Luxury Authenticator

What Goes Around Comes Around; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury fashion company in Jersey City is seeking a Luxury Authenticator to join their authentication team. The role involves authenticating luxury products, responding to inquiries, and creating essential product knowledge resources. The ideal candidate should have a keen eye for detail, knowledge of luxury fashion brands, and the ability to conduct training seminars. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the brand's authenticity standards and practices in a vibrant work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in luxury goods authentication preferred.
• Strong communication and coordination skills are essential.
• Ability to create clear product knowledge resources.

Responsibilities

• Authenticate all luxury products purchased.
• Respond to inquiries regarding authenticity.
• Create product knowledge guides and SOPs for company use.
• Audit product quality control for several categories.
• Coordinate with teams on returning rejected products.
• Conduct in-person seminars for authenticity training.

Skills

Luxury product knowledge

Authentication skills

Attention to detail

Research skills

Job description

The Luxury Authenticator will report into the Director of Authentication. They will be trained in authenticating all categories of luxury product and assisting all WGACA staff with messaging the company’s authenticity standards and practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Authentication of all luxury product purchased
• Responding to customer and retail requests on inquiries regarding authenticity
• Create product knowledge guides and SOPs to be used company wide
• Audit several other parts of a buy for quality control. This includes but is not limited to condition, price/margin, whether the item purchased fits into the Buy List and other criteria that buyers are aware of when purchasing items.
• Coordination with shipping team on returning product rejected by our QC process
• Coordination with Authentication team to distribute PK and come to a consensus on authentication decisions for difficult styles
• In-person authenticity and PK seminars as needed
• Build knowledge & understanding of WGACA’s brand positioning, best-selling styles & price point
• Researching and describing luxury product
• Learn style names and markers of authenticity to date, authenticate and price product