Rick Owens is a fashion designer living and working out of Paris. Originally from Southern California, his is an aesthetic shaped by black and white 1930s Hollywood movies and the rawness of a decayed end of Hollywood Boulevard where he started his label in the early nineties after dropping out of art school.
Assistant Store Manager
Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone’s contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.
As Assistant Store Manager at our Acne Studios West Hollywood ASM store, you will work collaboratively with your team, and provide guidance and support to nurture loyal and engaging customer relationships in which your leadership skills take center stage.
CULTURE OF COLLABORATION
We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Your main contribution will be to collaborate with the Store Manager in all aspects of leading the store. To ensure your success in this role, we provide training and coaching in luxury sales, management, and clienteling, according to our cutting-edge approach to client experience. You will play a vital role in ensuring excellent service and sales results by:
- Overseeing day-to-day operations of the store, ensuring a luxurious and cutting-edge atmosphere
- Monitoring and analysing sales performance, identifying areas for improvement to drive store performance
- Managing inventory levels, conducting stock checks
- Supporting with analysing KPIs and act proactively to implement sales strategies
- Supporting with recruiting, training, and leading the team to optimise performance
WHO YOU ARE
You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If hese qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.
Specific personal qualities for this role:
- Customer-centric mindset with the ability to fine-tune the need of the customer and translate that into excellent customer service
- Self-reliant in knowing how to guide and motivate a team with clear communication and feedback
- Proficiency in prioritising responsibilities, and delegating tasks while maintaining attention to detail
- Understanding of sales techniques, product knowledge, and visual merchandising
Specific experience and knowledge for this role:
- Working in a retail environment within luxury fashion, preferably in a progressive leadership role
- Good knowledge in analysing retail KPIs and building a strategy plan accordingly
- Fluent in English, which is a prerequisite for this position (and additional languages based on the market requirements)
What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone’s individual expression of their own identity.
We may perform background checks for this position.
Acne Studios is a Stockholm-based fashion house with a multidisciplinary approach. Through founder and Creative Director Jonny Johansson’s interest in photography, art, architecture and contemporary culture, an alternative path has been found, turning Acne Studios into a well-respected creator of ready-to-wear, magazines, furniture, books and exhibitions.
Acne Studios HQ is located in Stockholm, in a brutalist masterpiece that formerly housed the Czechoslovakian Embassy. Completely restored to facilitate a fashion school-like atmosphere, the overall aesthetic reflects the Acne Studios brand identity, telling the story of its history and global vision. Acne Studios also operates offices in Paris, Empoli, New York, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
Acne Studios has seen double-digit growth for most years since our inception. We operate through own distribution channels and wholesale partners with >60 own stores worldwide, including flagship stores in Stockholm, Paris, Milan, London, New York City, Los Angeles, Seoul, Tokyo, and Beijing. Each store has a unique distinctive character, yet with common key design elements reflecting the Acne Studios brand identity.
Client Advisor
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Your main contribution will be to care for our customers in the store but also through the whole customer cycle. To ensure your success in this role, we provide training and coaching in luxury sales, service, and clienteling, according to our cutting-edge approach to client experience. You take care of our valued customers at the store and will play a vital role in delivering an excellent customer experience by:
- Managing and executing omni channel services
- Welcoming and guiding customers through a smooth customer cycle tending to all details and providing them with the best-in-class client experience
- Achieving sales, conversion, and clienteling targets
- Upholding administrative procedures and skillfully managing our inventory
WHO YOU ARE
You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.
Specific personal qualities for this role:
- Interpersonal and communication skills to provide excellent service and build strong relationships with customers
- Ability to identify customer needs, cross-sell products, and close sales to achieve individual and store sales targets
- Responsive with an ability to resolve customer concerns or issues in a professional manner
Specific experience and knowledge for this role:
- Previous customer-facing role within the retail or hospitality industry
- Proven ability to drive sales and exceptional customer service
- Customer relationship management (CRM) and clienteling
- Fluent in English, which is a prerequisite for this position (and additional languages based on the market requirements)
What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone’s individual expression of their own identity.
We may perform background checks for this position.
Womenswear Design Intern
Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone’s contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.
CULTURE OF COLLABORATION
We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
You will report to the Collection and Studio Manager. You will play an important role in:
• Participating in the development of the collection from concept to production.
• Assisting the design team with tasks such as creative research, creation of mockups, preparations of photoshops etc.
• Communicating and working closely with different departments.
WHO YOU ARE
You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.
• Valid EU passport or working visa for France for the full duration of the internship
• Internship agreement from your school
• BA or MA degree in Fashion Design
• Available for a period of 6 months
• Fluency in English language is an essential requirement
• Adobe suite skills are a must, with the ability to use Photoshop to a high standard
• Very thorough knowledge of fashion history, archetypes
• A team player with very good communication skills
• Being flexible and at the same time structured and organized
As we interview candidates continuously, we kindly ask you to register your application as soon as possible. Please ensure your application is written in English and contains examples of your work.
Supervisor
Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone’s contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.
As Supervisor at our Acne Studios Horatio Supervisor store, you will work collaboratively with your team to establish and nurture loyal and engaging customer relationships, drive sales and positive business outcomes in which your service and attentiveness take center stage.
CULTURE OF COLLABORATION
We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Your main contribution will be to collaborate with the Store Manager to plan activities and take actions based on analyses of KPIs. To ensure your success in this role, we provide training and coaching in luxury sales, management, and clienteling, according to our cutting-edge approach to client experience. You will play a vital role by:
- Managing and executing omni channel services
- Welcoming and guiding customers through a smooth customer cycle tending to all details and providing them with the best-in-class client experience
- Achieving sales, conversion, and clienteling targets
- Upholding administrative procedures and skillfully managing our inventory
- Overseeing day-to-day operations of the store, ensuring a luxurious and cutting-edge atmosphere
WHO YOU ARE
You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.
Specific personal qualities for this role:
- Interpersonal and communication skills to provide excellent service and build strong relationships with customers
- Ability to identify customer needs, cross-sell products, and close sales to achieve individual and store sales targets
- Responsive and ability to resolve customer concerns or issues in a professional manner
- Understanding of sales techniques, product knowledge, and visual merchandising
Specific experience and knowledge for this role:
- Previous customer-facing role within the retail or hospitality industry
- Proven ability to drive sales and exceptional customer service
- Customer relationship management (CRM) and clienteling
- Analysing retail KPIs
- Fluent in English, which is a prerequisite for this position (and additional languages based on the market requirements)
What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone’s individual expression of their own identity.
We may perform background checks for this position.
