AESOP - Graphic Design Industrial Placement 2026 

Based: London Bridge
Duration: 1 Year
Start Date: Monday, 29th June 2026
Application Deadline: Rolling
Annual Salary: £25,210 per annum

Hello, we’re L’Oréal, We're not just building brands, we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.

A Day in the Life

Based in our AESOP London office, you will join the global creative team for Aesop, reporting to the Senior Art Director. This is a unique opportunity for a penultimate year student to gain insight into full campaign cycles, from brief to delivery, as part of an industrial placement. While your focus will be on asset preparation and presentation design, you will have opportunities to support the entire creative process, from conceptual ideation to campaign shooting and post-production.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Supporting the Senior Art Director with daily tasks and the delivery of campaigns.
• Creating mock-ups and researching materials to support creative concepts.
• Assisting with visual presentations, retouching notes, image cropping, and populating design templates.
• Working on a range of design tasks, from simple layouts to more complex graphic solutions.

We Are Looking For

We are looking for a student with a proactive and positive attitude, and a desire to understand the Aesop brand in all its facets. You are a great match if you have a collaborative spirit and an interest in developing your skills in a unique, mentoring environment.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Design & Layout Expertise: Exceptional skills in typography, layout, and colour, with proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.
• Visual Communication: The ability to assist in creating compelling presentations and guidelines using software like PowerPoint and Keynote.
• Creative Support: An interest in photography and videography, assisting with research, sourcing, and image management.
• Project Assistance: A knack for file preparation, organization, and populating templates to ensure successful campaign delivery.
• Collaborative Mindset: Strong visual, written, and verbal communication skills to thrive in a team that leads with kindness.

You are:

• In your second year of a university course that requires a one-year industrial placement.

What’s In It For You

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference

Who We Are

Join us at L’Oréal, the world's #1 beauty company present in over 150 markets. For over a century, we have been transforming; fueled by data, tech, innovation, and science. Together, we tackle big challenges while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

With the acquisition of the Australian brand Aēsop in 2023, the Group continues to expand its portfolio through targeted acquisitions as part of its drive to create the future of beauty.

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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