Context & Purpose of the position:

Number 2 in the wine and spirits industry, Pernod Ricard holds one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry. Pernod Ricard is listed on the CAC40 stock exchange and distributes its products across 160+ markets and employs almost 18,000 employees around the world. 

The Prestige segment today is identified as an opportunity for further growth at group level. The proposition is to strategically leverage a newly created centralized Prestige+ Unit in order to fully address the opportunity.

The mission of the Prestige+ Unit will be to bring focus and dedication to accelerate Prestige+ through specific route to markets and brand quality x market combinations with strong potential for acceleration, before delivering an exceptional execution on the key touchpoints of the Prestige ecosystem, hand in hand with Brand Companies and Market Companies.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

Based in Paris – Internship for 6 months - Start date: 1st of July 2026

The Position:

The Prestige Acceleration Intern will be a key member of the Prestige Acceleration team based in Paris and Dubai (1 Head of Prestige desirability, 1 Head of Prestige Delivery, 2 Prestige Acceleration leads).
This unique and very diverse role primarily consists of assisting in the delivery of Prestige & Ultra-Prestige brands at global scale.

Main missions:

• Luxury Partnerships: nourish an ecosystem of selected luxury partners that will contribute to elevate primarily our brands in key markets: identify the partners, build a holistic collaboration program, launch and activate in key markets with a dedicated communication plan.

• Auction strategy: partner with key auction houses in building global marketing activations, and support our markets in leveraging this road to market

• Media Strategy & Planning: support des marchés sur l’accélération de certains plans media dans les marchés clés.

• Educate & inspire Prestige+ stakeholders to boost expertise and Prestige mindset: support the running of a Prestige committee: external luxury experts to fuel and inspire Prestige teams in brand companies and markets.

• Brand Strategy & Planning: Support the team in collaborating daily with global brand teams to design a product pipeline aligned with the Prestige ambitions and markets needs but also accompany the team in securing a project delivery as well as support the key global launch momentums.

Geographical scope of the position:

• Global

Required experiences and skills:

• Level of study: Postgraduate

• You are organized, rigorous, methodical and proactive with a “Doer” mindset.

• You are dynamic and always eager to learn new things;

• Previous successful experience in international marketing;

• Strong affinity with luxury industry and a strong interest in Wine & Spirits

• An experience abroad is a plus;

• Fluent in English, French is a plus

Pernod Ricard values diversity and solidarity within its organization and in its relations with its stakeholders. Our recruitment methods focus on skills and we welcome all types of talent.