Fashion Nova is an inclusive fashion-forward and trend-driven apparel and lifestyle brand that celebrates all dimensions of confidence. We use our platform to spread positivity with brands for women, men, curve, luxe, sport, swim, beauty, and kids. We are obsessed with creating the best experience available for our customers and employees.
Fashion Nova was built on the backbone of individuality and inclusiveness. Our brands are worn and celebrated worldwide by customers, celebrities, and influencers because of our uniquely creative and talented employees.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are looking for a highly motivated Model Booking Agent to oversee our models. To be successful in this role, you must be able to keep pace in a highly fluid, ever-changing, collaborative workplace. You must also have excellent communication skills in order to engage the attention of our experienced leadership team and influence|respond to complexities with a high level of technical acumen.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Recruit, cast and test new models
- Drive continuous castings for all categories
- Maintain library of images on database of models by category
- Present new castings in a model deck weekly
- General admin related tasks such as on boarding all new models
- Booking models
- Reporting directly into our Studio Operations Director, you will be responsible for
- contributing to the day-to-day oversite of our team of models
- Working to source options and bookings for all talent bookings required for Fashion
- Nova’s eCommerce shoots, editorial in-house and location shoots, internal testing, content and social bookings, and other creative projects
- Developing a creative ability to understand Fashion Nova’s model families and our Aesthetic - Using this to recognize appropriate model suggestions and ensuring all imagery used both internally and externally is in line with this expected standard
- Contributing to the evolving Fashion Nova talent brief keeping up to date with the Fashion Nova customer and ensuring they always feel represented across all category pages
- Taking ownership of models you have booked, working alongside the Studio Operations team to maximize each model’s potential and ensure consistency overtime
- Addressing any model issues professionally and expeditiously
- Nurturing existing relationships with international model agencies as well as establishing new ones when required, ensuring our first-class reputation is maintained and that all suppliers operate in-line with our standards
- In depth understanding of the model team budget and rate structure facilitating confident negotiation skills with agencies
- Working closely with your management team to successfully deliver the department
- Strategy - Build strong, professional and collaborative relationships with the wider
- Studio Operations team
- Working with the wider dept to ensure budget, cost per product, creative quality and volumetric KPIs are adhered to
- Strong awareness of model analysis, making use of this information to make informed casting decisions
- Demonstrating excellent brand awareness by identifying areas for review, researching ideas and assessing competition when required to ensure we are market leaders
- Encouraging the team to be authentic, brave and creative and to follow all company and departmental strategies, leading by example
- Delivering projects to support the department strategy and any other adhoc tasks defined by the Studio Operations Director
- Contributing to team and departmental meetings
- Be recognized as an aspirational figure within your team and the wider department
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- Five plus years of experience as a Booking Agent for models
- Expert level proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
- Professional expertise on a variety of creative and operational dynamics in a fashion or eCommerce environment
- Ability to thrive in an agile environment requiring the ability to pivot and produce under accelerated deadlines
- Proven history of establishing and elevating cross functional business partnerships
- BA|BS degree or equivalent work experience
- English, additional language(s) an advantage
- Schedule of this position: Monday – Friday | Core business hours | Onsite
BENEFITS
- Formalized career paths
- Flat management platform
- Manager Training Academy
- Creative Development Internship Program
- Fashion Nova Cares Program
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- 401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibility
- Stocked kitchens with gratis snacks and drinks
- Weekly catered lunches
- Summer Fridays at Headquarters
- Team bonding events and programs
- Employee discounts
Fashion Nova, LLC, and subsidiaries thereof, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are steadfast in our commitment to equal employment opportunities and pledge that these objectives are reflected in all aspects of our daily operations. We will continue to recruit, hire, train, and advance in employment qualified individuals in all job titles without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, status as a protected veteran, criminal history, or status as an individual with a disability; and shall not discriminate against any individual, any such characteristic, nor any other classification protected by local, state and|or federal law.
