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BoF Careers has collated the most exciting job opportunities in PR and communications currently featured on our platform.
Spanning functional expertise and seniority you can browse live opportunities from Burberry, Comme des Garçons, Maison Margiela, Saint Laurent and 50 more of fashion’s most prestigious employers below.
To better equip the BoF community with competitive advantage through actionable insights, we interviewed hiring managers from across the BoF Careers partner base to learn how candidates can excel in a recruitment process today — and what a leading applicant looks like.
Look out for our Jobs in Focus below for exclusive advice from Samsøe Samsøe’s Head of PR to discover how to succeed in its recruitment process for the opening in their social media team.
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United Kingdom
A.I. PR — Account Manager and 2 Account Executive Roles
Established in 2013, A.I. is a London-based public relations agency representing a range of luxury and fashion brands including Loewe, Paco Rabanne, A.P.C, Sunspel, Sonia Rykiel and J.W.Anderson.
Genflow — Head of Influencer Talent and Influencer Manager Roles
Created in 2016, London-based Genflow is a platform that allows influencers to own their own audience and build their own brands with over 200 employees.
Founded in 2010, K&H Comms is a fashion, lifestyle and beauty PR agency based in London with clients such as Karl Lagerfield and Zalando.
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Keep is a London-based PR agency that manages fashion, beauty and brand strategy for a curated group of individuals. Keep Agency has worked on campaigns with brands such as Bottega Veneta and Versace.
Kendal and Partners — Creative Account Manager
Founded in 2014, Kendal and Partners is a London-based boutique strategic communications agency within the luxury, art, fashion and hospitality industries. Kendal and Partners have worked with the likes of Prada, Sotheby’s and Acne Studios.
Nadine Merabi — PR and Partnerships Manager
Established in 2011, Nadine Merabi is a luxury ready to wear womenswear brand based in Manchester that has had global expansion of the brand with USA, Middle East and Australia key growth markets. The brands stockists include Revolve and Selfridges.
Purple — Associate Director, Account Director and 2 Account Manager Roles
Established in 1997, Purple is a public relations agency with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong providing communications, creative and digital strategies to global brands within the fashion, music, beauty and lifestyle and luxury goods industries. The brand has worked on campaigns with David Koma and Emilio Pucci.
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Tory Burch — PR Junior Assistant
Founded in 2004 in New York City, Tory Burch is an American luxury brand with collections including ready-to-wear, handbags, footwear, accessories, jewellery, home and beauty. Tory Sport, launched in September 2015, is performance activewear designed for workouts and weekends.
Zoe Communications — VIP and Influencer Co-Ordinator
With offices located off Regent Street, Zoe Communications was founded in 2011. The PR agency specialises in PR, events, marketing and digital management for their clients in the fields of fashion, art, music and design.
Europe
ATP Atelier — PR & Showroom Coordinator Role
ATP Atelier is a women’s accessories and handbag label that couples Scandinavian design with Italian craftsmanship. The collections are designed in Stockholm and handcrafted in Tuscany and the brand has presence in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo and Sydney.
Comme des Garçons — Communications Intern
Comme des Garçons is a Japanese fashion label founded by Rei Kawakubo in Paris. The label began in 1969 and the company was founded in 1973. Its French flagship store is in Paris and has over 800 employees.
Maison Margiela — Digital Communications Co-Ordinator
Maison Margiela, formerly Maison Martin Margiela, is a French luxury fashion house headquartered in Paris and founded in 1988 by Belgian designer Martin Margiela. The house produces both haute couture-inspired artisanal collections and ready-to-wear collections.
Samsøe Samsøe — Social Media Responsible
Location: Copenhagen
Job in Focus: Social Media Responsible at Samsøe Samsøe
Interviewee: Sofie Niebuhr, Head of PR and Marketing at Samsøe Samsøe
What skills are you looking for?
