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The Shiseido Group has an opportunity for a Marketing Intern to join and work across a vast and diverse portfolio of fragrances: Dolce & Gabbana Beauty, Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez, Serge Lutens Beauty and Zadig&Voltaire.
As Marketing Intern, you will use your commercial and creative talent to enforce the development of the brands through the efficient implementation of the marketing strategy.
About us
Founded in 1872 in Japan, Shiseido is one of the top leading cosmetics companies in the world and aims to inspire a life of beauty and culture. Operating in about 120 countries with 45 000 employees and 70 nationalities, Shiseido offers a unique selection of skin care, makeup and fragrance resulting in over 1 trillion yen of net sales in 2017. Thanks to 146 years of heritage, Shiseido constantly creates high-quality, highly functional, safe and innovative cosmetics and develop brands deeply loved by people from all over the world.
Shiseido UK & Ireland is currently the largest affiliate in the EMEA region with a diverse portfolio of 11 brands in the UK across all categories. Supporting our One Shiseido Mission, Beauty Innovations for a Better World, Shiseido UK & Ireland has committed to a vision which will be delivered through 4 strategic streams:
- Create a great place to work in Beauty
- Customer driven focus to meet and exceed expectations
- Champion Omni-channel through a seamless offering across all customer touchpoints
- Deliver sustainable growth and profitability of our brands
Our first strength is make-up with strong market share in the UK with NARS. We are also growing fast in fragrance with brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Issey Miyake and Narciso Rodriguez, whilst Zadig & Voltaire will be added to our retail landscape this year. We are winning market share in Skincare with Shiseido and the spectacular launch of Clé de Peau Beauté in Harrods and Cult Beauty. Drunk Elephant joins our portfolio in 2021 which supports our ambition and objective to be the Top5 Beauty Group in the UK. Our clients include high-street retailers such as Department Stores, drugstores & chains as well as online pure players and specialty stores. We also have 8 boutiques and 3 direct e-commerce websites.
About Designer Fragrances
Shiseido Group’s fragrance brands are a collection of luxurious and exciting fragrance brands, which are amongst the leaders in the UK market. The sensual and effortless delicacy of Narciso Rodriguez; the intriguing mix of natural and sophistication in Issey Miyake to the exotic and glamourous Dolce&Gabanna. In selected stores, we also have the unique, innovative collection from the extraordinary perfumer, Serge Lutens and we are launching this year the daring Zadig&Voltaire.
Responsibilities
Brand Marketing
- Work closely with Marketing Manager & Brand Manager to execute the brands’ 360 marketing plans in the UK
- Ensure individual brand launch calendars and launch matrix are updated
- Coordinate all internal orders
- Manage and deliver the post campaign and key gifting periods analysis for UK and EMEA reporting
- Present internally at competitor forums after researching and collating newsworthy campaigns
- Help coordinate the timely delivery of media assets to relevant sources to meet campaign launch timelines
- Coordinate the design and delivery of all marketing material to support product launches and customer activity, i.e. posters, hand out cards etc
- Work closely with all other marketing functions to ensure all activities are aligned and multichannel
- Support Marketing team on ad hoc projects that will support the brand and commercial objectives of the fragrance portfolio
Administration
- Liaising with Shiseido EMEA to request images and information to be delivered on time in a professional manner
- Managing stock levels of products for marketing use
- Co-ordinating with Operations and courier companies to raise orders and send products, diligently keeping up to date with order status to ensure smooth delivery
- Raising Purchase Orders in a timely manner
- Supporting Marketing Manager, Brand Manager, Marketing Coordinator and Marketing Director with ad hoc projects
Profile
- Educated to degree level
- Previous experience in a similar role is desirable
- A strong interest in the beauty industry
- Proficient use of Microsoft programmes, most specifically Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
- Hands on approach
- Self-starter
- Creative
- Great attention to detail
- Excellent time-management and skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Alignment with the group’s « Trust8 » working principles: Think Big, Take Risks, Hands on, Collaborate, Be Open, Act with Integrity, Be Accountable, Applaud Success
