And yes, some of them involve influencers:
Author:Dhani MauPublish date:May 31, 2019Updated onJun 3, 2019Welcome to Career Week! While we always make career-focused content a priority on Fashionista, we thought spring would be a good time to give you an extra helping of tips and tricks on how to make it in the fashion and beauty industries.
Attempting to enter the fashion industry now, at a time when so many things about it are in flux, is not an enviable position to be in. But while certain roles once seen as dream jobs are becoming less and less available, there are jobs out there. You just might not have heard of them, and they may require a new skillset or some unconventional internship experience.
Stitch Fix is not the only company making personal styling — over the computer — a viable career option. The company has paved the way for a slew of similar startups. Plus, more traditional retailers are hiring stylists to improve and personalize their online shopping experiences. It's been one strategy for retailers that initially relied on brick-and-mortar sales, to develop stronger relationships with their online customers and get a leg up on digital-only competitors like Net-a-Porter.
Ayr employs client specialists dedicated specifically to interacting with customers over Instagram DM. "This is a hybrid customer service/brand marketing role," explains Maggie Winter, the brand's CEO and Co-Founder. "DM'ing is one of the best ways to get fast, easy responses to our audience in real time. On our team, this person also takes FaceTime appointments."
Data ScientistDespite not being a typical career path for someone interested in fashion, data scientists are in high demand among fashion companies right now, from Stitch Fix to Farfetch to J.Crew. They can help brands and retailers perfect everything from inventory to price to fit. Stitch Fix employs over 100 data scientists, who are crucial to the company's business model of predicting the styles its users will like through algorithms .
"We also have separate pricing experts in fashion that are focused on understanding trends and how these relate to resale value," says a rep for the luxury consignment retailer. "It's completely unique in that they have their finger on the pulse of current and past season trends, what's happening in the industry as well as following our own data to understand daily, weekly and monthly shifts in resale value by designer and style.
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