Jobs at Posh Totty Designs

At Posh Totty Designs we’re on a mission to make meaningful jewellery not fleeting fashion pieces and we have been doing it for almost 20 years. We are committed to handmaking sustainable jewellery using ethical & recycled precious materials and creating wearable designs that capture a special moment or a unique story. We are proud to make every day meaningful jewellery accessible and affordable.

We are shopkeepers at heart and put our customers at the centre of everything we do. We handmake our jewellery in our Brighton workshop and are proud to be female-led and inclusive, focused on creating meaningful pieces for our loyal customers, who we owe our success to. We are looking for someone special to join our team.

A little about us 

Posh Totty Designs is looking for a brilliant, confident and dependable person to join our Brighton store team.

We’re not looking for someone who simply wants a retail job.

We’re looking for someone who will genuinely love our jewellery, understand what we stand for and become an ambassador for the brand someone who will happily wear Posh Totty Designs every day, talk passionately about our pieces and make every customer who walks through the door feel looked after.

For over 20 years, we’ve been designing and handmaking meaningful, personalised jewellery here in Brighton. Our pieces celebrate names, people, memories, milestones and stories and we want someone who really connects with that.

Who we’d love to meet

You’ll probably be someone who:

  • Has strong retail, sales, hospitality or customer-facing experience.
  • Is confident starting conversations and building relationships with customers.
  • Knows how to sell naturally without being pushy.
  • Is reliable, responsible and comfortable taking ownership of the shop floor.
  • Has great personal style and genuinely loves jewellery, fashion, interiors, independent brands or design.
  • Has some background in creativity and able to demonstrate wax ring carving while hosting our Ring Making Workshops.
  • Notices the details, from how the store looks to how a customer is being treated.
  • Understands that brilliant retail is about creating an experience, not simply standing behind a till.
  • Enjoys working towards sales targets and takes pride in a great day's trading.
  • Is happy working independently as well as being part of a close-knit team.
  • Wants to become part of a brand rather than just clocking in for a shift.

We particularly welcome people with substantial customer-facing experience who bring confidence, life experience, warmth and professionalism to the role.

The role

You’ll be working in our Brighton store for approximately 3–4 days a week, including regular weekend shifts. Alongside making retail sales, our Ring Making Classes are one of the most fun parts of the Posh Totty Designs experience! We welcome groups of up to six people into our store, pop open the fizz and guide them through creating their very own ring from wax – no experience needed, just plenty of enthusiasm and creativity.

From hen dos and birthdays to anniversaries and couples making their actual wedding rings (no pressure!), every workshop is a little bit different and always a lot of fun.

A big part of this role is hosting these gorgeous sessions, making everyone feel instantly at home, keeping the fizz and good vibes flowing, and confidently guiding complete beginners through the ring-making process. We’re looking for someone warm, creative and naturally brilliant with people, who can make every workshop feel like a proper Posh Totty Designs occasion.

Your days will include:

  • Hosting our Ring Making Workshops
  • Welcoming and advising customers.
  • Helping people choose meaningful gifts and personalised jewellery.
  • Styling and recommending pieces.
  • Driving sales and working towards store targets.
  • Learning the stories behind our collections.
  • Becoming knowledgeable about personalisation, engraving, birthstones and our handmade processes.
  • Keeping the shop looking beautiful and well presented.
  • Building relationships with regular and local customers.
  • Representing Posh Totty Designs brilliantly both inside and outside the store.

And yes we absolutely want you wearing the jewellery.

You should become one of our best advertisements.

What matters most to us

Personality, reliability, confidence and genuine enthusiasm for the brand.

You might have worked in jewellery or fashion before but you could equally come from hospitality, interiors, beauty, luxury retail, independent shops or another highly customer-focused environment.

If you're the sort of person who remembers a customer's name, spots when someone needs help without hovering over them, loves recommending things and gets a buzz from making a sale, we'd love to hear from you.

About Posh Totty Designs

We are an independent Brighton jewellery brand with our own workshop and stores, creating personalised and meaningful jewellery by hand.

We believe jewellery should mean something.

