Marketing Internship London

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 150 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.

Supporting Our One Shiseido Mission, Beauty Innovations For a Better World, Shiseido UK & Ireland Is Committed To a Vision 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

Shiseido UK & Ireland is currently the largest affiliate in the EMEA region with a diverse portfolio of 11 brands in the UK across all 3 categories; make-up, fragrance and skincare. This role will work across the Shiseido and Clé de Peau Beauté brands.

About Shiseido Brand

For 150 years, Shiseido has pioneered in skincare and makeup performance. Thanks to continuous global research the brand pioneers the latest innovation in skincare and high-performing, weightless makeup products for everyday and artistry. The result? Real results visible to the naked eye, premium textures and the highest quality of ingredients.

About NARS

Created in 1994 in New York by visionary makeup artist François NARS, NARS Cosmetics is one of the leading and most respected brands in the world of makeup artistry.

Main Responsibilities

Trade Marketing

• Work closely with Brand Manager to execute the brands’ marketing plans in the UK
• Co-ordinating the design and delivery of all marketing material to support product launches, events, beauty rooms and customer activity: posters, leaflets, handout cards, direct mailers
• Working with Manager to coordinate GWP: photo-shooting, kit builds, label production and POS
• Copywriting for collateral, brand’s website and retailers’ website
• Briefing and managing retailers’ CRM activities for paid DM and E-CRM
• Work with the Sales teams to support the retailers’ marketing plan
• Work closely with all other marketing functions to ensure all activities are aligned and multichannel
• Work closely with Events Team to provide marketing support

Activity Management and Administration

• Liaising with Shiseido EMEA to request images and information to be delivered on time
• Collating asset banks for NARS activations
• Negotiating the quotation for the asset creation and print of all marketing collateral
• Managing stock-level of products for marketing use
• Co-ordinating with the Operations and courier company to send-out products
• Managing Purchase Orders and liaise with Finance team to process payment of invoices
• Analyzing competitors and market trends to help accurate product forecasts
• Support the Marketing Coordinator in managing the brand calendars and launch documents, ensuring all are kept up to date with most recent information
• Supporting Brand Manager with ad hoc projects
• Manage sample tracker and activity, ensuring it is accurately kept up to date

Profile

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Previous experience in a similar role is desirable
• A strong interest in the beauty industry
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
• Hands on approach
• Creative
• Great attention to detail
• Excellent time-management 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