BALENCIAGA – Europe Retail Training Intern - October 2025 (F/M)

Summary

BALENCIAGA – Europe Retail Training Intern - October 2025 (F/M)
About us
Founded by Spanish-born Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1917 and established in Paris in 1937, the original House of Balenciaga defined modern couture with its many innovations to form and technique.
Today it continues to uphold the vision of the House through boundary-pushing collections including women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, accessories, and objets d’art. The brand’s unprecedented interactions with the expanding digital realm, material developments, and today’s social responsibilities keep it at the forefront of modernity.
In 2021, Balenciaga’s 50th Couture collection—the House’s first since its founder retired in 1968 – reintroduces a standard of cutting-edge elegance.
From October 2015 to July 2025, Demna designed both men’s and women’s collections as the Artistic Director.
In July 2025, Pierpaolo Piccioli was appointed Creative Director of Balenciaga.

Job Description

About Us

Founded by Spanish-born Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1917 and established in Paris in 1937, the original House of Balenciaga defined modern couture with its many innovations to form and technique.

Today it continues to uphold the vision of the House through boundary-pushing collections including women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, accessories, and objets d’art. The brand’s unprecedented interactions with the expanding digital realm, material developments, and today’s social responsibilities keep it at the forefront of modernity.

In 2021, Balenciaga’s 50th Couture collection—the House’s first since its founder retired in 1968 – reintroduces a standard of cutting-edge elegance.

From October 2015 to July 2025, Demna designed both men’s and women’s collections as the Artistic Director.

In July 2025, Pierpaolo Piccioli was appointed Creative Director of Balenciaga.

• Your opportunity
• You will be an integral part of Balenciaga's retail training team, assisting them on a daily basis.

How you will contribute

• Adapt product training content for morning briefs: extract key messages, simplify formats (e.g. 5-minute focus, quick quizzes), and create visual or interactive supports.
• Coordinate the Training Ambassador Program: manage communications, organize meetings, follow up on actions, and support tool/resource development.
• Support training logistics: schedule sessions, book rooms, send invitations, manage calendars.
• Track training participation: monitor attendance, completion rates, and feedback; maintain trackers and dashboards.
• Assist with budget monitoring: follow up on training-related expenses, invoices, and reporting.
• Translate training materials and communications (English, French, Italian).
• Update and organize training content libraries to ensure accessibility for store teams.
• Support onboarding of new retail employees
• Contribute to internal communications: newsletters, updates.
• Conduct research on retail training best practices and suggest improvements.
• Analyze feedback from training sessions and help identify areas for improvement.
• Support the organization of internal training events or workshops (logistics, materials, participant lists).

This is a non-exhaustive list.

Who You Are

• Student at a business school, fashion school, or equivalent university program
• First experience in sales, training, or marketing, ideally in the fashion or luxury industry
• Organized, rigorous, with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong team spirit
• Creative, with a genuine interest in fashion, a keen eye for aesthetics, and great attention to detail
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint); knowledge of creative tools (Canva, Photoshop, etc.) is a real plus
• Excellent written and spoken English required

Why work with us?

This is a fabulous opportunity to join the Balenciaga adventure and to actively contribute to the development of the business by becoming part of a thriving Atelier in a global Luxury Group that offers endless possibilities to learn and grow.

Diversity Commitment

Balenciaga is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity in all its forms - gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, sexual orientation… - enriches the workplace and our client experience. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome all applications and select our talents based on competencies and in alignment with our brand behaviors. Setting people for success is what we live for. It is part of our interview process to discuss with you how to excel in our company.

Job Type

Student (Fixed Term) (Trainee)

Start Date

2025-10-15

Schedule

Full time

Organization

BALENCIAGA S.A.S.