Trade Activation Placement 2027

L'Oréal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

L’Oréal Luxe in London is seeking a Trade Activation Intern to support Armani Beauty, Valentino Beauty, and Mugler across key partners. You’ll help bring digital and retail visibility to life, reporting to the Trade Activation Manager.

You’ll work on asset prep with Salsify and Canva, update retailer pages, coordinate activations, and assist with audits and data-driven insights. 7 months, £26,950 per year.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of digital merchandising and retailer activation touchpoints.
• Ability to organise, adapt, and coordinate creative content to meet technical specifications.
• Clear, professional communication to liaise with internal colleagues and retail contacts.
• Strong organisation to handle multiple campaign schedules, sampling trackers, and audits.
• Comfort working with spreadsheets and trackers to audit visibility and identify opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation, resizing, and delivery of digital launch assets and banners across retailer sites.
• Assist with retailer brand page updates, copy briefs, and CRM content.
• Help coordinate trade activations, sampling campaigns, and gift-with-purchase incentives from setup to tracking.
• Contribute to launch audits and digital shelf visibility checks using trackers to share insights.
• Participate in cross-functional projects to support omnichannel execution.

Skills

Retail & Trade Marketing

Digital Asset Management

Collaborative Communication

Operational Rigour

Analytical Thinking

Tools

Salsify

Canva

Job description

Based: White City, London
Duration: 7 months
Start date:30th November / 7th December 2026
Salary: £26,950 per annum

Trade Activation Intern - Luxe (Armani, Valentino, Mugler)

Hello, we're L'Oréal. We're not just building brands, we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.

A Day in the Life

As our Trade Activation Intern, you will help bring the digital and retail visibility of Armani Beauty, Valentino Beauty, and Mugler to life across key partners like Boots, Sephora, and Superdrug, reporting directly to our Trade Activation Manager.

• Support the preparation, resizing, and delivery of digital launch assets and banners across retailer e-commerce sites using tools like Salsify and Canva.
• Assist with retailer brand page updates, copy briefs, and CRM content to ensure our designer portfolio remains accurate and prominent.
• Help coordinate trade activations, sampling campaigns, and gift-with-purchase incentives from setup to tracking.
• Contribute to launch audits and digital shelf visibility checks, gathering data from trackers to share practical insights with the wider team.
• Participate in cross-functional projects with Product Marketing, Commercial, and Merchandising teams to support cohesive omnichannel execution.

We Are Looking For

You bring curiosity, high attention to detail, and a keen interest in how luxury beauty engages shoppers online and in-store. You bring:

• Retail & Trade Marketing: Foundational understanding of digital merchandising and retailer activation touchpoints.
• Digital Asset Management: Ability to organise, adapt, and coordinate creative content to meet technical specifications.
• Collaborative Communication: Clear, professional communication to liaise smoothly with internal colleagues and retail contacts.
• Operational Rigour: Strong organisation to handle multiple campaign schedules, sampling trackers, and audits simultaneously.
• Analytical Thinking: Comfort working with spreadsheets and trackers to audit visibility and identify opportunities.

What's In It For You

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oréal
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal/environmental causes to make a concrete difference

Who We Are

At L’Oréal, starting your journey means taking on real responsibility right away. We trust emerging talent to bring fresh perspectives, challenge routines, and learn by doing within a community of supportive mentors and peers.

In our Luxe Division, we curate iconic luxury experiences across fragrance, makeup, and skincare. We blend heritage, creative expression, and modern digital retail to build desire and deliver exceptional moments for beauty lovers worldwide.

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law. Wondering how AI is integrated in our L'Oréal recruitment process? Find practical information and advice in our AI Charter.