Modeling and Acting School Sales Representative
21 days ago
Manhattan, New York
Barbizon is searching for DRIVEN, TALKATIVE, and PERSONABLE sales professional to add to our team. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for a candidate with a unique personality looking for uncapped income potential with desire for a purpose to improve lives. The iconic Barbizon Modeling Studio & Agency is expanding internationally. We have both in- person and zoom programs available for our student body and are searching for entrepreneurial individuals to add to our existing team of talented sales professionals. With over 83 years in the modeling, fashion & entertainment industries, Barbizon has not been shy of evolving with the changing times. Work from our flagship headquarters at the iconic Paramount Building on Times Square. Company Description About Barbizon New York City
Notably the first and original fashion modeling agency in the world, Barbizon Agency was founded in 1939 on Fifth Avenue in New York City. For over 80 years, since its' opening in 1939, Barbizon has been in the forefront of the modeling industry, and a leader in training and developing Women, Men, Kids and Teens all over the world. History
The Era of Barbizon - "The Girl with a Job"
On Election Day in 1920, millions of American women exercised their right to vote, declaring for the first time that they, like men, deserve all the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
By the late 1920s women were entering the workforce in large numbers while men went off to war. Women flocked to the Barbizon in New York City in hopes of being accepted to the prestigious agency, later referred to as the sorority on E. 63rd Street. The Barbizon opened hoping to attract the single, stylish, and thoroughly modern beauties pouring into New York during the Jazz Age to chase their dreams: stardom, independence, a husband. Prospective tenants were required to bring three good references for admission, and were graded on criteria such as looks, dress, and demeanor. From the beginning, the Barbizon existed as a combined charm school, model agency and dormitory. The building possessed "the greatest concentration of beauty east of Hollywood." The Barbizon, housed many yet-to-be discovered beauties - Joan Crawford, Grace Kelly, Candice Bergen, Sylvia Plath, Ali MacGraw, and many more. In the late 30s early 40s, Conde Nast published many fashion magazines which created a need for photogenic models and ignited the Mad Men period. One of the first being the launch of GLAMOUR magazine in 1939. GLAMOUR Magazine changed the focus from Hollywood starlets to working women. The tagline for the magazine became "the girl with a job".
