Fashion & Retail Analyst

EDITED; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Fashion & Retail Analyst to leverage AI-driven insights for retail success. This exciting role involves analyzing consumer trends, providing strategic recommendations, and collaborating across teams to enhance product offerings. The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, contributing to a culture that values creativity and collaboration. With flexible working options and a commitment to employee growth, this opportunity is perfect for those passionate about retail and eager to make an impact in the industry. Join a team that values diversity and promotes excellence while enjoying a supportive work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible Working Policy

Enhanced Parental Leave

25 Days Annual Leave

Work from Anywhere Policy

Unlimited Access to L&D Content

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Gifts for Work Anniversaries

Dog Friendly Office

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a retail head office role with strong writing and analytical skills.
• Experience analyzing retailers' online strategies and trends.

Responsibilities

• Own reporting on key consumer moments and analyze messaging strategies.
• Produce seasonal runway analysis and identify emerging trends.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Writing Skills

Retail Strategy Analysis

Trend Identification

Education

Experience in Retail Head Office Role

Tools

EDITED

Job description

About EDITED

EDITED is the world’s leading AI-driven retail intelligence platform. We empower the world’s most successful brands and retailers with real-time decision making power.

By connecting internal business and external market data, EDITED infuses intelligence into every retail decision. We help retailers increase margins, generate more sales, and drive better business outcomes through AI-powered market and enterprise intelligence that fuels automation.

At EDITED, we foster a dynamic and inclusive culture where creativity thrives and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Our environment is dynamic and supportive, encouraging team members to take initiative, innovate, and continuously grow. We value diversity, transparency, and a shared commitment to excellence, creating a workplace where everyone's voice is heard and contributions are recognised.

We believe that achieving a positive work-life balance is key to driving innovation and success. Our flexible working options—including hybrid working, flexible hours and a work from anywhere policy—empower our team to perform at their best.

Location: London, UK (travel to our London office will be required 2 x per week as a minimum)

Job type: Full-time, permanent

The Opportunity

The Analyst Team are EDITED super users. A unique role within the industry, we combine EDITED's unrivalled competitive data set with the current zeitgeist to provide retailers with recommendations to help them invest in the right product, right messaging, contextualize industry shifts, and react quickly.

You'll become a true product expert. This means understanding every feature of EDITED and the methodology behind it - you’ll have the opportunity to work across genders and regions, and use your expertise to work cross-functionally across the business. The successful candidate will have head office experience, be passionate about retail, and have an analytical mindset. Your day may range from writing about customer messaging to analyzing runway to researching the next big TikTok trend.

What You’ll Be Doing As A Fashion & Retail Analyst

• Own reporting of and providing direction on key consumer moments.

• Analyzing retailers’ messaging strategies to identify trends, shifts, and direction.

• Producing seasonal runway analysis detailing core, commercial, and directional trends.

• Producing category-wide content across menswear, womenswear, and childrenswear.

• Researching the market and identifying emerging/declining trends.

• Using knowledge of what retailers are working on and when to correctly time coverage.

• Using your expertise to collaborate with other analysts on trend reporting and forecasting.

• Using EDITED data accurately and consistently, devising innovative new articles.

What We’re Looking For In A Fashion & Retail Analyst

It’s important for us to look for candidates that strive for excellence with a positive attitude, a strong sense of ownership and work ethic, and a passion to consistently develop and improve their knowledge and skillset. If you’re excited about the role of a Fashion & Retail Analyst and the opportunity to work at EDITED, we encourage you to apply even if you only match some, rather than all, of the requirements.

Essential:

• 2+ years of experience in a retail head office role (buying, ecomm, marketing)

• Strong writing skills. Clear and concise.

• Strong analytical skills, both visual and numerical.

• Experience in analyzing retailer online strategies (visuals, trend, pricing, promotions).

Desirable:

• Experience of retailer marketing/or collaborating with marketing.

• Experience in B2B writing.

• Experience in data analysis.

• Experience of using EDITED in a past role.

What We Offer You As A Fashion & Retail Analyst

We value our team and to attract exceptional people, we offer an excellent package! This year, we were recognised as one of the top companies to work for in the UK.

• You can utilise our flexible working policy to ensure you can work around your schedule - this means starting & finishing when it suits you best!

• At EDITED we are set up to work remotely and utilise a hybrid approach with a minimum requirement of 2 days per week in the office

• Enhanced parental leave policy

• 25 days annual leave + public holidays (and an extra day for every year at EDITED)

• Work from anywhere policy

• Unlimited access to L&D content library

• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

• Gifts for work anniversaries and big life events

• Dog friendly office

Find out more about working at EDITED here

A note from the Hiring Manager:

“Join our passionate team and make a real impact on the Retail industry!”

Katharine Carter - Research & Analysis Manager - LinkedIn

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.