For this position, we’re looking for someone who has a strategic way of thinking. I think one of the most important skills [...] is to find someone who is very disciplined. [Another] important skill for this position is communication skills.
It’s not only communication skills in terms of external communication, but also within the organisation. The [successful applicant] will work across a lot of different departments aligning numerous communication initiatives. It’s not only important to get along with other colleagues, but to be able to put ideas and campaigns into words and actions.
What insights on the interview process can you share?
We give the final candidates [in the application process] a creative task. We ask them to come up with a pitch of how they would, in this case, set up a campaign for social media platforms, for example, a Pre-Spring collection campaign. This is to give us an idea of how the person thinks and how creative they are in the workplace. We’re looking to see how well the person is able to place themselves in the mind of the brand, and express what is relevant for Samsøe Samsøe.
I think it’s very crucial that the person can demonstrate actually how this person can contribute with their expertise, their competence to that specific position. And with that, how can the person give value to the company?
How can applicants stand out from their competitors?
Do your homework [...] about the company, about the brand, and about the position [and think] what is it that [you] can contribute to the company and to the brand? And exactly how can [you] add value into the company? You can really stand out from the crowd if you’re doing something creative with your resume, do something extra to make it stand out.
I think having this explorer mindset is so crucial for this role, because you have to look into the landscape of what is happening out there, how are other brands doing it? What are the new social media platforms that we need to look into post algorithmic? Why do we post here and not there? And then also being able to have this community management. I think it’s also important.
What advice would you give applicants applying for a role at Samsøe Samsøe?
Come with concrete ideas, thoughts and also motivation of why [you’re] interested in working with Samsøe Samsøe and also what [you] want to accomplish within the position and yes, your knowledge and interest within the company.
What is very refreshing is to either read or talk with someone who’s already done some significant thinking [and got their] head around the role. Already thinking of ‘how I can do this work if I was the one hired?’ So that is quite refreshing actually, talking to someone who actually comes with some concrete ideas and shows us how they can think strategically.
Vetements — In-House Press Intern
VETEMENTS was founded in 2014 by Georgian fashion designer Demna Gvasalia alongside his brother Guram Gvasalia, who presides as CEO overseeing the brand’s business operations, Vetements creates a wide range of menswear and womenswear inspired by everyday fashion. VETEMENTS is headquartered in Zürich.
North America
Altuzarra — Communications Intern
Altuzzura was founded by French-American designer Joseph Altuzzura in New York in 2008. Anchored in craftsmanship, Altuzzua’s stockists include Farfetch, MyTheresa and Net-a-Porter.
AMIRI is a modern luxury menswear and womenswear brand that incorporates elements of California lifestyle and American Rock n’ Roll that launched in 2014. AMIRI’s stockists include Mr Porter, SSENSE and Browns.
Athleta — Head of Partnerships and Community Growth Engagement Manager Roles
Athleta — a certified B Corporation — is a premium fitness and lifestyle brand, creating performance apparel for women and girls. The label is owned by Gap Inc and was founded in 1998.
Banana Republic — Associate Manager of Cultural Influence and Public Relations
Banana Republic is a global apparel and accessories brand offering clothing, eyewear, fragrances, jewellery, shoes and handbags. Founded in San Francisco, Banana Republic is a division of specialty retailer, Gap Inc. and has more than 750 company-operated and franchise retail locations worldwide and online.
BPCM — Beauty Director and 3 Account Executive Roles
Founded in 1999, BPCM is a strategic consulting and communications agency that has presence in London, New York and Los Angeles. Each office is partner run, ensuring teams are supported with market specific expertise and contacts.
Chico’s — Director of PR, Influencer Management & Social Media
Founded in 1983, Chico’s FAS operates three brands — Chico’s, White House Black Market and Soma. Selling women’s apparel, accessories and related products, the brands have over 1,300 boutiques and outlets in the United States, as well as digital presence for each brand.
