Staffing, Recruitment, & HR Blog
We’re looking for a Temporary Technical Designer to join our client’s team in San Francisco. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong technical design experience who knows the details behind great-fitting, well-constructed outerwear.
From jackets and puffers to parkas and performance pieces, this role will support fit, construction, and technical development across a variety of styles. If outerwear is your area of expertise, we’d love to connect!
Pop-ups are an exciting way for brands to bring their product to life in new markets. Whether it’s testing a new market, supporting a product launch, or bringing an online community together in person, these temporary spaces create an opportunity to experience a brand in a completely different way.
Behind every great pop-up is the team bringing that experience to life.
At EB, we’ve helped brands staff pop-ups across the country, from one-time activations to ongoing retail launches in multiple markets. Our goal is build brand-aligned teams that are passionate about the vision and the overall success of the pop-up.
Pop-up hiring moves quickly, but that doesn’t mean finding the right fit matters any less.
For a customer walking into a pop-up, the person greeting them, introducing the product, or helping them make a purchase becomes an immediate representation of the brand. That experience needs to feel authentic.
For many customers, this may be their first or only in-person interaction with the brand, so it’s important that the experience feels thoughtful and leaves a strong, positive impression.
This is where our focus on brand DNA comes into play. Before recruiting begins, we get to know the brand, its customer, aesthetic, values, and the kind of experience it wants to create. From there, we look for people who can naturally bring that personality into the space.
Retail experience matters. Genuine enthusiasm for the brand matters, too.
Taking a pop-up into a new market comes with a unique set of hiring needs. A brand may have a strong internal team at home but need to build an entirely new retail team hundreds or thousands of miles away.
EB can support that process across the country.
Our nationwide recruiting network allows us to find local talent while giving brands one consistent staffing partner from market to market. If a pop-up moves from New York to Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, or somewhere completely new, the hiring process doesn’t need to start over with a different partner each time.
The location changes. The understanding of the brand stays the same.
Every pop-up looks a little different, and so does the team behind it.
A longer activation may need experienced retail leadership to oversee the space, while a weekend event might call for a team of energetic sales associates or brand ambassadors. Other pop-ups need stock support, operations help, or additional hands during high-traffic days.
We build around what the activation actually needs rather than approaching every pop-up with the same staffing model.
Our experience within fashion, home, and beauty also gives us an understanding of the people behind these roles. Many members of the EB team come from the industries we recruit for, so we know the importance of finding talent who understands the product, customer, and pace of the environment.
Pop-ups tend to move quickly. Once a location is secured and dates are set, there can be a relatively short window to get a team in place.
Having a recruiting team already connected to retail talent can make that process much more seamless.
EB manages the sourcing, screening, candidate communication, and coordination that happens before opening day, giving the internal team more room to focus on everything else that goes into bringing the space together. This includes onboarding and handling all necessary paperwork so clients don’t have to.
When the doors open, the goal is for the team to feel ready to step in and represent the brand.
One of the most exciting parts of a pop-up is its flexibility. A brand can show up somewhere new, meet a different customer, and create an experience that may only exist for a few days or weeks.
Staffing that experience doesn’t need to feel temporary.
At EB, we approach pop-up hiring with the same attention to brand DNA that we bring to our permanent searches. We get to know the brand first, then build a team around it—wherever the next activation happens to be.
For brands planning one pop-up or an entire calendar of activations across the country, our team is there to help make sure the right people are in place when the doors open.
The space may be temporary, but the impression a great team leaves behind isn’t.
More On Bringing Pop-Ups to Life:
We’re looking for a part-time Fit Model to work with our client, a leading intimate apparel company in the Los Angeles area. This is an ongoing opportunity working directly with the design and product development team to help perfect fit, proportion, and comfort.
Fit Specifications:
• Bra: 34C–D
• Bust: 37–38.5"
• Waist: 29.5–31"
• Hip: 39.5–41"
• Height: 5'7"
• Top: M
• Bottom: M
The schedule is flexible, with approximately two on-site sessions per week in Chatsworth, typically around two hours per session between 2–4 PM.
Compensation: $21–$25/hour
If you’re a good fit and your measurements align with the specs above, please send your resume to Pooja@emergingblue.com. We’d love to hear from you!
We’re looking for an E-Commerce Data and Product Listing Specialist to join a growing team in Brooklyn, NY. This role is a great fit for someone who knows their way around Excel and major marketplaces like Amazon, Wayfair, or Walmart and enjoys keeping product information accurate, organized, and up to date.
Great retail starts with great leadership. We’re looking for an Assistant Store Director to join our client and help create the kind of experience that keeps customers coming back. If you love being on the sales floor, building genuine relationships, and helping a team grow and succeed, we’d love to connect!
Know what it takes to keep a growing e-commerce business running smoothly? We’re looking for a Senior E-commerce Platform Manager to own and evolve the Shopify Plus experience across a portfolio of premium consumer brands.
If you love finding smarter ways to improve the online shopping experience and know the ins and outs of Shopify Plus, we’d love to connect!
