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Last updated: October 1, 2024
The following has been re-edited from recruitment information current as of October 1, 2024. All positions have closed. We are not currently accepting applications.
Working at KLEINSTEIN
At KLEINSTEIN, we do not see sales, product planning, writing, research, photography, exhibitions and customer service as entirely separate kinds of work.
We are a small company, so each person works across several areas. We are not looking for people who only handle assigned tasks. We look for people who identify what needs to be done, think for themselves and act.
Professional experience is required. However, we place as much importance on what interests you and how you think as we do on what you have done.
Profile and interests
• Can greet people properly.
• Is interested in KLEINSTEIN’s activities.
• Enjoys communicating with people.
• Likes fashion.
• Enjoys reading and has favorite authors.
• Enjoys visiting exhibitions and looking at art.
• Enjoys forming hypotheses and thinking them through.
• Is comfortable with numbers.
• Is interested in changes in society.
• Likes cats (there may occasionally be a cat in the office).
• Is a non-smoker.
• Nationality is not a consideration.
Previous recruitment position 01: Sales / Sales Support / Marketing
The role is not only about selling a brand’s products. It is about deciding who they should reach and how. The work includes sales, sales support, new business development and research for accounts in Japan and overseas. Depending on experience and ability, it may also involve PR, marketing and writing.
Number of hires
1
Required experience
• B2B sales experience in fashion or apparel.
• Experience in retail or wholesale in Japan and overseas.
• Experience developing new accounts.
Required skills
• Practical B2B sales and PR skills.
• Communication in Japanese and English. Written English is required; spoken English is preferred.
• Writing in Japanese and English.
Experience that could broaden the role
• PR and social media management.
• Graphic design using Illustrator or Photoshop.
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Keynote.
• HTML, CSS and WordPress.
• Photography for social media.
• Other languages such as Chinese or Korean.
Terms at the time of listing
• Full-time: annual salary from ¥4.8 million, determined under company policy according to experience and ability.
• Sales commission bonus.
• Six-month probationary period. Employment was on a contract basis during probation.
• Transportation allowance.
• Full social insurance coverage: health insurance, employment insurance, workers’ compensation insurance and employees’ pension insurance.
• Company products available on loan or at a discount.
• Working hours: 9:30–18:30. Eight scheduled working hours with a 60-minute break.
• Overtime required. Flexibility was necessary depending on workload and international business.
• Salary included 40 hours of fixed overtime.
• Two days off per week.
• Paid leave as stipulated.
• Work location in Tokyo. Business travel required.
Application materials at the time of listing
• CV. Any format.
• A passport-style photograph and a full-length photograph that shows your personality.
• Instagram, X or other social media accounts.
• Reason for applying. Maximum 60 words.
• One favorite book or work and why you like it. Maximum 60 words.
• One referee who can recommend the applicant in support of the application (a former colleague, senior colleague or another appropriate person).
• Examples of past work. Any format.
Previous recruitment position 02: Product Planning / Production Management
This work begins not simply with how to make a product, but with why it should be made. It covers product planning, research, sample development, coordination with production partners and management through mass production.
Number of hires
1
Required experience
• Design, product planning or production management experience in fashion or apparel.
Required skills
• Design and research.
• Graphic design using Illustrator or Photoshop.
• Communication with people.
• Japanese and business-level English.
• Writing in Japanese and English.
Experience that could broaden the role
• PR or marketing.
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Keynote.
• HTML, CSS and WordPress.
• Photography.
• Other languages such as Chinese or Korean.
Terms at the time of listing
• Full-time: annual salary from ¥5 million, determined under company policy according to experience and ability.
• Six-month probationary period. Employment was on a contract basis during probation.
• Transportation allowance.
• Full social insurance coverage: health insurance, employment insurance, workers’ compensation insurance and employees’ pension insurance.
• Company products available on loan or at a discount.
• Working hours: 9:30–18:30. Eight scheduled working hours with a 60-minute break.
• Overtime required. Flexibility was necessary depending on workload and international business.
• Salary included 40 hours of fixed overtime.
• Two days off per week.
• Paid leave as stipulated.
• Work location in Tokyo. Business travel required.
Application materials at the time of listing
• CV. Any format.
• A passport-style photograph and a full-length photograph that shows your personality.
• Instagram, X or other social media accounts.
• Reason for applying. Maximum 60 words.
• One favorite book or work and why you like it. Maximum 60 words.
• Two referees who can recommend the applicant in support of the application (former colleagues, senior colleagues or other appropriate people).
• Examples of past work.
Previous recruitment position 03: Showroom Staff (Part-Time)
Rather than customer service in the conventional sense, this role stands between the products and the visitors. It involves introducing BIÉDE and NOVESTA exhibitions and assisting visitors.
Requirements and profile
• Naturally thinks “I like this” when seeing BIÉDE or NOVESTA products.
• Has and actively uses an Instagram, X or other social media account.
• Often posts about fashion or art.
• Likes fashion and shares photographs they have taken.
• Is comfortable using a smartphone or iPad.
• Enjoys communicating with people.
• Can speak, read and write Japanese.
• Applies on their own initiative. Applications by proxy were not accepted.
• Can greet people properly.
• Can commute to STEIN BOX in approximately one hour.
Working conditions at the time of listing
• Workdays: generally Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
• Frequency: approximately one to four days per month, depending on the number of showroom days.
• Working hours: 12:30–18:00. 5.5 hours.
• ¥1,300 or more per hour.
• Transportation expenses up to ¥10,000. Negotiable depending on the number of working days.
• Several positions.
Work location at the time of listing
STEIN BOX (MAP)
TK HOUSE B1F, 4-24-4 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo. The nearest station is Omotesando.
Application materials at the time of listing
A resume alone does not tell us what a person notices or how they think. In addition to standard application documents, we ask several questions.
• CV (any format, provided it includes all the information normally expected in a standard CV.)
• A recent full-length photograph that shows your personality, or the URL of an Instagram post that does so.
• Reason for applying. Maximum 60 words, strictly enforced.
• About BIÉDE and NOVESTA.
• Instagram, X or other social media accounts. Required.
• One favorite book and why you like it. Maximum 60 words, strictly enforced.
• A favorite fashion brand and product other than BIÉDE and NOVESTA and why you like them. Maximum 60 words, strictly enforced.
• One recent event that made you happy and one that made you angry. Describe each event and your reason in a maximum of 60 words, strictly enforced.
We gave greater weight to applications written in the applicant’s own words, even when brief, than to those that merely followed the correct format. KLEINSTEIN contacted only those we wished to interview.