Licensing Intern

Join the KARL LAGERFELD Team as a Licensing Intern

ABOUT THE BRAND

At Karl Lagerfeld, we are driven by Karl’s mantra: “Embrace the present and invent the future.” Always contemporary and forward-looking, the House of KARL LAGERFELD shares the creative vision and design aesthetic of its iconic founder, Karl Lagerfeld. We are the only fashion house that carries Karl’s name on its door and we strive to live up to this responsibility in everything we do, every day, with the utmost joy and passion.

Our headquarters in Paris and in Amsterdam are home to a highly diverse and driven team of KARL family members that hail from over 50 countries. Together, we aim to create meaningful stories and product concepts that connect to Karl’s world and iconic attributes. Women’s & Men's ready-to-wear, bags, small leather goods, swimwear and underwear are managed directly from our Amsterdam headquarters, while other categories, including footwear, fragrances, eyewear and more, are developed with best-in-class licensing partners.

We are a dynamic, fast-growing and inclusive company built on professionalism and strong values. At KARL LAGERFELD we’re committed to working toward the highest standards of sustainability and integrity across all areas of our business.

Purpose of 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, with a strong marketing and communication focus, supporting on key account management, 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
• Footwear
• Fragrances
• Eyewear
• Kidswear

As well as on major co-branding with other global premium brands.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating the projects internally with all the business units: product and merchandising, marketing, sales, retail, ecom, press, finance
• Managing the reporting internally and externally, and developing the tools to proceed (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Key support for all marketing and communication assets such as:
• Advertising campaign and other shootings A to Z organization
• Copy briefing and communication assets coordination
• Social media tools
• Influencers campaign
• Managing samples
• Managing the database of the department
• Ad hoc projects

Skills, Education and Experience

• 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 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: PowerPoint, Excel

Profile

• Strong in building and maintaining relationships and enjoy working with different departments, products and international people
• Proactive, think ahead, bring structure in your work and are independent
• Reliable and have the ability to lead the delivery of a high level of partnership and stand for the brand
• Precise with attention to details and work organized to effectively manage paperwork
• Both a marketing and business oriented mind
• Communicate openly, honestly and constructively
• Due to the volume of communication with key accounts and external partners you must possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Willing to live in Amsterdam for the internship

Start date: 5th of January / Available for 6 months / Full-time

Please note that we can only consider your application if you are enrolled for the full duration of your internship at your school or university.

Why #TEAMKARL?

• Opportunity to make an impact
• Working in the heart of Amsterdam
• Exclusive sample sales only for #TEAMKARL

JOIN #TEAMKARL

The collective vision of KARL LAGERFELD is to be the most connected global designer brand, inspiring consumers through luxury collections and immersing them in the World of KARL. If you are interested in joining #TEAMKARL, we invite you to submit your application today.