- Location
- Paris Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Contract
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- Corporate Affairs, Sustainability & CSR
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Nov 9, 2026
About Balenciaga
Founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1917 and part of Kering, Balenciaga is one of fashion’s most influential houses, renowned for architectural cut, uncompromising craft, and a continual redefinition of modern luxury. As an employer, the House offers a demanding yet inspiring environment where heritage ateliers, bold creative vision, and global business expertise meet. Teams across design, product development, merchandising, retail, client engagement, communications, and corporate functions are encouraged to combine precision with experimentation, agility with excellence. Balenciaga seeks individuals who are culturally aware, rigorous, collaborative, and ready to contribute to a maison that shapes the conversation of contemporary fashion while respecting the discipline of couture.
Reporting to the Director of Corporate and Internal Communications, the Internal Communications Coordinator helps define and deliver communications supporting Balenciaga’s strategy, culture and key moments, while contributing to employee engagement and the Maison’s institutional reputation. The role develops internal content and channels, coordinates communications projects and events, and partners with teams across the business; the position is a fixed-term contract (CDD).
Role & Responsibilities
- Contribute to the internal communications strategy and lead its implementation through editorial plans, campaigns and multichannel initiatives.
- Create and write French- and English-language content for all employees, including news, leadership messages, interviews, newsletters, announcements, invitations, briefs and presentation materials.
- Manage and animate the Viva Engage intranet and other internal channels, including the editorial calendar, publishing, moderation, contributor coordination and performance monitoring.
- Support key Maison moments, including collections, product launches, heritage initiatives, internal events and collective engagement activities.
- Help prepare communications on organizational changes, strategic announcements and transformation topics, adapting messages for different audiences.
- Support relationships and projects with Kering and the Maison’s external partners, including communications, production and monitoring agencies.
- Adapt and coordinate the cascade of messages to headquarters, regions, Retail teams and client-facing functions, providing the required tools, including key messages, Q&As, guides and action points.
- Contribute to employee listening initiatives and turn insights into editorial recommendations or communications actions.
- Lead communications projects from scoping and planning through governance, content production, approvals, distribution and evaluation.
- Coordinate internal events, including executive communications, livestreams, leadership meetings, celebrations and employee activations.
- Work closely with HR, Marketing, Retail, Product, Sustainability, Legal, Digital, regional teams and senior management to ensure effective information flow.
- Manage stakeholder and supplier contributions, anticipate dependencies, and ensure deadlines, budgets and expected quality standards are met.
Qualifications
- Higher education in communications, business, political science or an equivalent field.
- 4–5 years of experience in internal, corporate or institutional communications, ideally in an international, matrixed and demanding environment.
- Excellent French and English writing skills, with the ability to adapt tone and level of detail to different audiences.
- Experience preparing leadership communications, content and speaking materials.
- Strong project management capabilities, including the ability to manage several workstreams simultaneously, coordinate numerous stakeholders and meet short deadlines.
- Strong synthesis skills, editorial judgment and the ability to structure complex, sensitive or confidential information.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, a collaborative mindset and confidence working with international teams and senior stakeholders.
- Autonomy, rigor, responsiveness, discretion and the ability to remain calm in high-visibility situations.
- Interest in the worlds of luxury, fashion, product, creativity and brand heritage.
- Fluent French and English.
Skills
Experience
4–5 years in internal, corporate or institutional communications
Education
Higher education in communications, business, political science or an equivalent field
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
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Benefits
Professional development opportunities within Balenciaga and Kering; support to help employees realize their potential in a stimulating and fulfilling work environment.
Culture
Balenciaga fosters a bold, forward-thinking workplace where creativity, experimentation, and cultural awareness drive the evolution of contemporary luxury. As an employer, the House encourages collaboration across disciplines, empowering teams to challenge convention while upholding exceptional standards of craftsmanship, precision, and brand integrity.
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