting.
  • Setting precious stones in prong and channel settings.
  • Soldering, filing, polishing and rhodium plating.
  • Consultations with customers and pricing designs.

Jeweler, repairs

06.2016 - 01.2020

Jewellery store, Gdynia

  • Repairing chains, clasps and rings.
  • Resizing wedding bands.
  • Engraving and cleaning jewellery.

Education

Metal art technician, goldsmithing specialism

2012 - 2016

Art Secondary School in Gdynia

Skills

  • Making gold and silver jewellery
  • Soldering and polishing
  • Stone setting
  • CAD design
  • Casting and 3D printing
  • Repairs and engraving

Qualifications and courses

  • Jewellery CAD design course, 2021
  • Stone setting course, 2019
  • Journeyman certificate as a goldsmith and jeweler

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Portfolio in the link

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a jeweler CV

Professional summary

Write which pieces you make, from which metals and with which techniques. Add CAD design and stone setting if you know them, because workshops pay most for these skills.

Art school graduate with a goldsmithing specialism. I make simple silver rings and pendants, solder and polish. I am learning CAD design. Portfolio in the link.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the pieces, techniques, the number of orders and your role in design. A portfolio with photos shows quality better than words. Add contact with customers, because with custom jewellery the customer approves the design.

Weaker: Making jewellery.

Better: Making custom engagement rings and wedding bands, about 25 pieces a month.

Weaker: Design.

Better: Designing 3D models in CAD and preparing them for printing and casting.

Weaker: Stones.

Better: Setting precious stones in prong and channel settings.

Skills worth listing

List techniques, materials and software. In your soft skills show precision, an eye for aesthetics and responsibility for valuable materials.

Professional skills

  • Goldsmithing and silversmithing
  • Soldering and metalwork
  • Stone setting
  • CAD and 3D printing
  • Casting
  • Repairs

Personal skills

  • Precision
  • Eye for aesthetics
  • Responsibility
  • Talking to customers
  • Patience

Qualifications and courses

List your journeyman or master certificate and courses in stone setting and CAD design. In this trade the portfolio is the most important document, so take good photos.

Jeweler CV with no experience

Describe your school, courses and the pieces you have made. Prepare a portfolio with a few pieces, even in silver.

Start as an assistant at a workshop or in a store's repair department. Write which technique you want to learn first.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A custom workshop looks for design and contact with customers, a jewellery store for repairs and customer service, and a manufacturer for pace and series work. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a jeweler CV

Questions and answers

What should a jeweler put on a CV?

Types of pieces, metals, techniques, stone setting, CAD design, repairs, the number of orders, qualifications and a link to a portfolio.

Does a jeweler need a portfolio?

Yes, photos of your pieces are the most important proof of skill in this trade.

Does a jeweler need CAD design?

More and more often, yes. Many workshops design models in CAD and print them before casting.

Are a jeweler and a goldsmith the same job?

The scope overlaps. A goldsmith more often makes pieces from scratch, while a jeweler also sells and repairs jewellery.

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