Responsible Drinking Initiatives Intern (Communications, Public Affairs, Sustainability) (pernodricard)

Job Description

Want to join the world's No. 2 in wines & spirits and work among convivial teams? Pernod Ricard is looking for 2 Responsible Drinking Initiatives Interns, one intern from July to December and the other from September 2025 to February 2026. You will be based at the Island, our office in central Paris (Saint Lazare Train Station, Paris 8).

Your key missions:

Mission 1: Assistance on the Responsible Drinking Strategy and Roadmap 

• You will assist and support the team on the development and implementation of the global Responsible Drinking Strategy and Roadmap
• You will carry out desk research on responsible drinking & prevention programmes 
• You will assist in the coordination with the different departments of the HQ

Mission 2: Assistance in the organization and implementation of the DRINK MORE WATER prevention programme (www.drinkmore-water.com) 

• You will help coordinate the roll out of the DRINK MORE WATER campaign globally both online and offline. This includes:
• Providing support affiliates wishing to implement the field programme and providing examples and inspiration.
• Following the digital implementation of the campaign to monitor and collect information for reporting as well as supporting with community management, the website and content creation.
• You will help with the preparation of material before events and the follow-up of events and digital campaigns afterwards (presentations, reports, monitoring, as well as collect feedback from affiliates & partners)
• You will support in communication and promotion of the programme – sharing of best practices, gathering information and insights from the markets, preparing presentation to communicate and showcase our efforts on the initiative.

Mission 3: Assistance in the implementation of global anti-drink driving initiative

• Together with the team, work on the development of new consumer-facing assets for the initiative 
• Assist in developing program documentation (e.g. Autosobriety guiding principles/ playbook)

• Help with the preparation of material before events and the follow-up of internal and external events and network calls (presentations, reports, monitoring, as well as collect feedback from affiliates & partners)

Mission 4: Assistance on gathering and consolidation of Group Responsible Drinking Reporting and CSRD

• Assist in coordination of reporting process (e.g. help preparing pre-reporting presentations to affiliates to explain reporting process)
• Assist in post-reporting phase: consolidate reporting and prepare decks with analytics and highlights to present back to markets
• Help in implementing transformation related to the CSRD requirements into Responsible Drinking reporting

Mission 5: Assistance on other external and internal responsible drinking projects

• Bar World of Tomorrow initiative: you will support the roll out of the new strategy across the markets and assist in the preparation of tools and communications needed for this (presentations, flyers, posts…) 

• Responsible Drinking brand campaigns: help in preparation of materials, monitoring and communication on campaigns by our strategic brands to promote responsible drinking behaviours and tackle alcohol-misuse
• Consumer Information / digital labelling project (E-Label): participating in building a strong communication campaign to support the markets in the roll-out of the initiative (supporting in the creation of a concept, assets, tools and development of communication plan)
• Internal initiatives to raise internal awareness about Responsible Drinking: assist in the preparation of events organized by the team, both operationally and for the communication of the events
• Internal engagement & trainings: contribute to the development of updates on internal training programmes and content on responsible drinking

If you recognize yourself in the description below, don’t wait to apply!

• You are pursuing a degree in Corporate Social Responsibility or Communication/Marketing or Public Affairs/Public Policies
• You have high interest in social sustainability and cultural norms and trends
• A first experience in CSR/sustainability before this internship is a plus 
• You are fluent in English. French is a plus
• You have excellent writing skills and good knowledge of communication tools 
• You master Power Point and have strong visualization skills
• You are very structured and enjoy analysing non-financial data to find insights

Please note: to apply, you must be able to complete 6 months of internship and have an agreement issued by your school/university.  

And you'll benefit from these advantages:

• Gross salary from 1410€ (Bac +4 and gap year) to 1550€ (Bac +5) per month
• Possibility to work from home up to 2 days a week.
• Company restaurant
• Unlimited access to the Coursera training platform to enhance your experience.
• Employee events (Masterclasses, conferences, etc.)

All in a friendly, supportive environment that will help you to progress and build a solid professional network: 90.4% of our interns and alternates recommend us as an employer (Happy Trainees 2024)!

Pernod Ricard is committed to diversity and inclusion: we are a disability-friendly company, one of France's Top 10 companies for gender equality, and we work with associations to promote social inclusion. Our recruitment methods focus on competencies to ensure equal opportunities. 

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