Our specialist marketing recruiters worked with Camilla Elphick to find their first permanent marketing hire.
Camilla Elphick is a London based designer footwear brand that designs fashion-forward footwear with a feminine edge and British charm. They launched in 2014 in Shoreditch and are now evolving with global aspirations, with the brand and team growing rapidly.
Our marketing recruiters began working with Camilla Elphick in 2023 when they were looking to make their very first permanent marketing hire.
We were introduced to the business through their investor, Karen Hanton, who we have partnered with in the past to find top marketing talent (you can read more about our work with Look Fabulous Forever and PetsPyjamas).
Our specialist retail marketing recruiter, Victoria Stokes, worked with Camilla Elphick on this Marketing Manager job.
As the first permanent marketing hire within the team, this was an important step in the company’s growth and so extremely important hire to get right. Victoria is a specialist marketing recruitment consultant with a strong network of marketers in the luxury and fashion spaces, meaning that she was best positioned to guide them through the hiring process.
Camilla Elphick were looking to hire someone from a luxury fashion background, with a broad set of marketing skills. Plus, as they would be joining a small business and working closely with the founder, it was crucial that the Marketing Manager had an entrepreneurial mindset.
Leveraging her network, Victoria built a strong short list of candidates and delivered a straightforward recruitment process for both sides.
I recently worked directly with Victoria Stokes who supported 2 of my businesses with important Manager-level hires. She took the time to understand what each business needed in terms of skill-set and personality/culture fit, and provided a strong shortlist of candidates. The process was straightforward and whilst there were a couple of challenges (as there always are in recruitment), Victoria responded pro-actively to ensure we ended up with a fantastic Marketing Manager - one for each business. I would highly recommend working with both Victoria and 3Search.Karen Hanton
Candidate Thought Count: 1
Victoria has been amazing from the start. Having had poor experiences with other recruiters, Victoria took the time to really listen to what I wanted in my next career move and matched me with the perfect company - 2 weeks later I'm in my dream job! Cannot thank her enough.Emily Cole Marketing Manager