Dôen is a Los Angeles-based womenswear line sold through its own e-commerce site and retailers including Net-a-Porter. Founded by sisters Margaret and Katherine Kleveland in 2015 in Santa Barbara, the label creates womenswear, kidswear, loungewear, accessories and footwear.
Droese Public Relations — Public Relations Account Executive
Founded in 2007 by principal and founder Suzanne Droese, Droese Public Relations is a boutique public relations firm, specialising in the amplification and transformation of nationally and internationally renowned brands.
Galvan — Public Relations Manager
Galvan London was launched in 2014. Currently, it has expanded into a full ready-to-wear offer, including resort wear, separates and most recently, power knits. Galvan’s stockists include Net-a-Porter, Harrods and MyTheresa.
Gap Inc. — Head of Executive Communications
Launched in 1969, Gap Inc. is the parent company and retailer to Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta. The business operates in more than 90 countries.
Mode World — 3 PR Manager Roles
PR agency Mode World was launched in 2008, some of the brands Mode World has launched include (relaunch) Robert Clergerie, Illesteva, Maryam Nassir Zadeh, Eckhaus Latta. Mode World has also produced shoots featuring talent such as Maggie Gyllenhaal, Solange Knowles and Selma Blair.
rewardStyle — Senior Public Relations Manager
Established in 2010, rewardStyle helps brands and lifestyle influencers monetize the digital space. With more than 250 team members, 100,000+ influencers, and 1 million brand partners across more than 100 countries. In 2014, LIKEtoKNOW.it was launched as rewardStyle’s consumer-facing, ready-to-shop mobile content distribution platform, which produces original influencer content actionable for millions of consumers worldwide.
Stella McCartney — PR Co-Ordinator
The ethical fashion pioneer launched her namesake luxury fashion house in 2001. A lifelong vegetarian, McCartney has never used leather, feathers, skin or fur in any of her designs. An LVMH-backed label since 2019, the brand’s core collections include women’s ready-to-wear, accessories, lingerie, eyewear, fragrance and kids.
Tory Burch — Senior PR Director and PR Assistant Roles
Founded in 2004 in New York City, Tory Burch is an American luxury brand with collections including ready-to-wear, handbags, footwear, accessories, jewellery, home and beauty. Tory Sport, launched in September 2015, is performance activewear designed for workouts and weekends.
Rest of World
Burberry — PR and Communications Co-Ordinator
Founded in 1856, Burberry is a quintessentially British brand, with outerwear at its core. Based in London, under the creative direction of Riccardo Tisci, Burberry combines its heritage of innovation and craftsmanship in its design of womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, accessories and beauty. The company has approximately 10,000 employees globally.
Saint Laurent — PR Event Executive
Founded in 1961, Yves Saint Laurent was the first couture house to introduce the concept of luxury prêt-à-porter. In 1999, Kering acquired the label — today, under the creative direction of Anthony Vaccarello. Saint Laurent collections include women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, shoes, handbags, small leather goods, jewelry, scarves, ties and eyewear.
Shopify — PR & Communications Lead
Founded in 2006, Shopify is a platform built for independent business owners to start, sell, market and manage their businesses online and in-store. Shopify has helped over 1,700,000 people in 175 countries take control of where they take their businesses.
Stella McCartney — Social Media Co-Ordinator
The ethical fashion pioneer launched her namesake luxury fashion house in 2001. A lifelong vegetarian, McCartney has never used leather, feathers, skin or fur in any of her designs. An LVMH-backed label since 2019, the brand’s core collections include women’s ready-to-wear, accessories, lingerie, eyewear, fragrance and kids.
Tory Burch — PR and Communications Manager
Founded in 2004 in New York City, Tory Burch is an American luxury brand with collections including ready-to-wear, handbags, footwear, accessories, jewellery, home and beauty. Tory Sport, launched in September 2015, is performance activewear designed for workouts and weekends.
