Beauty Public Relations Intern

/no͞ovō/: modern, up-to-date

Nouveau Communications is a full service NYC-based boutique public relations and communications agency that specializes in beauty brands and expert personalities. This is a unique opportunity to work with disruptive brands that are growing quickly. Current clients include BTL Aesthetics, Andrew Fitzsimons Hair, Touchland, CTZN Cosmetics, NatureLab. Tokyo, Shafer Clinic Fifth Avenue and more.

The ideal intern will have a strong interest in media and the public relations industry, as well as loves all things beauty! Interns will be provided one-on-one mentorship with Nouveau Communications team members and walk away with a robust portfolio of work, including a press release, media list, pitches and more.

This internship can be paid (hourly) or for school credit.

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate enjoys a challenging and fast-paced environment, views public relations as a potential career, and has completed or is on track to complete a Bachelor’s degree
• Education: Must be a full-time undergraduate student or a recent college graduate
• Availability: This role is based in New York’s Fashion District area. Must be able to work 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM ET, ideally five days per week but at least three days days per week, from mid-August to mid-December (dates can be somewhat flexible).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated and able to work well in a collaborative environment, as well as individually
• Effectively manages time and is results-driven
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain a high level of social, organizational, and professional standards

Responsibilities:

• Media monitoring: tracking daily client and competitor press coverage, clipping press and organizing weekly and monthly press reports
• Writing: work with the team to draft media-facing assets, ensuring copy is accurate and void of any spelling or grammatical errors.
• Media database: assisting the team in keeping the media databases up to date.
• Package coordination: packing send out boxes, scheduling mailers online and flag to senior teammates to have packaged and ready to go.
• Research: support the team’s ongoing efforts with detail-oriented research ranging from sourcing venues, identifying influencers, gift concepts and much more. Support social media team with influencer research and monitoring, as needed.
• Influencers: A love and working knowledge of relevant beauty influencers across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram is strongly preferred.