Associate, PR and Influence – Fragrance & Beauty

Associate, PR and Influence – Fragrance & Beauty

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

About the role:

CHANEL is looking for an Associate, PR and Influence to join our Fragrance & Beauty team in New York City. You will play a foundational role in supporting daily activations, beauty closet operations, and event logistics. This is a unique opportunity for someone passionate about beauty, influencers, and content creators, who thrives in a dynamic environment and is always tuned into the trends shaping the world of influence. Your work will ensure the seamless coordination of product send-outs, event support, and operational excellence, helping bring CHANEL’s vision to life across the influence and beauty landscape.

What impact you can create at CHANEL:

• Ensure efficient daily operations of the beauty closet, including management of product inventory, send-outs for influencer and press activations, ad hoc requests, and events.
• Track product requests and deliveries; coordinate product orders to maintain beauty closet stock and support launches and ongoing activations.
• Coordinate and place Wave orders for new launches in a timely fashion, liaising with Marketing for product launch updates.
• Support the implementation of influencer mailings (assembly, logistics, delivery status, troubleshooting), working with vendors for seamless execution.
• Assist in event and shoot logistics: product orders, timely deliveries, RSVP tracking, set-up/breakdown, gift bag assembly, and booking travel/creating itineraries.
• Maintain and update influencer contact databases (CRM records) with address changes and social handles.
• Archive and organize user-generated content for future posting and campaign tracking.
• Help prepare and submit creative briefs and assist in the creation of PowerPoint presentations.
• Support invoice processing and vendor setup, maintain budget trackers, and assist with identifying irregularities, working closely with the specialist or manager to ensure accurate and timely financial operations.

You are energized by:

• Being a hands-on contributor to activations, events, and daily beauty closet operations.
• Keeping up with the latest beauty trends, influencers, and creator-driven digital conversations.
• Supporting passionate teammates and taking ownership of operational details.
• Collaborating with creative vendors and internal teams to deliver seamless experiences for creators.
• Contributing to an inclusive, creative, and dynamic culture.

What you will bring to the team:

• 1-2 years of experience in social media, marketing, PR, or influencer relations.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Demonstrated passion for beauty, influencers, and content creators - always “in the know.” Obsession with Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and social media best practices
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive spirit.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and grow in a fast-paced, creative environment.

Position Logistics:

• Work-Place Essential: This role requires 5 days in person office at the 9 West Office, NYC.
• Occasional event or shoot support may require availability outside standard business hours.
• Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances where deemed appropriate.

Compensation:

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is $26 to $34. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay [may/will] be offered for this position. Other components [may/will] include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.

Benefits and Perks:

• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2-week August Office Closure) and a Wellbeing fund
• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• 401K and other incentives
• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking

Additional Information:

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion:

• At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.
• We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

Chanel Community:

• CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.
• Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

Sustainability:

• CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
• Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.

Arts and Culture:

• We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent. US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

Fondation Chanel:

• Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny. Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world, impacting over a million women and girls in its first 10 years.
• For more information, please navigate to the Fondation Chanel website here

Career and Leadership Development:

• We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

• Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.