Casting Manager to ARKET

Company Description
Do you want to be a part of building the most loved lifestyle brand?
Then you might be the Casting Manager we are looking for.
About us
A modern-day market with a Nordic soul, offering a mix of fashion, homeware and a café while having quality, sustainability and transparency at the core of our business.
ARKET was founded with the mission to simplify good choices and influence positive change in our industry. By presenting a broad collection of well-considered fashion, food, scents, beauty and home items under one roof, we want to inspire people to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
At ARKET, we believe that collaborating in diverse teams and including various perspectives into our everyday work are key to meaningful growth. As an employer, we are committed to cultivating a workplace culture that celebrates our unique talents and differences as individuals. This allows us to harness our collective knowledge to reflect the diversity of our clients in all the products and experiences we create.
Job Description
As a Casting Manager at ARKET you are responsible for researching and casting models and other talents for all levels of content creations. In close collaboration with other key roles, such as Stylist, Art Director and Brand Director, you are responsible for developing casting directions for each season and concept.
Some of your tasks and responsibilities includes, but are not limited to:
Develop a distinct and cohesive casting for the ARKET brand that supports ARKET’s vision on Diversity, Inclusion and Sustainability.
In close collaboration with other key roles, such as Stylist, Art Director and Brand & Communication Director, you are responsible for developing casting directions for each season and concept.
Handle casting both for ARKET’s Photo Studio (e-com) and for our campaigns. On occasions you will also source photographers, stylist and other creative players.
In collaboration with Studio Manager and Art Buyer plan inhouse e-com production.
Handle negotiations and administration including contracts, hotel bookings, travel bookings, taxi bookings, call sheets etc.
Handle budget and invoices for casting and keep track of costs.

Qualifications
We believe your personality will be a great success factor in this role with bringing positivity and new perspectives to our team. As a person you are an openminded and humble team player with a lot of ambition and with a problem-solving attitude. You seek opportunities to learn and develop and you are used adapt to and work calmly with tight deadlines in a fast paced and everchanging environment.
To be successful in this role, we also believe you have specialized knowledge and a genuine interest in international and local casting (models and talents, contemporary fashion photographers, stylist etc.) and that you have an established wide network of contacts with agents and creatives within the fashion industry.
To be considered for this role you have:
Minimum 5 years of experience casting for designer brands, editorials and/or runway shows
An interest and knowledge of contemporary photography, art and fashion
A wide network of agents and creatives within the fashion industry
Excellent negotiation skills and experience of contract work
Fluent in English, spoken and written

We offer
We offer a work environment where culture and values play a big part in everything we do. We have a flexible attitude and value an entrepreneurial spirit. We want every employee to take ownership of the ARKET’s success and believe that a fun working place generates great results.
Additional Information
This is a full-time permanent position, starting as soon as possible. The role is an on-site position based in our head office in Stockholm. If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your CV in English as soon as possible but latest 3rd of October. Due to GDPR we only accept applications through our career page.
We look forward to hearing from you!
H&M is committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability or age. We strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Therefore, we kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.