PR Coordinator, Fragrance & Beauty
Location: London Barlow Place, UK
Reports to: Head of Press F&B
Contract: Full-time position
Your role @Chanel:
The Public Relations (PR) Coordinator will support the Beauty PR team with administrative tasks and will also help with showcasing and boosting the desirability of our products, using our communication channels. The goal is to facilitate a smooth running of daily operations and success of PR efforts. As one of the first contacts for external media partners, you will promote and safeguard our brand image. We are looking for someone who can tell our story, bring our heritage to life, create excitement, and share our vision.
Our ideal candidate will be a creative PR or communications graduate with strong writing and excellent communication skills, well organised and confident.
What impact you can create at CHANEL:
As a key member of the press team, you will support the team with execution of local PR initiatives from eventing to daily product seeding to journalists and influencers as part of overall PR strategy
Support in the management of influencers relations by identifying up and coming talent, brainstorming & monitoring initiatives, and activations
Help with the coordination of the press/influencer requests in UK – learn the Beauty PR stock system
Reading print and digital periodicals and marking up of magazines and newspapers where the brand is mentioned
A sense of ownership of the stockroom, making sure it is tidy and well organised
Support the UK Public Relations Head of Press on execution and reporting of print, digital, and social media efforts, across all categories – Fragrance, Makeup and Skincare with a strong understanding and interest in both print and digital beauty editorial as well as the social media landscape, specifically in its relation to influential industry people
Keep calendars and updating and maintaining UK press lists – inclusive of influence, digital, regional, niche, national long lead and short lead titles
Send global teams in PR recap reports and awards received in our market
Participate in brainstorming and planning sessions with the PR team in London and Paris
Oversee the editorial tracking, monitoring, analysing, and evaluating of all UK coverage clipping (print, online and social) of current and upcoming placements. Support the Junior Press Officer in DMR Reporting and DMR analysis, where necessary
As you will be the first point of contact for all price and image requests, you will be responsible for ensuring an efficient, effective, and professional service to all our media partners
Update the internal online platform, responsible for monthly Best of Press presentation up to date
Updating and maintaining UK press lists – inclusive of influence, digital, regional, niche, national long lead and short lead titles
Create project reports for company wide distribution and global PR distribution
Manage new supplier set up for open doors and ad hoc suppliers
Work closely with the warehouse to monitor stock & product orders/mailings
This is an impact-focused summary of the job and it’s helpful to note that responsibilities listed are not exhaustive; additional and more detailed duties will be shared during training stage.
What you will bring to the role:
Previous experience in a PR-related position
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Well-organised, able to work with deadlines
Outgoing and confident
Ability to prioritise workload, requests, and spontaneous scenarios
Ability to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require a quick response or turnaround
Demonstration of being a team-player
Strong interest for beauty
Knowledge of DMR and Lefty platforms
You are energised by:
Understanding of press and the beauty industry, concepts, and practices in a changing media landscape
Willingness and interest to follow industry trends
Passion for beauty, the art of our products and the CHANEL story
What you would gain from this experience:
This role will expose you to all aspects of the beauty industry, you will get an understanding on how the world of PR works, communicate to internal and external partners
Insight in the world of CHANEL, the leading Maison in the luxury industry
The breadth of topics, scenarios, and people you will be exposed to in this role will help nurture prioritisation, general knowledge, and communication skills
At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.