Beauty team intern

Closing date for applications: Friday 8th August at 11.59pm

Training allowance: £21,211.80, paid as a tax-free bursary (this is equivalent to a gross annual salary of £24,570)

Duration: 12 months

Start date: September 2025

Hours: 09:30 - 18:00, Monday to Friday (four days per week in office)

Step into the world of luxury beauty PR and learn from an agency at the cutting edge of communications.

PURPLE understands the world of luxury, offering connected services across Press, Communications, Social Media, Events, VIP, Creative Strategy, Brand Strategy and Talent Partnerships. Bringing together 25 years of strategic brand building experience with next generation in-house talent, PURPLE delivers creative thinking and game-changing ideas to drive commercial success. Its clients span multiple divisions including Art, Design & Culture, Beauty & Wellbeing, Fashion & Jewellery, Restaurants & Bars, Property & Placemaking, Events, Charity and Sustainability. Commitment to sustainability is a core agency value and it continues to introduce business practices to reduce clients’ impact.

PURPLE is partnering with Creative Access to recruit an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial Beauty team intern to join its growing Beauty division in the agency’s London office. The right candidate must have a genuine passion for managing ongoing communications on behalf of high-profile Beauty clients and using initiative in order to achieve exceptional results. Must be organised, driven and creative. You will develop a Beauty focused understanding of Luxury PR, client relationships, working across multiple, international clients and how to manage their individual needs.

Key activities

• Monitoring all media, print, digital and social channels for brand coverage and competitor activity, scanning relevant articles for distribution around the team
• Responsible for managing product deliveries and send outs in a timely manner
• Handle product and image call-ins, and compile and manage all mass mail outs
• Compiling reports and coverage presentations for all clients
• Day-to-day support on mailings, events, social media promotions, partnerships and influencer outreach initiatives and reporting
• Monitor and benchmark social media activities of other competing brands
• Conduct research on both brands, products, and industry to support the development of client plans
• Maintain and manage stock logistics
• Supporting the team with key launches and events
• Identify and track emerging trends, initiatives, and vendors in the digital space and develop relevant client applications
• Support in the management of sample logistics.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a variety of internal, and external stakeholders, at all levels of experience
• Genuine interest in media and how brands are shaped and shared
• Curious and proactive, with a natural instinct to spot opportunities or suggest ideas
• Comfortable working at pace and staying calm under pressure
• Excellent prioritising and time management skills
• Extremely well-organised, methodical and efficient with strong initiative
• Confident using basic computer programmes (Outlook, Excel, Google Docs). Training will be provided for other software.

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk

This opportunity is open to individuals from groups that are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people, people with the characteristic of gender reassignment, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.

The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying / mentoring and more.