Fashion & Apparel E-3 Sponsorship Jobs in New York
New York's fashion and apparel industry is one of the most concentrated in the world, with global houses, contemporary brands, and retail corporations headquartered in Manhattan's Garment District and beyond. Australian professionals in design, merchandising, buying, and production management will find E-3 visa sponsoring employers among both heritage labels and fast-growing direct-to-consumer brands.
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Fashion Advisor, Madison
At CHANEL, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity, and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience, and potential you could bring to CHANEL.
About the role:
We are looking for a Fashion Advisor with a passion for client service and an expertise in fashion. The Fashion Advisor will play a crucial role of consistently providing a superior level of service to clients, while increasing client conversion and retention, to drive business revenue, and inspire brand loyalty. The Fashion Advisor will work alongside a diverse sales team, and report to the Boutique’s leadership.
What impact you can create at CHANEL:
- Lead the development of new customers, converting walk-in traffic to clients and brand ambassadors by creating energy, excitement and desire around the product and brand
- Optimize the client experience through providing clients with prompt, professional, warm and courteous service
- Build genuine relationships with clients through thoughtful and consistent outreach
- Demonstrate a can-do attitude in every situation to constantly raise the level of service provided and consistently exceed client expectations
- Take in repairs and maintain consistent follow up with clients regarding repairs and alterations
You are energized by:
- The history and heritage of The House of CHANEL
- Being truly service minded
- Utilizing your fashion expertise to inspire others
- Building collaborative partnerships and relationships in a team-focused environment
- Fostering a meaningful client experience centered around inclusion and connection
- Appreciation for art, beauty, and luxury
What you will bring to the team:
- Ability to thrive in a team environment and work collaboratively
- Understanding of, and passion for client experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Foreign language skills are preferred but not required
- Passion for the House of CHANEL, its history, product offerings, and commitment to social and cultural initiatives
- Curiosity and desire to learn and grow professionally within the world of CHANEL
Position Logistics:
- Minimum 3 years of related experience
- Minimum High School Diploma
- Ability to lift 15 lbs.
- A flexible schedule with the ability to work late nights, weekends, and some holidays
- Front of House Fashion: Full-time in-store and in-person presence required to support client sales and client service deliver elevated client service to drive business results
Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances where deemed appropriate.
Compensation:
- The anticipated hourly rate range for this position is $27.50 through $34.00. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other components may/will include additional compensation, benefits, and perks.
Benefits and Perks:
- Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (Wellbeing Days in Retail) and a Wellbeing fund
- Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, Milk Stork, and Care.com Membership)
- Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
- 401K and other incentives
- Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
- Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking
Additional Information:
CHANEL is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:
Diversity and Inclusion:
- At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy, and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.
- We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.
CHANEL Community:
- CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents, and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.
- Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.
Sustainability:
- CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
- Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.
Arts and Culture:
- We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent. US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.
Fondation CHANEL:
- Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny. Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world, impacting over a million women and girls in its first 10 years.
- For more information, please navigate to the Fondation CHANEL website here.
Career and Leadership Development:
- We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine CHANEL People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.
CHANEL, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by CHANEL at any time.
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Which fashion and apparel companies sponsor E-3 visas in New York?
New York is home to major fashion and apparel employers with documented E-3 Labor Condition Application filing history, including PVH Corp (owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger), Tapestry (Coach, Kate Spade), Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan International, and VF Corporation's New York offices. Department store groups such as Macy's and Bloomingdale's, along with specialty retailers headquartered in the city, have also filed LCAs for E-3 workers in design, planning, and merchandising roles.
What types of fashion and apparel roles typically qualify for E-3 sponsorship?
E-3 sponsorship applies to specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. In fashion and apparel, roles that commonly meet this standard include fashion designer, textile designer, technical designer, merchandise planner, product development manager, visual merchandising director, and buying manager. Roles such as general sales assistant or warehouse operative typically do not qualify because they don't require a specific bachelor's degree as a minimum entry requirement.
How do I find fashion and apparel E-3 sponsorship jobs in New York?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals seeking E-3 sponsorship and lets you filter by visa type, industry, and location to surface fashion and apparel roles in New York whose employers have verified LCA filing history. Because the E-3 requires an employer to file a Labor Condition Application before you can apply, focusing on companies with that documented history significantly narrows your search to realistic opportunities.
Which cities or neighborhoods in New York have the most fashion and apparel E-3 sponsorship jobs?
The overwhelming concentration of fashion and apparel E-3 roles sits in Manhattan, particularly the Garment District (roughly West 34th to 42nd Street between Seventh and Ninth Avenues), Midtown South, and SoHo, where design studios, corporate showrooms, and brand headquarters cluster. A smaller number of production, logistics, and wholesale roles are distributed across Brooklyn and Long Island City in Queens, driven by growing creative and manufacturing operations in those boroughs.
Are there any New York-specific considerations for E-3 sponsorship in fashion and apparel?
New York's prevailing wage requirements under the Labor Condition Application are calibrated to the city's cost of living, which means offered salaries for E-3 roles must meet DOL wage levels for the specific occupation and geographic area, often higher than national averages. New York State also has strong labor protections that employers must comply with alongside federal LCA obligations. Given the seasonal and project-based nature of fashion hiring, confirming that a role is a permanent, full-time position is important, as the E-3 requires genuine ongoing employment.
What is the prevailing wage for E-3 fashion & apparel jobs in New York?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.