Hanson Search is recruiting a Marketing Manager in Paris for a prestigious international Maison known for its heritage and exceptional client experience. This permanent role gives you real autonomy to shape the Maison’s presence in a key market, bringing bold ideas to life within a demanding framework.
Leading Brand Marketing for a Luxury Maison in Paris
As Luxury Marketing Manager, you’ll report to the Market General Manager, with a functional line to the regional Head of Brand Marketing. In this position, you’ll lead brand marketing across Communication, Media, PR & Influence, Trade Marketing and Events & Client Experience.
Your remit is to turn global and regional strategy into a locally relevant market plan for Paris. It’s also a hands-on role, so you’ll stay closely involved in planning and delivering media projects, PR activations, events, partnerships and client experiences.
What You’ll Do in This Marketing Role
Translate the brand direction locally
- Turn global and regional brand strategy into a client-relevant market plan that respects the Maison’s heritage and luxury codes.
Own market planning and budget
- Build and deliver the market’s annual integrated marketing and events plan, together with its budget.
- Prioritise initiatives and take considered risks, tracking budget and KPIs closely so that every investment works as hard as possible.
Lead local brand activation
- Drive the planning and execution of local communication, media, PR, influence and partnership initiatives.
- Work closely with agencies and internal stakeholders so that every activation meets the Maison’s highest standard.
- Use each activation to build brand relevance and a loyal community around the Maison.
- Deliver Trade Marketing and local Visual Merchandising in line with global guidelines.
Deliver events and client experiences
- Oversee local events and client launches from start to finish, covering venue selection, guest experience, production, partnerships and hospitality.
- Manage event budgets and lead post-event evaluation so that lessons shape future plans.
- Stay closely involved throughout preparation and delivery, making sure every guest experience meets the Maison’s standards and strengthens client relationships.
- Partner with the Retail and Hospitality teams to create client and community experiences.
Bring market insight forward
- Share structured insight with the region and headquarters on clients, culture, media, partners, brand ambassadors and emerging opportunities.
- Monitor brand performance, client insight, competitor activity, risks and lessons learned.
Enable bold and consistent execution
- Select and manage the Maison’s agency and supplier roster within global standards.
- Coordinate internal teams and external partners, protecting brand coherence while encouraging thoughtful experimentation within agreed guardrails.
The Experience and Skills You’ll Bring
Experience
- Marketing experience in premium or luxury environments
- Strong knowledge of luxury codes
- Expertise in communication, media, PR and influence
- Trade Marketing experience, along with a track record in events and client activations
- Proven planning skills, with confident management of budgets and agencies
- A strong understanding of clients and the local market, ideally in Paris
- Fluent in both French and English
Capabilities
- Luxury fluency: you understand and embody the Maison’s codes and the behaviours expected in a high-luxury environment.
- Client-centric and community mindset: you start from client insight to create experiences and relationships that build a sense of belonging around the Maison.
- Integrated market planning: you connect communication, PR, media, Trade Marketing, events and client experience in one coherent plan.
- Thoughtful risk-taking: you test new ideas confidently within the agreed strategy and budget, flagging any exceptions early.
- Insight-led execution: you use client, cultural, PR, media and competitive insight to sharpen the relevance and impact of every choice.
- Collaborative delivery: you work comfortably from the market through to headquarters, balancing creativity with quality, timing, budget, compliance and measurable outcomes.
- Executional excellence: you take pride in bringing ideas to life and stay close to execution. You move easily between planning discussions, agency reviews, production checks and on-site delivery.
How Your Success Will Be Measured
- Delivery of the market plan with strong budget discipline
- The reach and relevance of the Maison’s local brand expression
- Client engagement and community-building outcomes
- Timely, high-quality Trade Marketing and Visual Merchandising across boutiques
- The quality of market insight shared with the region and headquarters
- Stakeholder confidence and the performance of agencies
- Event excellence, measured by client satisfaction and on-time, on-budget delivery to the Maison’s standards
Why Apply for This Marketing Manager Role in Paris
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the presence of a leading luxury Maison in one of its most important markets. Alongside real autonomy, you’ll have the freedom to bring bold ideas to life within a demanding framework.
To find out more about this Marketing Manager position, apply via the form below and a member of the Hanson Search team will be in touch.
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