Check Louis Vuitton’s official careers portal before preparing a Brussels merchandising application, because internship titles, dates and eligibility change. Relevant roles can involve visual presentation, product or commercial merchandising, store-network coordination and performance reporting. Build a portfolio that explains the brief, customer and brand logic, constraints, your decisions and the result—not only polished display photographs.
Visual merchandising and merchandising are related, not identical
Visual merchandising focuses on how products and stories are presented through windows, store environments, fixtures, zoning and seasonal execution. Commercial or product merchandising can focus more on assortment, allocation, sales performance, product information and network coordination. A regional internship may combine analysis, communication and operational support rather than hands-on window design alone.
Read the current responsibilities line by line. The official 2025 Brussels merchandising notice referenced support for the Benelux, Nordics and Poland store network, illustrating the cross-market nature of regional work. It does not prove the same internship is open now.
Build portfolio evidence
For each relevant project, include:
- Brief and audience
- Brand or commercial objective
- Space, product, budget and timing constraints
- Research or data used
- Options considered
- Your personal contribution
- Execution details
- Outcome and learning
If you cannot use commercial images, create clearly labeled personal or academic concepts. Show process and judgment. A planogram, annotated layout, mood direction, fixture idea, competitor observation or performance reflection can be more informative than a gallery with no explanation. Respect trademarks and do not present speculative work as commissioned by Louis Vuitton.
Skills to translate into the application
Look for evidence of retail awareness, visual judgment, attention to detail, spreadsheets or reporting, presentation, organization and cross-team communication. Regional work can require consolidating input from stores, maintaining accurate information and meeting deadlines across markets. Language expectations vary by posting.
Translate transferable experience honestly. A university exhibition can show concept development and delivery. Retail work can show customer observation, replenishment, standards and commercial awareness. An analytical project can show how you turned sales or traffic information into a recommendation. State scale and results where defensible.
How to apply
Search the official Louis Vuitton or LVMH careers portal by location, function and contract type. Open the exact requisition, confirm the start date, duration, work mode, language, student-status and authorization conditions, then apply through the linked workflow. Follow official document instructions.
Keep the CV concise and evidence-led. If a portfolio link is accepted, test it on mobile and desktop, remove access friction and protect confidential work. A cover letter should explain why the role’s actual responsibilities fit your evidence, not rely only on admiration for the brand.
Applicants who need Belgian work authorization should use the live posting and official Belgium/EU information. WorkinVirtual cannot decide eligibility. Never pay for an interview, placement or equipment, and verify recruiter domains and requisition numbers. Social posts are discovery signals, not application authorities.
Interview preparation
Be prepared to critique a retail presentation constructively, explain how you balance brand consistency with local context, and discuss a deadline with incomplete information. Use observation, hypothesis, action and result. Avoid pretending to know confidential store strategy.
A practical exercise may test synthesis and presentation rather than pure artistry. State the brief you inferred, assumptions, priorities and how you would validate the recommendation. Ask about team scope, internship learning, feedback and deliverables.
Quick questions
Is the Brussels visual-merchandising internship open now? Verify the official portal. The previously indexed requisition may be closed or replaced.
Do I need luxury-retail experience? Follow the posting. Strong transferable retail, design, analysis or project evidence can still be relevant when the requirement allows it.
Should my portfolio copy Louis Vuitton displays? No. Show your own thinking and label concept work clearly; avoid imitation presented as employment.
Are Brussels internships remote? Only when the live posting says so. Store- and network-related work may require office or site presence.