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# Account Executive: Los Angeles at Place Showroom

- **Company:** Place Showroom
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/placeshowroom.com/2fae61c8-563e-403b-897c-46cecd104cb4

## Job description

Place Showroom is seeking an experienced Account Executive in the women's contemporary market. This position oversees regional specialty account management on the West Coast.

The Account Executive must have established relationships with key specialty retailers in the market. Candidate shall be responsible for maintaining the assigned collections, completing monthly sales plans and brand analysis, review selling reports and working with our showroom and merchandising teams.

## Responsibilities

- Develop refined distribution strategy with a focus on image doors in key cities
- Build a strong pipeline of prospective clients and establish long term relationships
- Maintain brand integrity and enforce company policies
- Manage and track client outreach
- Strategize innovative ways to reach new clients
- Communicate strategy to relevant team-members

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- Salary - $70-80K + targeted sales bonus, commensurate with experience

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 3+ years' of wholesale sales experience with relationships in the women's contemporary market
- Organized and able to multi-task
- Strong verbal and written communication skill
- Ability to travel up to 50%
- Valid drivers license
- Must reside in the Los Angeles metro area, remote candidates will not be considered

## About Place Showroom

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Place Showroom is a multi-line fashion showroom that nurtures emerging and established contemporary brands, providing sales, operations, and merchandising expertise to connect designers with retailers across the U.S.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped, no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2005
- **Founders**: Leah Justman

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Apparel & Fashion (multi-line showroom)
- **Target customers**: B2B – fashion brands (designers at all lifecycle stages) and retailers (from specialty boutiques to major department stores)
- **Mission/purpose**: To be the destination where emerging designers realize their creative aspirations and brand potential, and where retailers find quality, trend-forward collections.

## Products & Services
- **Showroom Representation**: Physical showroom spaces in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and Dallas where brands exhibit their collections to buyers during market weeks and by appointment.
- **Sales & Account Management**: Dedicated sales teams that build and maintain relationships with retail accounts, manage order writing, and drive sell-through.
- **Brand Strategy & Growth**: Services to help brands scale, including merchandising guidance, market positioning, and visibility at major trade shows (e.g., Coterie, Project).
- **Contemporary & Advanced Contemporary Divisions**: Two distinct brand rosters – Contemporary (accessible luxury) and Advanced Contemporary (higher-end, modern design).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of approximately **$1.2M** (as of latest available data) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/place-showroom). Note: employee count reported as 75 on LinkedIn and 149 on Built In – a discrepancy likely due to different counting methods (e.g., full-time vs. total including contractors).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Brands represented include ASTR, Bec & Bridge, Elliatt, En Saison, Magali Pascal, and others.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded to four U.S. showrooms (LA, NY, Atlanta, Dallas); launched an Advanced Contemporary division in 2021; celebrated 20 years in business in 2025; active at top trade shows; recent website relaunch [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/place-showroom).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Long-standing industry relationships**: Over 20 years of relationships with key retailers and buyers across the U.S.
- **Multi-city physical presence**: Showrooms in four major fashion markets provide national reach and convenience for both brands and buyers.
- **End-to-end brand support**: Beyond sales, Place offers operational, merchandising, and strategic guidance – a full-service model that helps emerging brands scale.
- **Curated brand roster**: Focus on contemporary and advanced contemporary segments, positioning Place as a go-to for accessible luxury and trend-driven collections.

## Strategic Focus
- **Brand portfolio growth**: Continually adding new designers and expanding both Contemporary and Advanced Contemporary divisions.
- **Sustainability & innovation**: Exploring sustainable production practices, fabric innovations, and technical fit developments [placeshowroom.com](https://www.placeshowroom.com/about).
- **Digital & physical integration**: Relaunched website to better showcase services and brands, while maintaining strong in-person showroom and trade show presence.
- **Talent development**: Building a strong team across sales, operations, and communications; active hiring for senior account executive and sales manager roles.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “ambition, style, and constant evolution” – a fast-paced, fashion-forward environment where employees work with coveted brands and high-volume accounts [placeshowroom.com](https://www.placeshowroom.com/).
- **Work policy**: On-site / hybrid – employees work from physical showroom offices, but the company offers a “remote work program” for certain roles [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/place-showroom).
- **Perks**: Health insurance, 401(K), generous PTO, free snacks and drinks [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/place-showroom).
- **Growth opportunities**: With departments in sales, communications, and operations, Place promotes internal growth and offers exposure to all facets of the fashion industry.
- **Team composition**: Sales-heavy workforce (43% in sales) with a mix of specialists, managers, and directors; talent often comes from retailers like Nordstrom, Anthropologie, Revolve, and Free People [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/place-showroom).

## Sources
1. [placeshowroom.com](https://www.placeshowroom.com/)
2. [placeshowroom.com/about](https://www.placeshowroom.com/about)
3. [jobs.lever.co/placeshowroom.com](https://jobs.lever.co/placeshowroom.com)
4. [linkedin.com/company/place-showroom](https://linkedin.com/company/place-showroom)
5. [builtin.com/company/place-showroom](https://builtin.com/company/place-showroom)

## Other roles at Place Showroom

- [Director of Sales](https://feeny.ai/job/director-of-sales-place-showroom-los-angeles-gw6km629ztrc) — Los Angeles, CA
- [Senior Account Executive: Los Angeles](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-account-executive-los-angeles-place-showroom-los-angeles-za8336pxb45v) — Los Angeles, CA