Talent Acquisition Apprentice

Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone’s contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.

As a Talent Acquisition Apprentice at our Paris office, you will support recruitment activities across our retail business while gaining hands-on experience in talent acquisition within a global luxury fashion brand. This opportunity is designed for a student in the final stage of their studies who is looking to combine academic learning with practical experience and has a strong interest in Talent Acquisition and People topics.

CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As a Talent Acquisition Apprentice, your main contribution will be to support our recruitment efforts and help us attract and hire great talent while ensuring a positive candidate experience. You will play a vital role in supporting retail recruitment and key People processes, helping us build strong teams and deliver a smooth employee and candidate experience by:

• Create and publish job ads
• Source and engage retail talent
• Build talent pipelines for future hiring needs
• Coordinate interviews and candidate communication
• Support hiring managers throughout the recruitment process
• Ensure a positive candidate experience
• Support onboarding for new hires
• Maintain recruitment and employee data in People systems
• Assist with People administration and documentation
• Contribute to employer branding and recruitment events

WHO YOU ARE

You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.

Specific personal qualities for this role:

• A collaborative team player with strong communication skills
• Proactive, curious, and eager to learn
• Well-organised with a structured approach to administrative tasks
• Detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Positive, flexible, and solution-oriented
• Able to build strong relationships with candidates, colleagues, and stakeholders

Specific experience and knowledge for this role:

• Currently enrolled in a degree programme and eligible for an apprenticeship contract in France
• In the final stage of your studies, preferably within Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field
• Previous experience in recruitment, human resources, retail, customer service, or administration is considered a plus
• Strong organisational and administrative skills
• Comfortable working with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken; French is considered a plus

What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone's individual expression of their own identity.