Visual Merchandising 6 Month Placement 2027

targetjobs UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

L'Oréal in White City, London, is offering a Visual Merchandising intern role for a six-month placement starting 28 June 2027. You'll bring a hands-on attitude and assist with launches, promotions, and in-store presentation.

You'll work with retailers and the Marketing team across the UK, develop planograms, support launch guidelines, and help track competitor activity for monthly reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good eye for detail and awareness of current trends.
• Ability to work independently with strong organisational skills.
• Experience with PowerPoint, InDesign and Excel is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the Visual Merchandising team in planning for new launches and promotions.
• Partner with retailers to ensure UK-wide visual merchandising is correctly implemented.
• Take ownership of projects and build expertise in visual merchandising.
• Collaborate with Marketing to design, manage and develop POS units.
• Help create launch guidelines and coordinate printing and distribution.
• Update planograms to guide stores on product presentation.
• Liaise with Marketing and Sales on direction and stock levels.
• Visit stores to track competitor activity and compile monthly reports.

Skills

Strong communication

Eye for detail

Independent

Time-management

Education

Second-year university student with six-month placement

Tools

PowerPoint

InDesign

Excel

Job description

• Based: White City, London
• Duration: 6 months
• Start date: Monday, 28 June 2027
• Application deadline: Rolling
• Annual salary: £26,950 per annum

When you walk into a department store and see a display of gleaming products, you’re seeing the work of Visual Merchandising. As a Visual Merchandising intern, you’ll bring a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and be ready to get stuck in.

You will…

When a new product launches, you’ll help find unique ways to present it to customers nationwide. You’ll assess competitor activity and look for ways to raise the bar. It’s a busy, fast-paced role, but seeing your ideas come to life can be incredibly rewarding.

Day to day, you may…

• Support the Visual Merchandising team in preparing and planning for new launches and promotions.
• Partner with retailers to help ensure visual merchandising is correctly implemented across the UK.
• Take ownership of projects and build your expertise in visual merchandising.
• Work with the Marketing team to design, manage and develop point-of-sale units.
• Help create launch guidelines and coordinate printing and distribution to stores.
• Update and develop planograms to guide stores on product presentation.
• Liaise with Marketing and Sales to confirm direction and stock levels.
• Visit stores to track competitor activity and launches, gathering photos and details of materials and structures for a monthly report to the Marketing team and General Manager.
• Attend trade shows and supplier fairs on behalf of the team.

You have…

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A good eye for detail and awareness of current visual merchandising trends.
• The ability to work independently, with strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Experience with PowerPoint, InDesign and Excel would be an advantage.

You are…

In your second year at university, studying a course that includes a six-month placement. Unfortunately, graduates are not eligible.

Company culture

At L'Oréal, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. We are committed to being an inclusive employer, regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That's the beauty of L'Oréal.