Associate Director, Client Strategy

Overview

Reporting to the Head of Client Strategy, The Business of Fashion is seeking an experienced and commercially minded strategist to join its Client Strategy team at Associate Director level.

The Client Strategy team sits at the intersection of BoF’s commercial organisation, industry intelligence, content expertise and global community. We work with leading fashion, luxury, beauty, technology and retail businesses to translate their objectives and challenges into distinctive, high-value partnerships.

Our work spans strategic thought‑leadership programmes, executive briefings and presentations, custom research and content, intimate leadership gatherings, round tables, panels and major global events. The team plays an important role in both developing the strategic proposition behind these partnerships and ensuring that the resulting work meets the standards expected of BoF.

As Associate Director, Client Strategy, you will take senior ownership of some of BoF’s most important and complex commercial partnerships, working closely with the Head of Client Strategy and senior colleagues across Commercial, Editorial, Events, Marketing and Product.

You will also help develop the capabilities of the wider Client Strategy team, raise the quality of our strategic thinking and identify opportunities to deepen client relationships and grow the commercial value of our work.

The Business of Fashion is recognised around the world for its authoritative, analytical point of view on the global fashion and beauty industries. Our mission: to open, inform and connect the global fashion and beauty industries.

Serving members in more than 125 countries, The Business of Fashion combines independent, agenda-setting journalism with practical business advice, online learning, career‑building tools and immersive events, powering positive change in fashion and the wider world.

Over time, our pioneering approach has made BoF the fashion industry’s leading source of business intelligence, and one of its most respected and influential voices, simply because you won’t find BoF’s original reporting, analysis and advice anywhere else. The Business of Beauty brings the same kind of agenda‑setting coverage to the beauty and wellness space. Today, our talented team of correspondents, editors, analysts, engineers, designers, marketers and more numbers more than 100 people in London, New York, Paris and Milan.

BoF is committed to building a diverse workforce and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. All applicants and employees receive equal treatment regardless of race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity.

BoF is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and reach their full potential within their roles using a growth mindset. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture for our employees globally.

BoF is committed to providing an accessible environment for all applicants throughout any stage of the recruitment process, by removing any barriers to ensure we offer a process that gives all of our applicants an opportunity to shine.

We will work with you to understand what adjustments you may need in the recruitment process to ensure you are able to perform at your best and we want to create a safe space to support this. Should you require any particular adjustment to be made, please let the Talent Specialist who is managing your application know when you are contacted for an interview, so we can consider how best we can support you with…