NEWGEN Program – Marketing & PR Trainee

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over six decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. The Group, in its endeavour to excel as a hybrid retailer, has reinforced its distribution and marketing services with a portfolio of eight owned brands and over 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion, and art de vivre categories. More recently, the Group expanded its expertise into new categories of luxury watches, jewellery, and eyewear.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken with the customer at heart. Be it constantly reinventing itself or focusing on innovation to provide luxury experiences at over 750+ experiential retail stores, online and through mobile apps, each touch point leads to delighting the customer.

Today, Chalhoub Group stands for 14,000 skilled and talented professionals across seven countries, whose cohesive efforts have resulted in the Group being ranked third in the Middle East and first in Saudi Arabia as a Great Place to Work®.

To keep the innovation journey going, the Group has set up “The Greenhouse”, which is not just an innovation hub, but also an incubator space and accelerator for start-ups and small businesses in the region and internationally. This is just one of the several initiatives taken by the Group to reinvent itself, catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. The Group has also been embedding sustainability at the core of its business strategy with a clear commitment towards people, partners and the planet, and by being a member of the United Nations Global Compact Community and signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles.

What you’ll be doing  

As a Marketing Trainee at Level Shoes, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our dynamic Marketing and PR team. This role is designed for someone who is passionate about the fashion and luxury industry, and eager to gain hands-on experience in marketing, events, and public relations. You will assist in the planning and execution of monthly kids’ activations, obtaining necessary permits, competition monitoring, monthly reporting and much more. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of our renowned brands through innovative marketing strategies and community engagement.

• Assist in suggesting and executing engaging monthly activations for our kids’ section.
• Support the team in obtaining necessary permits for events and activations.
• Conduct competition monitoring and reporting on events and clienteling.
• Conduct research on industry trends, competitor activities, and media outlets to identify potential opportunities.
• Coordinate and execute in-store and offsite events, including maintaining media contact lists and monitoring media coverage.
• Prepare monthly, post-event, and concession reports whilst collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Update current activities with stores and internal functions by creating and distributing necessary briefs.
• Manage invoice organization and recording, including issuing POs and processing payments.
• Monitor and update the budget sheet on a daily basis to ensure accurate spend tracking.

What you’ll need to succeed  

• A strong interest in and knowledge of the regional market, fashion, and luxury industries.
• A commitment to excellence and a keen eye for detail.
• Dynamic and proactive, with a resilient and positive attitude.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

What we can offer you  

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality.  We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.  

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.  

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.