BoF Careers

Don’t miss your chance to enter a draw to win a $200 beauty gift card. If you work in beauty — or aspire to — we want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the BoF Careers annual survey to identify the most desirable beauty companies to work for in 2026. Your feedback will help shape this year’s beauty focused rankings and define what truly makes an employer desirable in today’s landscape. The survey should only take 5–6 minutes to complete. As a thank you for participating, you can opt into a draw to win a $200 beauty gift card*. TAKE THE SURVEY: https://lnkd.in/eEsUtr_J

We are pleased to introduce two recent new partners on BoF Careers. Haus Labs — The vegan and cruelty-free clean makeup brand is focused on delivering high-tech, high-pigment and high-performance makeup. ArdAzAei — The brand crafts couture and prêt-à-porter collections, with many designs influenced by Bahareh’s interest in gemmology, the study of gemstones. Sustainability is at the core of its mission. Haus Labs and ArdAzAei are currently hiring for various roles. At BoF Careers, we’re more than the leading platform for global fashion, luxury and beauty roles. We are a trusted knowledge partner, helping organisations articulate who they are and why they matter. Through partnered content, storytelling and audience amplification, we support brands in showcasing their identity, purpose and employee experience to a community that deeply understands and cares about the industry. Join Haus Labs, ArdAzAei and many more brands as a BoF Careers partner. Reach out here: https://lnkd.in/e-prFhpc

Since its foundation in 2007, London-based fashion brand COS has steadily grown its global presence. Today it counts 247 stores in 49 physical markets, with the brand entering India in late 2025. Driving this strategy is COS’ global growth team. This multidisciplinary function steers the brand’s international expansion and is responsible for all aspects of store rollout, from scouting new locations to analysing local market contexts. To learn more about how COS is scaling its global footprint with purpose, while staying true to its brand identity, The Business of Fashion sits down with three members of its growth team. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/ePYUNA5b And to join COS and many more brands as a BoF Careers partner. Reach out here: https://lnkd.in/eQBSzarZ BoF Careers is more than the leading platform for global fashion, luxury and beauty roles. We are a trusted knowledge partner, helping organisations articulate who they are and why they matter. Through partnered content, storytelling and audience amplification, we support brands in showcasing their identity, purpose and employee experience to a community that deeply understands and cares about the industry.

If you work in the beauty industry — or aspire to — we want to hear from you. BoF launched its annual survey to identify the industry’s top employers and explore how AI and new career standards are reshaping the global beauty and fashion workforces. Share your thoughts for a chance to win a $200 beauty gift card. Learn more about it below from Priya Rao — our Executive Editor, The Business of Beauty: https://lnkd.in/ez_xU6BX

Who is the most desirable fashion & beauty employer in 2026? If you work in fashion or beauty — or aspire to — we want to hear from you. Last year, BoF Careers published a new ranking across the industry with The Most Desirable Fashion Companies to Work For. The learnings provided the global community with essential insights to navigate today’s shifting employment landscape. Our 2026 survey has launched and we would love to hear your perspective once again. Your feedback will be key in identifying the industry’s top employers and exploring how AI and new career standards are reshaping the global fashion and beauty workforces. The survey should only take 5–6 minutes to complete. As a thank you for participating, you can opt into a draw to win a $200 luxury gift card*. Nominate Your Top 3: https://lnkd.in/eEsUtr_J

We are pleased to introduce two new partners on BoF Careers. UNDERDAYS — Co-founded by Oria Mackenzie and Amelia Salas in 2021, Underdays is a London-based direct-to-consumer underwear brand focused on body-positive design, inclusive sizing and comfort. FoundRae — New York–based Foundrae is a fine jewellery brand founded by Beth Hutchens in 2015. Built around a symbolic design language centred on motifs, the brand encourages wearers to express their personal stories by combining different charms and medallions. Underdays and Foundrae are currently hiring for various roles. At BoF Careers, we’re more than the leading platform for global fashion, luxury and beauty roles. We are a trusted knowledge partner, helping organisations articulate who they are and why they matter. Through partnered content, storytelling and audience amplification, we support brands in showcasing their identity, purpose and employee experience to a community that deeply understands and cares about the industry. Join Underdays, Foundrae and many more brands as a BoF Careers partner. Reach out here: https://lnkd.in/e-prFhpc

How to Protect Work-Life Balance in the Fashion and Beauty Industries Achieving work-life balance — finding that equilibrium of meeting professional responsibilities while sustaining personal wellbeing and private life — remains particularly challenging in fast-paced, competitive industries like fashion and beauty. Brand calendars fuel constant consumer engagement, with continuous product launches, ever-present deadlines and an expectation of perpetual newness. In recent years, however, fashion and beauty employees have reassessed — and are increasingly reasserting — their priorities outside the office. When BoF Careers surveyed over 1,000 fashion and beauty professionals in May 2025, “work-life balance” emerged as the most important factor when employees were assessing employers. Read this week's Careers newsletter. https://lnkd.in/eNsE9kex

Find Talent in Our Global Pool of Professionals BoF Careers hosts over 2,000 vacancies, from internships to c-suite roles, across creative and business functions at partner companies. As a partner, you can post jobs and find talent in our global pool of fashion, beauty and luxury professionals, while  amplifying your identity, purpose and employee experience.  Get started today: https://lnkd.in/e7BXb6Eq This week Gap, a BoF Careers Partner is hiring analysts, a head of consumer products and an engineer.

Unemployment among 23- to 27-year-olds has edged up from the unusually tight post-pandemic labour market, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, US student debt is nearing $2 trillion, leading many to question higher education’s return on investment. The speed at which required skills are evolving (think: artificial intelligence) — is also forcing a broader recalibration. For Gen Z, the issue isn’t quite whether to go to college, but what role it should play — which education leads to which outcomes and what elements of the experience justify the cost. Read our newsletter this week: https://lnkd.in/eNA-9MRr

We recently hosted a digital HR roundtable with Sheena Butler-Young, BoF’s Senior Workplace & Talent Correspondent, and Sophie Soar, Commercial Features Director. It was an “Ask Me Anything” session, with a particular focus on how companies can strengthen their employer branding. BoF Careers HR roundtables are informal, virtual gatherings, which provide our community with the valuable opportunity to discuss business-enhancing strategies and foster collaboration with like-minded peers. This session covered the following HR topics: • Strategic Timing: When should a scaling company formalise its employer brand, and which initial initiatives yield the highest ROI? • Founder Challenges: What are the most common errors made during foundational hiring, and how can leaders systematically embed a sustainable culture from day one? • Talent Acquisition Strategies: What are the most effective, high-leverage tactics for attracting and securing top-tier talent in a competitive market? Attendees discussed and exchanged on these questions, sharing solutions and diverse approaches. Join the BoF Careers community to participate in our next discussion. FIND OUT MORE: https://lnkd.in/e-prFhpc