Another shiny job opportunity in NYC! Our client, a jewelry company with a wide portfolio of impressive brands, is looking for a Global Jewelry Merchandising Manager to manage the entire line as well as their fashion segment.
Now Hiring: Director of CRM & Manager of Consumer Lifecycle Marketing
Looking for a digital or marketing job in NYC? We’re hiring a Director of CRM and a Manager of Consumer Lifecycle Marketing for our client, a rapidly growing naturally inspired beauty and skincare brand. Interested? Click the links below to apply:
Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! We are so grateful for the red, white, and (emerging) BLUE!
Now Hiring: Director of HR & Culture
Another exciting leadership role with Mizzen+Main, a premium menswear brand based in Dallas. We’re on the search for a Director of HR & Culture to be the champion of company culture and be responsible for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, training, retention, and tactical needs of traditional human resources.
If you’re interested, click here to read the full JD and to apply.
Happy National Work From Home Day!
Happy National Work From Home Day! Or should we say, Work From Anywhere Day! If you’re looking for a job that gives you the flexibility to travel and take your job with you wherever you go, look no further! We’re always hiring for remote opportunities. Check them out!
Now Hiring: Interior Design Consultants & Retail Sales and Interior Design Associate
Experienced in Interior Design? We’re thrilled to be hiring for several roles with our client, an online interior design company, who is launching a temporary pop-up in SoHo! This is a great opportunity to be among fellow creatives who share a passion for interior design in an inspired space.
Check out these opportunities here:
Visiting the Los Angeles Brand Assembly Show
Nothing beats discovering & building new relationships with the most explosive brands in fashion, home, & beauty. Read more about Alonya's exciting visit to the Brand Assembly show in LA last week below:
Alonya Van Rooyen, Recruiting Account Director for Fashion at Emerging Blue.
“Last week I visited the Brand assembly Tradeshow in DTLA, which was such a cool, creative and collaborative space. It was so great to get out there again and see people excited, touch and feel products, and mingle with talented folks. Overall the theme ringing through this show was MADE IN THE USA (mostly Cali) as well as sustainable and ethical practices. So excited to see that the brands of tomorrow are designing thoughtfully. It’s definitely possible to make beautiful products and still love our planet. I had the pleasure of networking with some really great brands.
These are some of my favorites and why:
Emerging Blue’s goal is to deliver great talent to great brands and I sure hope I get to work with some of these in the future. Exciting things are on the horizon in the world of Fashion, Home and Beauty.
Thatch Jewellery –Designed and made in California.
This is a woman-owned company and I had the pleasure of meeting Elizabeth their new social media and digital strategy manager. She walked me through their collection of hand-crafted gold and silver pieces, stylish, elegant, and playful. Their constellation and element pendants are gorgeous and delicate and the script necklace is on my bucket list, just picking which one I want first! It’s so hard to choose!!
These ladies know what they are doing, follow them on Instagram @thatch.jewelry where they post how they make these beauties and how to style them.
Marine Layer – Bay Area Brand
Marine layer is an old love of mine and a brand that we are lucky enough to work with. It was so great to see the new collection in all its glory. If you don’t already own a Marine Layer tee you don’t know what you are missing. My favorite is the hemp blend boyfriend tee which I have in every color! What I love about Marine layer is their commitment to sustainable practices. Their Respun fabric is cutting-edge and includes their customers in their walk to a more sustainable world. You give them your old tee’s and they turn them into new, even better, even softer ones. It’s genius. We love working with Marine Layer and look forward to continuing the partnership.
Perfect white Tee – designed and made in LA
I am a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl, a pair of 501®’s and a white tee, yes please! Now don’t get me wrong it can't be any old plain tee, it has to be a thoughtfully designed tee in a beautiful fabric, not always easy to find! However, I have found the answer to my endless search for the perfect tee. I need one in every color from this brand. Funny enough, when I told my husband I met them, he said he has been buying their men’s tee’s for a while now and loves them!
They garment dye their colors, which makes them that much more special. They really only get better with each wash and wear, becoming so personal to the owner. They also have a great recycled cotton collection.
I had the pleasure of meeting one of the co-owners, Jen, and a couple other members of the team; Sammie and Layson. I really hope I get to collaborate with these guys one day soon. Definitely a brand to watch.
Cleobella – designed in California
Cleobella is another brand on a growth trajectory and it was so lovely to meet Devon, their VP at the show. Her passion for the brand and its products was present throughout the conversation. At Cleobella, sustainability and ethical practices are at the core of their brand. They are deeply rooted in their partnerships with independent artisans around the world. Their products are hand made while preserving traditional heritage techniques. I’m a textile junky, I actually majored in textile design and technology, so their block printed garments have a special place in my heart. I know the time and the process this takes to make. Each block is hand placed into the repeat position, giving it a slightly off-register print which makes it that much more special than the mass-produced prints, it’s perfectly imperfect. This is a labor of love. These traditional techniques are often forgotten and it’s so great to see a brand that is bringing this back, giving back to communities, and keeping it fresh and stylish. Another one to watch! They are on the move.
