Saint Laurent is hiring a part-time public relations intern in New York at $17 an hour. The November 11 posting calls for at least three days a week in the office. The intern will help get samples to editors, track where the brand appears in the press and support VIP dressing. The advertised rate matches New York City's standard minimum wage, which the state says will stay at $17 on January 1, 2027.
Sources: Kering job posting, New York State minimum wage for 2027
The listing puts a number on what it takes to get a start in luxury PR. At $17 an hour, a hypothetical 20-hour week pays $340 before taxes. Kering gives the minimum number of office days in the Saint Laurent posting, so candidates would still need to ask how many paid hours they can expect and how those hours fit around classes or a second job.
Source: Kering job posting
What four luxury houses advertised for PR interns
Two other Kering houses, Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta, advertised $17 an hour for New York PR internships earlier in 2026. Both required students to be eligible for academic credit. An earlier Louis Vuitton posting offered $20 an hour to undergraduates and $25 to graduate students, with a longer commitment and more days in the office.
| House | New York PR internship | Advertised hourly pay | Schedule and eligibility |
|---|
| Saint Laurent (Kering) | Spring internship posted Nov. 11, 2026 | $17 | Part time, at least three office days a week. Kering posting |
| Balenciaga (Kering) | Summer 2026 internship | $17 | Must be eligible for academic credit and able to work in the NYC office. Girlboss repost |
| Bottega Veneta (Kering) | Summer 2026 internship | $17 | Academic credit eligibility and availability for 20 hours a week. Kering posting |
| Louis Vuitton (LVMH) | 2026 internship, expired | $20 undergraduate, $25 graduate | Six months, up to 37.5 hours a week, five days on site. Job board repost |
The four postings cover different hiring cycles, schedules and eligibility rules. They show advertised hourly pay for a small group of roles. The five-day commitment at Louis Vuitton matters to a student weighing the higher rate against a full course load. Academic credit eligibility matters to a student whose program offers few ways to earn it.
What New York's $30 proposal would change
Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on raising New York City's minimum wage to $30 by 2030. A separate City Council bill, introduced by Council Member Sandy Nurse in March, would set a $20 floor in 2027 and a $30 floor in 2030 for employers with more than 500 employees nationwide. For employers with 500 or fewer, the bill sets $19 in 2027 and $27 in 2030, then $29 in 2031, with inflation adjustments beginning in 2032. The Council lists the bill in committee. The state's published standard rate for New York City stays at $17 on January 1, 2027, though Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a rise to $17.60 on March 1, 2027 if the Legislature approves.
Sources: City & State on Mamdani's pledge, NYC Council bill text and status, New York State minimum wage for 2027
For an employee working 20 hours a week, the difference between $17 and the proposed $20 rate is $60 a week before taxes. The job postings leave open which tier would apply to the employing entity.
A luxury brand's job posting is also a public statement
Kering reported €2.64 billion in Saint Laurent revenue and €529 million in recurring operating income for 2025. FWRD listed one version of Saint Laurent's medium Loulou chain bag at $3,100, equivalent to about 182 hours of gross pay at the internship rate. That contrast is easy for anyone reading the posting to spot. A candidate deciding whether to apply still needs a more practical number: the expected weekly paycheck.
Sources: Kering's 2025 financial results, FWRD product listing
Fashion PR teams rely on someone knowing where a sample is, when it needs to arrive and whether the resulting coverage credited the brand. Saint Laurent's listing gives candidates a concrete sense of that work. A posting that also spells out weekly hours, how much flexibility students have around class schedules and who will train them gives candidates a better basis for deciding whether they can take the job.
Source: Kering job posting
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