Retail Design Industrial Placement 2023
Job Description
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Based: Current Location: Hammersmith. As of September 2023: White City
Duration: 1 Year
When you walk into a department store and are greeted by the very beautiful and inviting beauty counters, you’re seeing the work of the Retail Design teams. The L’Oréal intern in this department has a ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude and is ready to get stuck in!
When we have a brand new store opening or a retailer is having a beauty hall re-fit it’ll be your job to assist the Retail Design Managers in delivering a counter that is making the best use of the space, conveying an exciting and interactive customer journey whilst being in line with the International Brand Guidelines.
You will…
You will assess the varying customer journey across our brands as well as our competitors and up the game. It’s a busy and fast-paced role, but seeing your designs, planning and organisation come to life is super rewarding.
Day-to-day you may be…
- Supporting the Retail Design team with preparing and planning for new counter installations
- Partnering with different business functions to organise a successful counter launch
- Taking on your own projects and building up an in-depth expertise of Retail Design
- Work closely with the visual merchandising team to ensure a 360 approach
- Liaising with logistics on tester orders for new counter installations
- Attend installations out of hours to support on snagging and merchandising the new counters.
- Work on implementing latest brand furniture and strategizing the implementation of new launches
- Regular in-store visits to track competitor activity and launches across retailers, gathering photos, details on materials and structures to create a monthly report for presentation to the Marketing Team and General Manager
- Attending trade shows and supplier fairs on behalf of the team
You have…
In order to be successful in this role you will have:
- Have strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Have a good eye for detail and an awareness of current Retail Design trends
- Able to work autonomously with great organisational and time-management skills
- Experience in PowerPoint, Photoshop, Sketchup and Excel would be an advantage but not prerequisite.