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Ffern

Consumer Product Manufacturing

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They have built a dedicated following around artisan craft and sustainable luxury, though workplace culture draws mixed sentiments. Based in Somerset with a studio in London, the company operates in consumer product manufacturing as a small-to-midsize private brand. They produce seasonal, organic fragrances and lifestyle goods on a limited-release schedule. Hiring activity remains selective and steady across engineering, marketing, and creative roles.
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About

Ffern is a natural fragrance maker based in Somerset, and a beautiful East London Studio space. It was born out of a simple vision: to restore perfumery to its artisan roots. With this in mind, Ffern creates fragrances that are organic, vegan and made from the highest quality, sustainably sourced, natural ingredients. Working with the rhythms of the seasons, we blend, barrel-age and bottle four unique fragrances a year, released at the equinox and solstice.
Founded2018
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
IndustryConsumer Product Manufacturing
Websiteffern.co
Employees102

Open roles at Ffern

3 open roles, newest first.
General CounselLondon, England · Remote ok
Fractional General CounselLondon, England · Hybrid
Digital Content DesignerLondon, England · Hybrid

Why people join & leave

Why join
Appealing artisan product and brand identityModern technical stack and small-team ownershipFlexible working arrangements
Why leave
Cliquey workplace culture concernsLow satisfaction with senior managementCommute constraints outside London

Company Pulse

Headcount
-57%past year

In the News

Ffern And The Future Of Luxury Fragrancethesubthread.com · Aug 27, 2026
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer 💫 | Ffernlinkedin.com · Aug 21, 2026
Ffern Artefacts • Summer 26 | Ffernlinkedin.com · Jul 2, 2026
Ffern gets poetic for perfume | Creative Momentcreativemoment.co · Jul 1, 2026
The Green Knight • Summer 26 | Ffernlinkedin.com · Jun 23, 2026

Employee Experience

3.5/5
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation & Benefits
3.0
Culture & Values
1.0
Diversity & Inclusion
1.0
Senior Management
1.0
Work-Life Balance
3.0

Quick Take

Strengths
Strong business outlookEmployees report a 100% positive outlook on the company's business trajectory.
Web traffic surgeMonthly website traffic increased by 37.35%.
Watch out
Low culture ratingCulture and values score sits low at 20% in feedback.
Note
Distributed team footprintWorkforce is distributed across the UK, US, and Portugal.

Things to consider

Internal culture dynamics — Review data points to an insular environment and low culture and values ratings.
Low management ratings — Senior leadership scores are very low at 20 percent approval in employee reviews.

Leadership

OM
Owen MearsFounder
EC
Emily CameronCreative Director
ED
Elodie DurandeHead Nose
FR
François RobertMaster Perfumer

What They Build

Ffern builds a digital platform supporting a membership-based, direct-to-consumer fragrance ledger model. Their technical team focuses on modern web experiences, subscription billing, and data workflows supporting seasonal releases. Engineering operates in a small, collaborative team moving features quickly from idea to deployment.
E-Commerce Systems
Subscription Billing
Data Analytics
Web Platforms
Domains
Frontend
Backend
Data Engineering
Web Engineering
Tech Stack
typescript
react
python
postgresql
redis
sql
dbt
stripe
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