Have a strong instinct for what customers want next? We’re hiring a Merchandising Manager to bring together product knowledge, sales insights, and a sharp eye for trends to help make an impact across the business.
If you’re always thinking one step ahead when it comes to product, we’d love to hear from you!
Finding great talent starts with understanding what makes a brand different.
Experience and skillset will always play an important role in hiring, but they only tell part of the story. Every brand has its own culture, aesthetic, values, and point of view. Together, those pieces make up its brand DNA—and the people behind the brand become an extension of it.
At EB, understanding that DNA is where the recruiting process begins. Our team comes from the fashion, home, and beauty industries, giving us firsthand knowledge of the space and the people within it. We pair our industry experience with something equally as important: taking the time to understand what makes each individual brand its own.
A job description can outline responsibilities, experience, and qualifications. What it can't always capture are the details that make someone feel right for a particular team.
A fast-growing brand may need someone who feels comfortable building as they go. An established team may be looking for a specific category background or someone who can bring a new perspective. Culture, working style, product, customer, and future goals can all shape what the right fit looks like.
This is where brand DNA becomes an important part of the conversation. Before getting too far into a search, we want to understand the bigger picture. The more we know about the brand itself, the more intentional we can be about the people we introduce.
That understanding works both ways. It also allows us to talk with candidates about more than the position. We can share the story behind the opportunity and give them a sense of the brand they could become part of.
Each industry has their own nuances. Job titles vary between brands, category experience can carry a lot of weight, and two resumes that look similar at first glance can represent very different backgrounds.
Many members of the EB team have worked within these industries before moving into recruiting. These experiences give us a natural familiarity with the roles we're hiring for and helps us recognize the details that matter.
We're also constantly connected to the talent market. Conversations happen every day with people across design, merchandising, product, digital, retail, and beyond. Some are actively looking for what's next; many aren't.
Over time, those conversations turn into relationships. When a new search begins, in addition to reviewing the applications coming in, we also are able to connect with people we've gotten to know throughout their careers.
A recruiting partnership works best when it feels collaborative.
Our clients bring an understanding of their business that no outside partner could replace. We bring our knowledge of the industry, talent network, and perspective from being in the hiring market every day. Combining the two gives us a much fuller picture of the search.
That collaboration continues as the process moves forward. Candidate feedback can lead to a conversation about the market. An interview might uncover something new about what the team needs. Priorities can shift. The search evolves, and we evolve with it.
Meanwhile, our team keeps the day-to-day pieces moving—from sourcing and screening to scheduling and candidate communication. The internal team stays connected without having to carry every part of the search on its own.
Some of our client relationships have grown over years and across many different hires. There's a real benefit to that history.
With each search, we learn more. We get to know the team and the personalities within it. We see which backgrounds have worked well in the past and gain a better understanding of where the business is headed.
Most importantly, we continue learning the brand's DNA.
That knowledge doesn't disappear when a position is filled. It carries into the next conversation, the next hire, and the next stage of growth.
At EB, that's the kind of recruiting partnership we value most. One built on industry experience, relationships, and a genuine understanding of the brand.
The goal isn't simply to find someone who can do the job. It's to find talent who connects with what the brand stands for and can become part of where it's going next.
More on finding the right talent for your brand:
Looking for your next move in merchandising? We’re hiring a Merchandising Manager – Seasonal Décor & Botanicals to join a growing e-commerce brand in San Francisco.
If you have a great eye for seasonal décor and botanicals, love keeping up with trends, and are always thinking about what customers will want next, we’d love to connect!
Calling all NYC retail lovers! We’re looking for Retail Pop-Up Support to help bring an upcoming brand experience to life.
At EB, we’re passionate about connecting great talent with great brands. We help build successful pop-up teams across the country, creating memorable retail experiences that bring brands to life.
If you’re looking to be part of an exciting retail pop-up—or need help staffing a pop-up for your brand—we’d love to hear from you!
Luxury retail is all about creating memorable experiences, and our client is looking for Sales Associates who do just that. If you enjoy building genuine relationships and delivering personalized service, we'd love to connect.
Love bringing brands to life through creative storytelling? Our client is looking for a Creative Director to lead campaigns, inspire a creative team, and create work that makes an impact. If you're both a strategic thinker and a hands-on creator, we'd love to connect.
Passionate about product and merchandising? We're looking for an Associate Merchant – Bath to join a growing team and help shape what's next for the category. If you're someone who loves digging into trends, product, and the customer experience, we'd love to connect.
We're hiring! Our client, a growing women's apparel brand, is looking for a Junior Technical Designer to support product development from fit sessions to production. If you have experience with garment construction, technical packages, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, we'd love to connect.
Exciting opportunity in San Francisco, CA! We're looking for a Director of Merchandising – Bedding & Mattresses to lead merchandising strategy, identify new growth opportunities, and expand a high-performing product assortment for our client, a fast-growing home brand.
Exciting opportunities in Charleston, SC! We're hiring Technical Designers – All Levels for our client, a contemporary women's apparel brand. We're looking for Senior Technical Designers, Technical Designers, and Associate Technical Designers who are passionate about product development, garment fit, and bringing great designs to life.
