Talent Spotlight - DeMarcus Burks

Meet DeMarcus Burks! A self-defined footwear enthusiast who is an U.S. Air Force Airman turned FIDM graduate.  His passionate gravitation towards fashion began in retail, and he has since been committed to a career in design. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Footwear Design & Development as well as an Associate's Degree in Merchandise Product Development. He also has solid Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills to create footwear sketches and tech packs, along with a keen eye for concept and trend. 

DeMarcus is passionate about the sneaker culture and is looking for an assistant footwear designer role with an innovative footwear brand. Valuing sustainability, he wholeheartedly believes we can make an incredibly positive impact on our environment when we focus on being in balance with nature. A fun fact about DeMarcus is that he has visited 8 countries. He believes traveling is a must for all designers as it helps open the mind to fresh, new ideas and the different trends and designs every culture brings. He sounds awesome, right?

While currently Los Angeles based, DeMarcus is open to relocating for the right opportunity, and is open to full-time, temporary and project-based roles. Are you in need of an assistant designer with experience in Adobe applications like Illustrator, Photoshop, and Rhino 3D? Then DeMarcus is the creative talent you need! Connect with him here or at EMERGING BLUE.

Fall into a new job!

Are you in search of a job? Well you’ve definitely come to the right place for jobs in the fashion, home, and beauty industries. Take a look at our current open roles below, and apply directly if they match your skill set and what you’re looking for. If you don’t see a role that aligns — feel free to submit your resume to our Talent Pool and we will reach out once a role opens up that is a better match.

Current Open Jobs

E-Commerce Performance Marketing Manager — San Francisco (full-time)

COO — Las Vegas (full-time)

Technical Designer, Intimates Apparel — San Francisco (freelance/temp)

Human Resources Business Partner — Modesto, CA (full-time)

Director Account Management & Customer Success — Nassau, The Bahamas (full-time)

Head of Merchant Onboarding & Account Management — Nassau, The Bahamas (full-time)

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Marketing Job in San Francisco!

We have an exciting new job in San Francisco, and we’re looking for a great candidate! Are you part analytical and part creative? Do you love marketing and have experience working in the cosmetics industry? If so, we have a fantastic job for you in San Francisco, CA with a growing company! Our fabulous client is looking to add to their team an E-Commerce Performance Marketing Manager. This marketing manager is responsible for developing and managing their web and education customer acquisition, email marketing and digital marketing efforts to increase site traffic and improve conversion.

Click here to read the full job description + to apply!

Congrats Ruby Ribbon!

As staffing leaders, we love when we hear of a successful hire… but when it’s 2 successful hires, even better! The “intimates-and-athleisure” apparel brand Ruby Ribbon hired two new executives to its team — a CFO/COO and CMO. We want to give a huge congratulations to Michelle Sanft and Loly Hlade on your exciting new roles with Ruby Ribbon.

Click here to read the full article.

Talent Spotlight - Sarah Laws

Meet Sarah Laws – a color, trend and concept design director with more than 15 years in the apparel and footwear industries. Sarah worked at Nike in color design & direction for 10 years, where she started as a junior designer and worked her way to director. Additionally, she spent five years as a footwear designer in NYC and Boston. She is a passionate design leader who has strong skills in concepting, connecting seemingly disparate links in trends and culture, color expertise, and mentoring other creatives. She has many proud moments in her long, successful career such as working with the Los Angeles Rams to create new color for their uniforms that launched this year. 

Want to know something fun about Sarah? She studied to be a Master Chocolatier in France! One of her hobbies aside from design is making French-inspired chocolate confections like Bon Bons and bars.

Next up for Sarah professionally is a creative role focused on Color, Trend, Concept and Direction. If you are looking for a creative who is a people-driven, conscientious leader, then Sarah is the talent you need. Connect with Sarah here or at EMERGING BLUE.

Holiday Season to Boost the Economy

As we approach the holiday season, recent indicators are showing that consumer confidence is changing in Los Angeles. Andrew Asch from California Apparel News reviewed recent surveys and writes on this West Coast traction. 

Click here to read the article from Apparel News.

Talk With Talent Leaders Every Wednesday

We have great news! We’re holding “Office Hours” every Wednesday from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. pacific standard time. “Office Hours” is a virtual event where staffing, recruiting and talent leaders answer any question you may have. This weekly virtual event is open to anyone and everyone!

If you have questions about job searches, how to write a resume, interview tips or perhaps networking strategies, then jump in to get all your questions answered by a panel of staffing and recruiting leaders. If this or next Wednesday does not work for you, do not sweat it… we are hosting the virtual event every Wednesday, so drop in to whichever virtual ZOOM session that works best for you.

Click here to register for the weekly Wednesday event — or use this link to join in last minute.

We look forward to supporting all of the job seekers out there!

Jobs in the Home Goods Industry

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Coronavirus pandemic has altered the U.S. American retail landscape and accelerated a shift in retail. We are excited to see that the home goods sector depicts sales soaring well-above the other retail industries. With that, we have seen a hiring increase! We put together a list of jobs from our wonderful clients within the home goods and homewares industry, so take a look at the jobs and their descriptions below. If any of the roles speak to you, please apply! If you know someone who is a great match, feel free to pass along the job opportunity along.

