Internship - VISUAL MERCHANDISING & STORE DESIGN Assistant

The Estée Lauder Companies; Neuilly-sur-Seine; Hybrid; EUR 8,900 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote 1 day/week after 2 months

10 days remote in the EU

Conciergerie

Gift bag of products

Meal voucher card

Job summary

Estée Lauder Companies is hiring a VM & SD Intern in Neuilly-sur-Seine to support SD/VM concepts and collateral. You will collaborate with the EMEA RDDC team to bring marketing calendars to life through store layouts and asset creation. The role requires final year study in graphic design or related field, and fluency in English and French.

Proactive and organized, you will work under tight deadlines, with some remote work after two months and opportunities within a luxury cosmetics environment.

Qualifications

• Final year graphic design student or equivalent degree.
• Fluent in English and French, written and spoken.
• Previous retail graphic design experience and a strong interest in cosmetics/beauty.

Responsibilities

• Support Store Design (SD) and Visual Merchandising (VM) concepts and layouts.
• Create collateral and planogram guidelines in line with brand DNA.
• Collaborate with affiliates on SD/VM assets and project delivery.

Job description

ABOUT THE JOB

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products. The company's products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD BEAUTY, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, and the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD.

M.A.C Cosmetics, Aveda, Smashbox, and Bumble & bumble RDDC EMEA are looking to hire a VM & SD Assistant to join the team starting in January 2027.

The EMEA RDDC team is responsible for guiding and advising Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Russia, and India affiliates on every in-store initiative that brings the marketing calendar to life, in line with brand guidelines and DNA. The team aims to deliver the most impactful consumer journey and storytelling around launches, hero products, and permanent collections. This includes supporting the development of store design concepts, partnering with affiliates on the development and execution of Store Design (SD) concepts and Visual Merchandising (VM) assets and layouts, as well as creating collateral and planogram guidelines.

ABOUT YOU

• Available for a 6-month internship starting in January 2027
• Internship agreement required

Minimum Education Level: Student from a Graphic Design, Art, or Interior Design school (e.g., ENSAD, École Boulle, ENSAAMA, Penninghen, LISAA) or equivalent degree.

Minimum Years and Area of Experience: Final year student.

Required Language Proficiency: Fluent in both English and French, written and spoken.

Additional Job Specifications

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), SketchUp, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office (particularly PowerPoint)
• Able to adapt to both Store Design (SD) and Visual Merchandising (VM) projects
• Previous experience in retail graphic design required
• Experience or strong interest in the beauty industry would be highly appreciated
• Strong sensitivity to the cosmetics and luxury environment
• Fluent English
• Proactive, well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to work under tight deadlines

Benefits

• Located in Neuilly-sur-Seine
• International environment with over 40 nationalities in the office
• Up to 1 day of remote work per week after 2 months of service.
• 10 days of remote working in the EU within your internship framework
• Conciergerie (corporate store, gym center, beauty salon)
• A gift bag of products at the end of your internship
• A meal voucher card

Recruiting process

Brief Description of the Recruitment Process

• 1 interview with HR
• 1 interview with the Hiring Managers