The standard stitch
Hello, sustainable loungewear! If one thing ran through the show it was "made local" and "sustainability" and these folks had both. Beautiful, soft loungewear made out of sustainable fabrications and produced in LA. Even their business card was embedded with wildflowers and could be planted to give you a bunch of flowers! What makes this special is that it’s not only the fabric they use but that they literally have thought of the entire process of creating a garment and every step in between. Making sure they shift the norm and do things better, cleaner, more thoughtfully. This means the materials they use, the water and toxins in the washing process, the packaging and even the manufacturing are all done in best ways possible to have as little impact on our earth as possible. These people are shaking the industry up. I can wait to get a few pairs of their joggers!
Do yourself a favor and give these brands a visit.
Now Hiring: Ecommerce Manager
Calling all eCommerce experts! We’re hiring an eCommerce Manager for a growing womenswear brand based in Vernon, CA.
Interested? Click here to apply or send your resume to Pooja Sachan at pooja@emergingblue.com!
Keep These Tips In Mind While Hiring Recent Graduates
It’s always refreshing to watch as your team evolves with the introduction of new ideas, mindsets, and perspectives. If you’re planning to grow your team with the addition of recent graduates, there is much to consider.
While interviewing the fresh faces of the working world, your conversations should include, however also extend beyond, specific details of the job and real-world experience. You can’t expect a recent college graduate with little industry experience to have every hard skill the job entails. It’s important to look at the person as a whole and to identify their soft skills. As long as he/she is eager to grow and take on a challenge, the hard skills can be learned.
There are many other factors to consider prior to hiring a new grad, including developing opportunities for growth, providing diverse pathways, and gathering feedback from your current employees. To learn more about these talent acquisition tips, check out this Forbes article: 16 Talent Acquisition Tips to Keep In Mind When Hiring New Grads.
Featured: minnow on the Cover of Architectural Digest!
How exciting to see our client, minnow, featured on the cover of Architectural Digest! Big celebrations are in order 💙
And it couldn't be more perfect timing, because we're currently hiring a VP of Operations and Finance at minnow. Check out this opportunity here.
Click here to read the full article on Architectural Digest.
Now Hiring: Sales Associate Specialty East & West
#DoubleJobAlert! We’re hiring two Sales Associates for Mizzen+Main, Specialty East and Specialty West to manage both territories of independent and men’s specialty accounts. 3+ years working with specialty accounts in wholesale sales is preferred. Menswear experience is a plus! Both roles are located at their headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
Click here to read the job descriptions:
Happy Summer Solstice!
It’s the longest day of the year! Go enjoy it!
Now Hiring: Licensed Optician
Want to join the KREWE? We’re on the lookout for a Licensed Optician to ensure a seamless integration of KREWE’s Optical Program into their existing Nashville high fashion eyewear market.
Learn more about this opportunity here.
Now Hiring: Senior Manager, Consumer & Shopper Insights
Want to work remotely for one of the peak performing outdoor apparel & gear brands in the industry? We’re hiring a Senior Manager of Consumer & Shopper Insights to to lead, conduct, interpret, and present consumer research for our client.
Check out this once in a lifetime opportunity here!
Now Hiring: Director of Merchandising - Boys & Newborns
#JobAlert! We’re hiring a Director of Merchandising for our client, a childrenswear brand in San Francisco. In this role, you will lead the merchandise and assortment strategies across their Boys and Newborns businesses.
Sound like a fit for you? Click here to learn more & to apply or send your resume to alonya@emergingblue.com.
Fenty Beauty Is Now Available At ULTA!
One of the most rapidly growing, inclusive beauty brands of 2022 (and one of our personal EB favorites), Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, is now available at ULTA!
Fenty Beauty was founded by Rihanna, who is most commonly known for her notable achievements in the music industry. Originally from Barbados, she has always had a fascination with makeup, and would model her mother’s lipstick even as a young girl. Makeup has always been one of her special tools for creativity and self expression.
“Makeup is there for you to play with. It’s there for you to have fun with. It should never feel like pressure, and it should never feel like a uniform.”
Having noticed a gap in the industry of tones for all skin types, Rihanna launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 so that “people everywhere would be included.” Her focus has always been to create a lightweight product that works for all skin tones, especially those that are traditionally most difficult to match. One of our favorite things about her line is her goal to “make skin look like skin.”
Fenty Beauty has grown exponentially since it’s initial launch, and is now one of the largest players in today’s beauty industry. In an industry that has been so traditionally exclusive, we admire her commitment towards inclusion of all people with all skin types. There is no doubt that the success of a brand with these strong values at the core of it’s foundation, is well deserved.
Click here to learn everything there is to know about Fenty Beauty.
Click here to see what other amazing beauty brands are now available at ULTA!