Havenly, Designer Onboarding Specialist, Atlanta, GA

Havenly, Design Team Lead, Atlanta, GA

Havenly, Social Media Manager, Denver, CO

Havenly, Designer Onboarding Specialist, Denver, CO

Cost Plus World Market, Assistant Buyer, Alameda, CA

Cost Plus World Market, Assistant Manager: Merchandising, Corte Madera, CA

Cost Plus World Market, PT Assistant Manager: Merchandising, Mountain View, CA

Touch of Modern, Head of Human Resources, San Francisco, CA

Touch of Modern, Marketing Director, San Francisco, CA

Touch of Modern, Junior Account Coordinator, San Francisco, CA

Gucci x The RealReal Partner Together!

Gucci and The RealReal partner together for an incredible collaboration! Vogue’s article says that Gucci is going to have an “e-shop stocked with consignors’ items as well as merchandise brought in directly from Gucci.” If you are obsessed with The RealReal and Gucci as much as we are, then you too are excited for all of the pieces that will be in housed in Gucci’s e-shop.

Click here to read the full article.

New Job Alert: Email Marketing Specialist in Los Angeles!

We are searching for a freelance Email Marketing Specialist for our client in Los Angeles, California. Our client is a clean beauty company, and they are seeking a candidate with strong CPG, D2C and start-up experience. This freelance role is targeted for a duration of 3-4 months with potential for full-time hire. Read the job description below, and if the role matches your skills, simply apply and a recruiter will reach out to you.

Click here for the job description!

Talent Spotlight - Casey Shilling

Meet Casey – a results-driven Chief Marketing Officer with 20+ years of proven experience working alongside C-suite leadership to build high-growth, innovative lifestyle brands in retail, restaurant, fashion, food, and other consumer verticals. Working with brands like J. Hilburn, Zoës Kitchen, and The Container Store, Casey loves to use her marketing expertise to drive teams toward efficient, full-funnel and omnichannel growth while fostering dynamic workplace cultures.

Casey's spent almost 20 years at The Container Store where her marketing, public relations, and communications leadership contributed to the brand awareness and customer excitement around The Container Store’s differentiated and beloved shopping experience and nationally noted workplace culture. While at Zoës Kitchen, she was proud to lead marketing efforts during a pivotal digital transformation, as well as craft a creative, multi-year partnership with American Airlines on a branded, Zoës inflight food program, which won the 2020 International Flight Services Award for Best Inflight Food or Beverage.

From Casey’s ability to define a strategic vision and execute it, to driving digital transformation and leveraging data analytics to create an enhanced consumer experience, Casey has it all and ready to lead your marketing! Up next, Casey is looking for a marketing leadership role with an innovative brand that creatively engages with customers to create an experience that evokes emotion, inspires loyalty, and adds value to their lives. Connect with Casey here or at EMERGING BLUE.

What are you worth? Take the survey!

Take Fashionista's two-minute survey to see what other professionals at your level and in your field are making on average in 2020. This is a fantastic opportunity to get a better sense of what you're worth! Click here to take the survey.

Minnow's Pop-up Shop Opens in Newport Beach

Congratulations to minnow on the opening of the pop-up store at Lido Marina Village in Newport Beach, CA. Their pop-up store is open now through December 2020. Check minnow out for the cutest contemporary children’s swimwear.

Hiring For This Retail Holiday Season

The retail holiday season is going to be different this year.  With people still hesitant about shopping inside stores, and curbside pick-up and eCommerce shopping at an all-time high, staffing for your usual holiday season will need to be analyzed and thought-out.

Here are a few ideas to help you be prepared:

1. Listen to your customers. Ask your customers what their shopping preference will be this holiday season and how best you can support them. Based on the results, analyze your current org. charts and adjust where needed to support the additional staffing needs. 

2. Safety comes first. The last thing you need is a new hire that has to take 2-3 weeks off for testing positive. Therefore, ensure you’re following CDC guidelines when conducting interviews, staying 6 feet away, wearing a mask, and swap the handshake for an elbow bump. Also, when possible, utilize digital or video interviewing instead of in-person.

3. Extra, Extra! We can’t predict the future, but chances are there will be times when employees call-out last minute to care for someone or to care for themselves. Therefore, hire a few extra seasonal employees to allow for back-up needs.

4. Ask for help. This is the time to work with external partners to help recruit and hire for your staffing needs.  At Emerging Blue, we are here to support your hiring objectives with temporary staffing, seasonal hourly workers and pop-up retail support. Reach out to us at info@emergingblue.com to learn more about how we can help you!

Happy Holidays!

With Love,

Emerging Blue

Hiring in the Bahamas

Is your dream to live and work in The Bahamas? Guess what? We have two amazing opportunities with our client in Nassau. Check the two opportunities below and apply if you’re interested. Know someone who is a perfect fit for the roles? Great! We’d love to chat with them so feel free to share the opportunities with them.

1. Director Account Management & Customer Success — Nassau, The Bahamas

2. Head of Merchant Onboarding & Account Management — Nassau, The Bahamas

We Have Remote & Onsite Job Opportunities!

Hiring has increased! Take a look at the jobs and their descriptions below with our wonderful clients across the fashion, home and beauty industries. If any of the roles speak to you, apply! If you know someone who is a great match, feel free to pass along the job opportunity along. We love referrals!

Planning Excel Analyst — Remote (freelance/temp)

Senior UX Designer — Remote (full-time)

COO — Las Vegas (full-time)

Technical Designer, Intimates Apparel — San Francisco (freelance/temp)

Design Lead Manager — San Francisco (full-time)

Part-time Retail Sales Associate — Newport Beach, CA (freelance/temp)

Key Holder — Newport Beach, CA (freelance/temp)

Human Resources Business Partner — Modesto, CA (full-time)

Director Account Management & Customer Success — Nassau, The Bahamas (full-time)

Head of Merchant Onboarding & Account Management — Nassau, The Bahamas (full-time)