Career

Fashion, Industrial, and Jewellery Designers

Design & Architecture

Career stats

Weekly pay

$1,167

Prospects

Medium

Employed in Australia

16,800

Growth

Decline

Overview

Fashion, Industrial, and Jewellery Designers plan, design, develop and document products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.

Job Titles

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mdi-briefcase-variant Fashion Designer
mdi-briefcase-variant Jewellery Designer

Job Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks

  • determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
  • undertaking product research and analysing functional commercial cultural and aesthetic requirements
  • formulating design concepts for clothing textiles industrial commercial and consumer products and jewellery
  • preparing sketches diagrams illustrations plans samples and models to communicate design concepts
  • negotiating design solutions with clients management and sales and manufacturing staff
  • selecting specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials production methods and finishes for manufacture
  • detailing and documenting the selected design for production
  • preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples
  • supervising the preparation of patterns programs and tooling and the manufacture process

Training & Qualifications

Vocational education & training (VET)

  • Certificate III in Applied Fashion Design and Technology
  • Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design

 

Short Courses Available

  • Certificate IV in Furniture Design and Manufacturing
  • Diploma of Fashion Styling
  • Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Manufacturing
  • Advanced Diploma of Textile Design and Development
More about VET

Industry

Design & Architecture

Are you passionate about design? There is a vast array of career paths in this industry. From architecture, fashion, or graphic design, this career path is suited to people who are creative, highly motivated and driven to create great things.Undertaking a career in design requires focus and discipline, and patience. You’ll also need good communication skills to engage with clients, understanding their objectives and communicate your ideas.If you’ve got a creative flair then this career path might be for you!

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