Marketing & Communications Manager -- Europe
Location: Paris, France (Primarily Remote)
Travel: Annual travel to Los Angeles and occasional European travel
Package: Competitive Salary Benefits
KJ Talent & Partners are delighted to be exclusively partnering with one of the world's most exciting and fastest-growing beauty brands to appoint a Marketing & Communications Manager -- Europe.
This is a rare opportunity to join a category-defining beauty business that has built an incredibly loyal global community and continues to experience exceptional growth across international markets. With a strong presence across prestige retail and a reputation for innovation, creativity, and cultural relevance, the brand is entering an exciting phase of European expansion.
As the Marketing & Communications Manager for Europe, you will be responsible for driving brand awareness, cultural relevance, and community engagement across key European markets. Working closely with global teams, Sephora Europe, agency partners, influencers, media, and industry stakeholders, you will lead best-in-class PR, influencer, events, and partnership strategies that deliver measurable business impact.
This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious communications professional who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and is passionate about building meaningful connections between brands, consumers, creators, and retail partners.
Key Responsibilities
PR & Communications Strategy
- Develop and execute impactful PR strategies across key European markets, with a primary focus on France, Spain, and Italy.
- Drive earned media visibility through innovative storytelling, strategic media outreach, and relationship management.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with leading beauty, lifestyle, fashion, and business media.
- Ensure the brand is consistently represented across key press, influencer, and cultural opportunities throughout Europe.
- Partner closely with Sephora PR and social teams to maximise brand visibility and support retail initiatives.
Influencer & Creator Partnerships
- Develop and execute influencer marketing strategies that support brand awareness, engagement, and customer acquisition objectives.
- Identify, recruit, and nurture high-impact creator partnerships across multiple tiers of influence.
- Manage paid influencer campaigns from briefing through execution and performance reporting.
- Build long-term relationships with creators through thoughtful engagement, product experiences, events, and ongoing communication.
- Stay ahead of emerging social media, creator, and community trends to identify new opportunities for growth.
Events & Experiential Marketing
- Lead the planning and execution of best-in-class press, influencer, retail, and consumer events.
- Create memorable brand experiences that generate significant earned media value and social engagement.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver events that elevate brand positioning and strengthen community connections.
Agency & Stakeholder Management
- Manage external PR, influencer, and communications agencies across Europe.
- Ensure agency partners are aligned with brand objectives, timelines, and performance expectations.
- Act as a key liaison between global teams, regional partners, retailers, and agencies.
Reporting & Budget Management
- Manage communications, influencer, and events budgets effectively.
- Track, analyse, and report on campaign performance, media coverage, influencer effectiveness, and ROI.
- Deliver regular insights and recommendations to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
About You
You are a highly connected communications professional with a deep understanding of the European beauty landscape and a passion for building brands through storytelling, culture, and community.
Essential Experience
- Native or fluent French and English speaker.
- Additional Spanish or Italian language skills are advantageous but not essential.
- Established network of French beauty editors, journalists, and media contacts.
- Strong and diverse network of beauty, lifestyle, fashion, and cultural influencers.
- Experience managing communications and influencer activity across France, Spain, and Italy.
- Previous experience within prestige beauty, luxury beauty, skincare, or premium consumer brands.
- Strong understanding of the Sephora ecosystem and retail marketing landscape.
- Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience managing agencies, budgets, and campaign reporting.
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to connect brand-building activity to business results.
- Passion for beauty, storytelling, culture, and consumer engagement.
Personal Attributes
- Entrepreneurial and highly proactive.
- Creative thinker with strong strategic instincts.
- Excellent communicator and relationship builder.
- Organised, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
- Passionate about emerging trends, social media, and influencer culture.
- Thrives in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.