Luxury Fashion Staffing Agency
At Fourth Floor, we connect the fashion industry’s most sought-after brands with elite talent. As the dedicated fashion division of Career Group Companies, Fourth Floor has spent over four decades cultivating top-tier candidates across luxury apparel, beauty, accessories, and retail. We take a consultative approach to every search, ensuring our clients receive curated candidates who align with their vision, culture, and goals.
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Roles We place
Fashion Executives
We conduct confidential, high-impact searches for fashion leadership. From start-up DTC brands to legacy luxury houses, we partner closely with clients to identify visionary executives who can drive strategy, elevate product, and scale operations.
Apparel & Accessory Design
Our recruiters have firsthand fashion design experience, allowing us to assess portfolios with a creative eye and connect clients with inspired, technically sound designers who bring brands to life.
Creative & Digital
Alongside our creative division, we source digital-first, brand-savvy creatives who excel across ecommerce, marketing, and content. Whether launching a campaign or revamping a Shopify site, we find talent who elevate your digital identity.
Retail & Wholesale
We help fashion brands staff the front lines—retail floors, showrooms, and sales teams — with dynamic professionals who create meaningful customer connections and drive revenue.
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A curated search to extend a full-time offer to the candidate you select. We are here to assist with the entire interview process and to ensure a smooth onboarding into your organization.
A candidate starts as a contract employee for a trial period. After that period is up, you then decide if you’d like to convert the employee to full-time.
Let us do the work for you. A candidate contracted out to work on an assignment basis for your company – the assignment duration is up to you.
An exclusive opportunity to build your leadership and C-level team, leveraging our industry insight and expertise under a retained executive search agreement.
We will become the Employer of Record for any temporary worker, alleviating the burden of payroll tax filings and benefits administration at a reduced hourly bill rate.
Outsource your entire recruitment process to us. Our highest tier of service, tailored for your needs.
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The future of fashion starts at fourth floor
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Testimonials
Career Group did an exceptional job during a recent hiring process at Casa Tua. They were efficient, friendly, and demonstrated high professionalism and dedication. They heard and understood our needs and all the candidates exceeded expectations. I look forward to our next partnership.
Career Group Events is an outstanding partner. When we're onsite at events, we never need to worry because we know their dedicated team will be thorough and efficient in getting the job done. Their staff steps in, time and time again when we need extra support, and the entire management team is positive, professional, and easy to work with.
Fourth Floor has been instrumental in helping our team at Tory Burch to identify high-caliber talent across all facets of our business. They are dedicated, professional, thorough, resourceful, have contacts in all the right places, and have been a pleasure to work with!
Syndicatebleu is my top choice to work with due to their attentiveness, accessibility, collaborative working style, and network of talent. They are up-to-date on the market and have helped me to negotiate many successful offers. They deliver on talent and are a pleasure to work with.
Career Group has been an essential recruiting partner to STX Entertainment, successfully placing candidates within all areas of the company. They really listen and they are great at providing a diverse group of candidates. They have a rockstar team that is really on top of it.
Career Group Companies is an absolute pleasure to work with. The candidates that they submit for consideration are always qualified, intelligent, professional, and eager to make an impact. I would recommend them without hesitation to any company looking to add talented individuals to their workforce.
Career Group has been a wonderful partner to our firm for many years. They have helped us place both temporary and permanent placement candidates – always submitting high-quality candidates that excel in their positions. I trust that Career Group will work diligently on our searches to provide targeted candidates that fit our needs.
The team at Career Group provides a high-touch client experience. They are professional, organized, and have consistent follow through. Their team is attentive and truly listens to our needs. I look forward to our next partnership!
Let's find your people
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Contact us to start your search. We can advise on hiring trends, hiring best practices, and salary benchmarking to help align your hiring strategy.
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We begin advertising and outreach, partnering with our in-house marketing team to promote your role online and within our extensive network.
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We actively source quality talent using the latest recruitment technologies and begin vetting and screening candidates face-to-face.
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We provide you with a carefully curated list of qualified, brand-right candidates until you're obsessed with the people we've found.
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You select candidates you’d like to interview, we'll coordinate the scheduling.
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Make an offer & celebrate! We will help onboard your new favorite team member.
FAQs
Do you only recruit for fashion Roles?
Fourth Floor is solely focused on fashion, beauty, and consumer brand staffing. We place full-time, freelance, and executive talent across design, ecommerce, retail, merchandising, production, marketing, and leadership. Our deep specialization ensures that every candidate we present understands the unique pace, expectations, and culture of the fashion industry. Our parent organization, Career Group Companies, has divisions focused in administrative and corporate, creative and technology, events staffing, private services, finance, and more. Fourth Floor works alongside these other business groups to tap into a deeper, richer candidate pool while retaining deep fashion industry specialization and expertise.
What makes Fourth Floor one of the top fashion recruiting firms?
Fourth Floor is the fashion and lifestyle division of Career Group Companies, with over 40 years of experience placing talent at leading apparel, beauty, accessories, and retail brands. Our recruiters come from fashion backgrounds themselves, offering insider knowledge and a strategic, hands-on approach to every search. We’re known for curating high-caliber candidates—not just resumes—and delivering placements that align with brand identity and long-term business goals.
What types of fashion companies work with Fourth Floor?
We partner with a wide range of fashion and lifestyle brands—from global luxury houses and contemporary DTC startups to major retailers and celebrity-driven labels. Whether you're building your first retail team or hiring a new Chief Creative Officer, Fourth Floor offers tailored solutions for brands of all sizes and stages.
Can Fourth Floor help with executive-level or confidential fashion searches?
Absolutely. Our executive recruiters specialize in discreet, high-level fashion searches, including C-suite, Creative Director, and GM-level placements. We work as an extension of your leadership team, bringing a white-glove, confidential approach to sourcing visionary talent who will shape your brand’s future.
How is Fourth Floor different from other fashion staffing agencies?
What sets Fourth Floor apart is our personalized, consultative approach and our team’s industry expertise. We don’t rely on algorithms—we build relationships. Our clients return to us because we prioritize quality over quantity, understand their brand DNA, and act as true recruiting partners from start to finish.
Where is Fourth Floor located, and do you recruit nationally?
Fourth Floor has recruiters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, and Dallas, and we place fashion talent nationwide. Whether you're hiring in a major fashion market or expanding into new territories, our collaborative team model ensures you’ll get localized insight with national reach.
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