Licensing & Marketing Intern in Amsterdam

THE ROLE

We are recruiting for a Licensing intern at the KARL LAGERFELD HQ in Amsterdam. The intern will be involved in the day to day licensing activities within the department supporting on key account management and managing communication flows, being in direct contact with internal and external linkages of the KARL LAGERFELD brand.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in a successful and rapidly growing fashion and retail company working with key licensing partners and categories such as:

• Menswear
• Jewelry and watches
• Footwear
• Fragrance
• Sunglasses and optical
• Kids wear
• As well as on major collaborations with other global premium brands.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be supporting the department on all its key activities and you will be the person in charge of:

• Coordinating the projects internally with all the business units: product and merchandising, marketing, sales, retail, E-commerce, press, finance
• Managing the reporting internally and externally, and developing the tools to proceed (Excel, PowerPoint)
• You will be a key support for the advertising campaign organization and other shootings
• Managing data base of the department
• Preparing monthly sales reports for a few categories
• Managing samples
• Ad hoc projects

THE PROFILE

• You must be in a second year of Master and may also be required to hold qualifications relating to Marketing, Sales or Business Administration
• Candidates pursuing a degree in the Economics will be prioritized
• Language: fluent in English, both verbal and written and preferably speak French with a very high standard.
• Strong skills in Microsoft office: PPT, Excel
• You are strong in building and maintaining relationships and you enjoy working with different departments, products and international people
• You are proactive and think ahead, bring structure in your work and are independent
• You are reliable and have the ability to lead the delivery of a high level of partnership and stand for the brand
• You are precise with attention to details and work organized to effectively manage paperwork
• You have both a marketing and business oriented mind
• You communicate openly, honestly and constructively
• Due to the volume of communication with key accounts and external partners you must possess excellent interpersonal skills
• You are willing to live in Amsterdam for the internship

It is a requirement that you are still enrolled in a university or school program, are available for a period of 6 months.