PR & Partnerships Placement Opportunity

FashionUnited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 65% employee discount

Healthcare Cash Plan

MetLife Virtual GP

Exclusive sample sales

Job summary

Reiss is offering a 52-week placement in the Marketing team to gain hands-on experience across PR activity, VIP gifting, events and seasonal showcases. You will work closely with the PR & VIP Manager, PR agency and Partnership Marketing Manager to coordinate materials, calendars and budgets while ensuring on-brand delivery.

You will bring strong organisational skills, a proactive attitude and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Second-year university student seeking a 52-week placement from June 2027.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities with the ability to prioritise across PR activity, partner campaigns and events.
• Excellent communication skills and relationship-building capabilities.
• Attention to detail with on-brand communications and materials.

Responsibilities

• Support the PR & VIP Manager and PR agency with day-to-day PR administration and events.
• Manage inventory for PR & Marketing activities and support sample flow internally.
• Collaborate with Merchandising to minimise stock impact and ensure loaned stock is returned saleable.
• Support Partnership Marketing Manager across wholesale, concession and retail campaigns.

Skills

Organised

Proactive

Communication

Relationship-building

Education

Second year university

Job description

PR & Partnerships Placement Opportunity

What’s the role about?

Our Marketing team is looking for someone who is organised and proactive to support PR activity and partner marketing campaigns. From sample coordination and VIP gifting to events and seasonal showcases, you’ll gain experience across both areas. Working closely with our PR & VIP Manager, PR agency and Partnership Marketing Manager, you’ll help coordinate campaign materials, maintain calendars and track budgets and stock to keep activity accurate, on brand and on schedule.

You’ll currently be in your second year of university studies and available to join us for a 52-week placement from Monday 28th June 2027.

Who you are

• Have a passion for a career in the luxury fashion, PR and marketing industry.
• Highly organised with strong time management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks across PR activity, partner campaigns and events.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• An eye for detail and a good understanding of on-brand communications and materials.
• Proactive and willing to learn, with a positive approach to feedback and an interest in finding solutions when challenges arise.
• Comfortable working accurately with records and figures, from campaign calendars and budget trackers to sample inventories and gifting reports.
• Able to build strong relationships with key business areas, both internal and external, including PR agencies, marketing partners and Merchandising.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the PR & VIP Manager and PR agency with day-to-day PR administration, activities, events and seasonal showcases.
• Managing inventory coming in and out of the business for PR & Marketing activities, supporting sample flow internally across the business.
• Working directly with Merchandising to minimise customer stock impact and ensuring loaned stock is returned in saleable condition.
• Supporting the Partnership Marketing Manager across wholesale, concession and retail marketing campaigns, including day-to-day communications with external partners on key information, timelines and deliverables.
• Maintaining the partner marketing calendar, keeping upcoming campaigns, launches and key activity up to date.
• Coordinating the delivery of creative assets, product information and other materials required for partner marketing activations.
• Supporting the tracking and administration of contractual partner marketing budgets throughout the financial year.
• Facilitating product call-ins, sample requirements and other ad hoc partner requests.
• Working closely with Partners, PR, Marketing, Social and Merchandising to ensure campaign and trade activity is delivered accurately, on brand and to agreed timelines across all channels.
• Managing gifting requests from the VIP agency, including influencer send-outs, and monitoring and reporting on the units and value of gifted and loaned stock.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company bonus.
• Up to 65% employee discount.
• Access to exclusive sample sales.
• Healthcare Cash Plan with Medicash.
• MetLife Virtual GP.
• Access to additional retail discounts and benefits through Reiss Rewards.

At Reiss, it’s not just what we do - it’s how we do it that sets us apart. Creativity drives us forward, but it’s our shared behaviours that underpin our success. We look for individuals who embody these behaviours and bring them to life everyday:

Ambition | Accountability | Courage | Commitment | Focus | Resilience

#WeAreReiss

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.