Content Strategy @BoF

London, England
Joined June 2015
Having started her career as a concept designer at Gap Inc. before becoming director of consulting at trend forecasting agency WGSN, Amiyra Perkins today leads a creative team at the tech firm. Now, she shares her career advice bit.ly/3yfMpuZ #careers
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As part of BoF Careers Week 2023, BoF’s senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and BoF Careers’ Sophie Soar shared their insights on the current state of fashion careers and tips on how to mitigate the industry’s skill gaps bit.ly/3JbPRvI #BoFCareers
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The former footwear design director at Nike, Ashley Comeaux, credits her success as a product designer to marrying problem-solving skills and creativity. Now, she offers her career advice to BoF. bit.ly/3hjCqPY
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A self-taught womenswear designer, Stella Jean offers career advice for emerging fashion design talent, from honing a personal narrative to finding a mentor and establishing creative communities. bit.ly/3zJMhFJ
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Global Head of Fashion & Beauty Partnerships at Snap Inc., Rajni Jacques, joins BoF’s Sophie Soar to discuss building a career in fashion. Watch the conversation live on Tuesday 18th January at 17:00 GMT | 12:00 EST. bit.ly/33goXSp
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President & CEO of Diane Von Furstenberg, Gabby Hirata, joins BoF to discuss building a career in fashion on LinkedIn Live, sharing the insights she has gained throughout her 12-year journey to the C-suite. Register for free here: bit.ly/3EsWMwr
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BoF shares advice from a former intern at Louis Vuitton, as well as insights from leaders at Central Saint Martins, the Graduate Fashion Foundation, and a former talent acquisition specialist at Gucci. bit.ly/39oXJbX
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Critic Robin Givhan, analyst Luca Solca, author Dana Thomas and Métier founder Melissa Morris discuss how luxury became a winners-take-all market and how growing consumer scrutiny is driving change, in partnership with @Klarna. bit.ly/3tDBI2n
BoF Careers launches a new series on how to start your career in fashion, with advice from industry experts, career coaches and those who have broken in. First up: finding an internship.bit.ly/3z6ZBQU
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BoF is investigating how market disruption, new technology and increasing consumer scrutiny are driving transformative change in the $300 billion luxury goods market, in a new podcast series presented by @Klarna. #Sponsored bit.ly/3zQ1Itu
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With a client base that includes Nike, Apple and Gucci, the New York Times, Dazed and Vogue, .@Stephen__Tayo advises aspiring photographers to ‘dare to build on their community’. bit.ly/38OYBX9
A self-identifying creator drawn to fashion but lacking ‘any gifts in design,’ CeCe Vu sought out a different creative avenue into the industry via social media, working at the likes of Netflix and Mobli before moving to TikTok. bit.ly/3cCWqIL
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From working on Nike’s first virtual try-ons to Balenciaga’s video game as well as H&M and Simone Rocha’s AR pop-up book, Simon Windsor left his career in digital marketing to focus on creative storytelling with next-generation technologies. bit.ly/3uCeuZU
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Today we kick off #BoFCareers Week 2021, spotlighting over 1,800 career opportunities in 30 countries. Every day this week, we will spotlight which companies are recruiting and sharing exclusive insights from the hiring managers and industry experts: bit.ly/2DITuLR
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With a career in communications that includes roles at People’s Revolution, Barneys, Amazon and now resale site Depop, Rebecca Levy-Lewis believes personal values and persistence are ‘the most important aspect in any career decision.’ bit.ly/3qnORd0
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BoF talks to 8 global experts to learn how fashion companies can help create a more diverse and inclusive workforce by overhauling their hiring practices. Download our White Paper now: bit.ly/36B6M7V
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"The absence of representation and how difficult it was to find Black models and Black editors fuelled my desire to try to break into fashion," says @KenyaNHunt, who offers her career advice for aspiring and marginalised talent. bit.ly/36Ln53I
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