Sephora Social Media Assistant — EU Brands (Apprenticeship)

Overview

Sephora is a leading global prestige beauty retailer and a member of the LVMH group. The brand is recognised for a broad, curated assortment of beauty labels alongside its own Sephora Collection and for a culture that values creativity, inclusion and customer-centric innovation across international markets.

Role & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the EU social editorial calendar aligned with business priorities and platform trends.
• Manage a portfolio of brands and support their activations across Sephora markets in Europe, from strategic briefs to market roll-out.
• Write content briefs for partner brands and coordinate production deliverables with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Design social media content plans and brief European markets on assets and distribution to support brand campaigns and in-store activations.
• Coordinate transversal social projects (brand events, founder meetings, launches) and ensure smooth cross-functional execution.
• Produce regular analytics reports, monitor campaign KPIs, and provide insights and content recommendations to brand partners.
• Conduct competitive and trend monitoring to inform content strategy and preserve Sephora’s leadership on social platforms.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bac+4 or Bac+5 programme (equivalent to final-year Bachelor's or Master's) in Marketing, Communications, Digital or a related discipline.
• Professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken) — all day-to-day exchanges are in English.
• Demonstrable prior experience in social media (internship or equivalent) with hands-on exposure to campaign activation or content production.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multi-market projects end‑to‑end.
• Creative mindset with curiosity for platform trends and capacity to propose innovative format ideas.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise confidently with brand partners and a wide range of internal stakeholders.

Skills

Experience

A prior internship or practical experience in social media is required; candidates should be able to demonstrate involvement in content production, campaign support or social activation projects.

Education

Enrolled in a Bac+4 or Bac+5 (equivalent to final-year Bachelor's or Master's) in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media or related field.

Workplace

Culture

Sephora promotes a diverse, inclusive workplace where creativity and collaboration are central. Teams are mission-driven and focused on professional development, offering opportunities to learn across brands and markets within the LVMH ecosystem.

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