Names, handwriting, birthstones, lucky charms, initials, memories and milestones all become part of the pieces we make. We're proud of our Brighton roots, our craftsmanship and the amazing team behind the brand.

Regular weekend working is essential. A fully paid 30 minute lunch break is provided every day. Store opening hours are from 10am - 6pm, with occasional Ring Making Classes booked from 6pm - 8pm during the week.

Daily sales are rewarded with a commission structure.

To apply

Please send your CV to jobs@poshtottydesigns.com.

We'd also love to hear a little about you.

Tell us

Why do you think you would be a brilliant ambassador for Posh Totty Designs and which piece of jewellery from our collection would you wear every day? We care just as much about the answer to that question as we do about your CV.

We want someone with positivity and energy who is confident and proud to be part of Posh Totty Designs.

Pay: From £12.75 per hour

Expected hours: 24.0 – 32.0 per week

Benefits:

  • Additional leave
  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Employee discount
  • Store discount

Work Location: In person

A little about us 

At Posh Totty Designs, we create meaningful, handmade jewellery designed to be treasured, not just worn for a season. We have been handmaking our jewellery in our Brighton workshop using sustainable, recycled precious materials for over 20 years.

We are looking for organised, reliable and enthusiastic team players to join our Quality Control Team during our busiest season in the run up to Christmas.

No previous experience is required, as full training will be provided BUT you must have excellent attention to detail, a positive attitude and the ability to work accurately and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Your role will include:

  • Checking handmade jewellery for quality and accurate personalisation
  • Carefully packaging customer orders ready for dispatch
  • Working as part of a friendly and supportive team

We’re looking for people who are 100% reliable, focused and flexible, with availability to work full-time during our busiest period. Weekend shifts may also be available.

Contract: Temporary, approximately 2 months

Hours: Flexible part-time initially, moving to full-time during the Christmas period

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Start date: Training begins mid October.

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule
  • Paid 30 minute lunch
  • Free snacks
  • Company outings

If you’d love to be part of our team during the busy Christmas season, we’d love to hear from you.

Please email with your CV and a short cover letter explaining why you would be suitable for this role to tanya.darling@poshtottydesigns.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £12.75 per hour

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Employee discount

Work Location: In person

A little about us 

Posh Totty Designs is an established British jewellery brand with a passion for creating handmade, meaningful jewellery.

We believe gifting should be thoughtful and personal. Our jewellery is designed to be treasured and kept forever, making Christmas an especially exciting time in our workshop.

We are committed to creating sustainable jewellery, from using recycled precious materials to offering a care and repair service that helps customers love their favourite PTD pieces for longer.

What we are looking for

We are looking for enthusiastic jewellery makers and silversmiths to join our warm and friendly team on a full-time basis over the Christmas period, helping us create personal and meaningful gifts during our busiest time of year.

Applicants with basic silversmithing skills will be considered as training will be provided. Experience in flush stone setting is welcome but is not essential.

You will need strong attention to detail, a willingness to learn and a positive approach to working in a busy jewellery workshop. You should enjoy working as part of a team and take pride in producing beautifully finished pieces to meet our Christmas order deadlines.

This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in one of the biggest jewellery workshops in Sussex. You will help create bespoke pieces and learn our signature art of hand-stamping messages onto silver and gold jewellery.

Weekend availability is preferable as we open the workshop seven days a week.

Your duties will include

Depending on your experience:

  • Bench work, including forming rings and bangles from wire and resizing rings.
  • Flush stone setting.
  • Accurately hand-stamping jewellery according to customers’ orders.
  • Soldering and cleaning up castings.
  • Finishing and polishing jewellery.
  • Wax carving.
  • Supporting the workshop team with Christmas orders and maintaining our high standards of quality.

What we offer

  • A generous staff discount on jewellery.
  • A friends and family discount.
  • Casual dress.
  • Company events.
  • Paid 30 minute lunch break
  • Free snacks
  • Full training provided giving you a chance to grow your skills

We look forward to welcoming you to our team this Christmas!

Please send over your CV and a short cover letter detailing your current benchwork experience to debs@poshtottydesigns.com.

Pay: £12.75 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 – 50.0 per week

Work Location: In person