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Shopping Assistant

Listing ID: 1713159

Shopping Assistant

Type of Position: Permanent Position
Company / Organisation / Artist Name: SheerLuxe
Area of Fashion: Journalism & Editorial
Location: South West London, London, UK
Hours: Full Time
Experience: Entry level
Twitter Handle: @SheerLuxe
Deadline: Ongoing
Ad Expires In: 4 weeks 1 day
About: SheerLuxe.com is one of the UK’s leading online shopping and lifestyle magazines putting style conscious consumers in touch with fashionable, aspirational and luxurious brands, products and services. The site contains daily updates, news, advice, reviews, features and promotions and offers a unique and indispensable way of staying abreast of the ever changing fashion and luxury world.

SheerLuxe is looking for a Shopping Assistant to join our fashion team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with impeccable taste, encyclopaedic knowledge of fashion and a genuine love of discovering what’s new. You’ll help source and curate clothing, accessories and products from high-street to high-end for SheerLuxe, LuxeGen and SLMan.

We’re looking for someone who truly understands the SheerLuxe aesthetic, knows what feels right for each of our brands and who loves being the first to discover new-in products, upcoming launches, emerging labels and the trends shaping fashion.

Working alongside an experienced team, the Shopping Assistant will gain hands-on experience across editorial and commercial content within a fast-paced digital media business.

This role is based in our SW London office. This role cannot be carried out remotely.

Responsibilities of the Shopping Assistant:

  • Research new-in products, upcoming launches, trends, retailers and emerging brands on a daily basis;
  • Source clothing, accessories and products from high-street, independent and high-end brands;
  • Pull together relevant, on-brand product edits for SheerLuxe, LuxeGen and SLMan;
  • Use your understanding of each brand’s audience, aesthetic and tone to identify products that feel right;
  • Keep up to date with what is happening across fashion, including new collections, retailer launches, trend movements and industry news;
  • Support the creation of shopping round-ups, trend pieces, product edits, newsletters and commercial campaigns;
  • Write product copy when required, ensuring it is clear, engaging and appropriate to the relevant brand;
  • Help select product imagery and ensure product details, prices, links and availability are accurate;
  • Liaise with PRs to request product information, imagery, samples and availability updates;
  • Build and maintain good working relationships with relevant PR contacts and brands;
  • Pitch product and content ideas at weekly fashion meetings;
  • Support the fashion team with the day-to-day admin and delivery of projects;
  • Engage with the SL Community by responding to relevant member questions and contributing to discussions.

What Sheerluxe is looking for:

  • Absolute love for fashion, shopping, brands and discovering new products
  • Encyclopaedic knowledge of high-street retailers, independent brands and key fashion influencers
  • A strong understanding of the SheerLuxe aesthetic and can recognise whether a product is right for our audience
  • Across new-ins, launches, trends and the products people are talking about
  • Excellent eye and a clear point of view when it comes to fashion and product selection
  • Confident communicating with PRs, retailers and colleagues
  • Highly organised, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple deadlines
  • Proactive, reliable and happy working in a hands-on role.
  • Creative and passionate about building a career in fashion, editorial or digital media.
  • Some experience writing fashion or shopping copy is a plus.
  • Knowledge of SEO and affiliate commerce is a plus.

SheerLuxe is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. Individuals are selected and treated on the basis of their merits and abilities without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.


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