Archive Manager

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.

Overview

Reporting into the Head of PR, UK the Archive Manager will be responsible for maintaining and organising our extensive fashion archives which include a range of products and materials from previous collections. The role will work closely with the wider Communications and Design teams to manage the storage and identification of garments needed for research or events.

Term: 12 month FTC

Location: This role will be based at our London Head Office, with regular travel to our off site storage.

Your Mission:

• Coordination and management of the archive inventory across all product categories, split into founders personal archive & business archive.

• Collaborate with the PR sample team at end of sample season to separate items for archive

• Ensure proper care of inventory products of key custom and celebrity items

• Maintenance of archive inventory on Fashion GPS

• Continue to lead the archive re-organization project over several teams under the Storage Director

• Travel required on a weekly basis to Biggleswade, Bedfordshire to visit Archive

• Organise and catalogue archive items, ensuring they are easily accessible for research and inspiration

• Work with the creative and design teams to identify key pieces and collections to be featured in upcoming projects when requested

• Proactively research preservation techniques to ensure all garments are stored in best practice manner to prevent damage or deterioration

• Coordinate the loan of archive items for projects such as museum exhibitions, ensuring that all necessary arrangements and contracts are in place and logged formally

• Collaborate with other departments to identify opportunities for utilising the archives

• Ability to handle items in diverse formats and conditions as necessary to the role in accordance with procedures relating to manual handling and working at height.

Your Talent:

• Familiarity with best practice for garment preservation and conservation desired

• Some manual handling of lifting and carrying boxes and garment clothing bags

• Able to work in different environments – office and warehouse locations

• Previous experience using Fashion GPS desired

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

• Highly organised and meticulous attention to detail

• Ability to project manage multiple tasks simultaneously

• Great communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments

• Self-starter, able to carry out methodical work

• Ability to work unsupervised and as a member of a team.

Reward

Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

• Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products

• Matched pension contribution up to 6%

• Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance

• Annual Health Screening

• 25 days annual leave (not including Bank Holidays) + 1 day of Birthday leave

• Flexible working/core hours

• Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages

• Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme

• Discounted gym and fitness memberships (Classpass) 

• Health cash plan

• Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services

• Employee referral bonus

• Optional/ Paid Benefits: Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.