Head of Global Press & Communications (12 Month FTC)

Location: Head Office, hybrid working with three days on-site each week

Company

hirify.global is a fashion brand founded in London, known for original hand-painted prints, bias-cut silhouettes and inclusive sizing, with stores across London, New York and Ireland.

What you will do

• Own global communications and press strategy across markets, audiences and channels.
• Lead communications for collection launches, campaigns, partnerships and collaborations.
• Manage relationships with fashion media, influencers, creators, affiliates, celebrities, VIPs, stylists and external agencies.
• Oversee press launches, editorial seeding, events, dressing and founder profiling opportunities.
• Lead the communications and press team, collaborate with Marketing, Digital, Retail, Design, Wholesale and Commercial, and represent the function at senior meetings.
• Own budgets, KPIs, affiliate performance analysis and communications risk or crisis response.

Requirements

• Proven fashion communications or PR experience, including significant in-house experience at a fashion brand.
• Experience at Head of, Director or comparable senior level, delivering global communications strategies.
• Established senior network across fashion media, editors, stylists, influencers, celebrities, VIPs and cultural tastemakers, especially in the UK and US.
• Experience managing agencies and external partners, leading teams, managing budgets and reporting against KPIs.
• Deep understanding of the fashion media, talent and cultural landscape.
• Availability to work hybrid from the Head Office three days per week.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with three days on-site each week.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Staff discount across hirify.global collections and early access to sample sales.
• Team socials and enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Health cash plan covering optician, physiotherapy and dental expenses.