Van Cleef & Arpels Visual Merchandising Assistant Intern

About Van Cleef & Arpels

Founded in 1906 on Place Vendôme, Van Cleef & Arpels is a High Jewelry Maison renowned for poetic creativity, exceptional savoir-faire, and an enduring culture of transmission. As an employer, the Maison offers a refined environment where artisans, designers, retail experts, and corporate teams contribute to creations that unite technical mastery with emotion and wonder. Guided by excellence, discretion, and a deep respect for heritage, Van Cleef & Arpels encourages collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning across its international network. Employees join a house where craftsmanship is celebrated, client relationships are cultivated with elegance, and each career may help preserve and renew a remarkable legacy.

Role & Responsibilities

• Support the Europe and CIS Visual Merchandising team within the Communication department, contributing to local VM activations, developing VM tools and supporting new boutique openings.
• Monitor the YOOBIC VM application and feedback from each market to ensure guidelines are distributed and applied correctly.
• Track POS animation samples with the supplier and headquarters.
• Share and consolidate floral prototypes and winter decorative ornaments for Christmas trees.
• Consolidate requests to recycle or destroy POS materials.
• Conduct competitive monitoring.
• Track event quotations and invoicing.
• Prepare post-activation reports by window and market.
• Coordinate all logistics for POS events with the supplier.
• Participate in local exhibitions dedicated to Minaudière POS materials and Heritage.
• Contribute to updating presentation guidelines and creating planograms for specific European requests.
• Manage image requests and follow up with markets for boutique openings.
• Support local market contacts in selecting decorations for display shelves and bars in line with guidelines.
• Update and maintain the YOOBIC database.
• Launch monthly YOOBIC assignments, track approvals with local contacts and prepare reports monitoring VM progress.
• Engage the VM community by sharing best practices, newsletters, advice and reminders.
• Update the Europe VM calendar.
• Support the team in preparing PowerPoint presentations for headquarters and Europe.
• Act as a cross-functional link between Retail, Marketing, Supply and Logistics, and track POS orders with markets and local VM activations.

Qualifications

• Able to work across a range of responsibilities and with different internal and external stakeholders.
• Organized and rigorous in tracking projects and markets.
• Proactive and open to change.
• Proficient with Microsoft tools and Photoshop.
• Fluent English in a professional context.

Skills

Culture

Van Cleef & Arpels fosters a refined and collaborative workplace culture rooted in exceptional craftsmanship, creativity, and the transmission of savoir-faire. As an employer, the Maison values curiosity, precision, and collective excellence, offering an environment where employees contribute to timeless creations while upholding a deep respect for heritage, beauty, and client experience.

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