Expert Fashion (Luxury Pre-Owned and Brand Bags)

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day.

We’re a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects. Each week, more than 110,000 unique items are auctioned, all carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.

Having sold over 25 million unique objects, our mission is to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by three core values. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us.

• Taking ownership and driving impact 
• Being open to change and feedback
• Being passionate about our mission and our customers. 

Your Mission

As a Fashion Expert within our Luxury Department, you play a key role in curating high-quality auctions that attract engaged bidders while upholding the highest standards of trust and transparency. Combining strong product expertise with commercial awareness, you ensure every listing meets our expectations for authenticity, quality, and buyer appeal.

Specialising in Luxury Pre-Owned and Brand Bags, you curate compelling weekly fashion auctions that resonate with a global audience. Your knowledge of luxury craftsmanship, brand positioning, and market trends helps shape attractive selections that drive growth, particularly within the European and Japanese markets. Through your expertise, you contribute to strengthening our reputation as a trusted destination for premium fashion.

What You’ll Do

• Evaluate submissions: Review item descriptions, images, and details provided by sellers. Provide expert feedback and fair market value estimates.
  
  
• Curate auctions: Approve and edit listings to create compelling weekly fashion auctions that attract enthusiastic bidders.
  
  
• Build seller relationships: Engage with sellers in Europe, guiding them to create strong listings and ensuring a smooth selling experience.
  
  
• Expand the market: Identify and onboard new high-quality sellers through your professional network, trade fairs, and fashion communities.
  
  
• Ensure quality & compliance: Maintain Catawiki’s standards of transparency, authenticity, and trust across all listings.
  
  
• Collaborate cross-functionally:
  
  
• Support the Customer Service team with expert input in case of disputes.
  
  
• Partner with Marketing and Sales to drive visibility and bidder engagement.
  
  
• Contribute to strategies for growing Catawiki’s bags category.

 

Who You Are 

• Deep knowledge of the international fashion market, including brands, trends, and valuation - particularly within the bags category 
• Documented commercial / customer-facing experience in luxury fashion retail, appraisal, and curation 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
• Professional proficiency in English (both written and spoken).
• Good computer skills are essential
• The diplomatic competence needed to act as a mediator in disputes between users
• Passion for connecting fashion enthusiasts and maintaining high-quality standards

Where You’ll Be 

This Europe-based, fully remote position sits within our Fashion Department and works closely with our Expert team. The role focuses on supporting authentication processes and seller management as we continue to scale and strengthen our Bags category.

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Create a visible impact by working at scale in a global organisation serving millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope and directly impacts both our customers and the business.
• Learn and grow through our Learning & Development initiatives, including clear development plans and mentorship programmes to support your career progression.
• A culture of connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse team of 800+ Catawikians representing 60+ nationalities. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their full self to work.
• Celebrate life’s moments with us. You’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher when you join, a €50 Catavoucher on your birthday, and an extra day off each year to “Pursue Your Passion”. We also offer additional leave for key work anniversaries and important life events. Benefits may vary by location.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire collaboration. Most Catawikians operate in a hybrid setup, combining office-based and remote work, with a minimum of two days per week in the office, unless a role is explicitly stated as fully remote or fully office-based.

Interested?

Apply with an English CV and Cover Letter. By applying, you agree to Catawiki’s Applicant Privacy Policy. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.