*This will be on Test 1*
There are so many career opportunity's in this field, the list can go on forever! I want you guys to look over the ones that I found are the most popular. You will need to know these for your first test. In the future of this course I will talk about fashion merchandising, design, marketing and styling separate because all of these jobs listed below are tied into them in some way. It’s a huge industry and there are a multitude of jobs available, you can find one to suit your temperament and talents.
Remember, when creating your own business in the fashion & fragrance industry, ALL of these things are important to bring everything together.
1.Retail Sales: Retail sales people help customers find what they are looking for in stores and other establishments. They try to interest them in buying the merchandise. This job is a great start to begin a career in fashion so you can gain experience in the industry.
2.Fashion Buyer: Fashion buyers typically work for department stores, retail chains, independently owned stores or wholesale distributors. Their jobs might seem easy, what's not to like about buying apparel with someone else's money, to the tune of thousands or even millions of dollars? But if your not willing to work hard you just won't make it in this field. As a fashion buyer, you're responsible for:
The Past- You need to understand how certain items have sold in previous years to predict how similar items might sell.
The Present- You must be in constant contact with the retail staffers who are actually selling the apparel you've purchased to determine if it's moving. You also have to continuously analyze complex sales reports to see if your company should buy more of a particular item or sell it to customers at a higher or lower price.
The Future- Using your knowledge of industry trends and forecasts, you have to predict two or even three years out which apparel and accessories will sell and at what price. So you need to continually stay educated on the industry and trends by reading as many of the top fashion and industry publications as possible and attending various fashion events.
3.Visual Presentation: Are you theatrical? Good with props? Creative? Welcome to your new career! Store windows are only one of many options for visual presentation. You plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers, develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations and consult with advertising and sales staff to determine type of merchandise to be featured and time and place for each display. Museum exhibits, fashion shows, and showrooms all use this technique so you if you love different job settings this is perfect for you.
4.Production Management: This is front line of fashion. Production managers are responsible for getting textiles and clothing made at the manufacturing level. They work with suppliers and retailers to make sure of a quality production. This field has potential to be an exciting and also very challenging. The decisions made at the production level can have long-reaching economic implications. Some fashion schools offer Production Management as a degree option. The job requires some business training and you should have a fascination with how things are made.
5.Public Relations: PR is the middle man between a product and a retailer or consumer. PR reps are in charge of keeping a brand’s image squeaky clean and making sure people are talking about it. Their job is to make a brand seem appealing. A charming and friendly personality is an absolute must in this field. A degree in communications, marketing, or business–along with the all-important internships–will get you there.
6.Perfumer: Perfumers typically work for a fragrance house and come up with aroma formulas for a client's product, be it a perfume, shampoo, candle or furniture polish. The field is small. There are only about 300 members of the American Society of Perfumers and likely no more than 1,000 official perfumers worldwide.
7.Product Manager: Beauty product managers usually work for companies/brands to launch products such as perfumes or make up. They are in charge of managing the new product from inception to the launch of the product. For each new product they will have to do presentations to get investors and help with the advertisement process for the launch.
**For your test you will need to know the job description of each of these jobs.**
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