Hajimari Intern, International Business Development & Marketing (NARS)

Step into your Future! 

An internship at Shiseido Americas means joining one of the world’s top beauty companies with a rich portfolio of global brands. Our portfolio includes prestigious beauty brands such as NARS, Drunk Elephant, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, Clé de Peau Beauté, SHISEIDO, and several fragrance brands such as Tory Burch, Hermès, Issey Miyake, and Narciso Rodriguez.

We are seeking enthusiastic interns for the Shiseido Hajimari Summer Internship program, a paid, full-time, 9-week experience from June 2nd to August 1st. Based in our New Jersey and New York offices, this program offers hands-on exposure to the full product life-cycle, from Marketing to Manufacturing, along with impactful projects, networking opportunities, and professional development workshops. If you’re eager to learn and bring your ideas to life, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

About our NARS International Team:

NARS is available in over 46 countries worldwide and the International team is responsible for liaising with the Global Brand Holder team on behalf of all markets except the US.

The International Marketing Intern will support the international team in working with the Asia, EMEA and Americas regions, specifically focus on supporting Asia, China and Travel Retail markets, to influence the brand’s strategy in all markets and provide support to the markets for all brand activities. The Intern will help ensure that markets have what they need to drive the business with strong 360˚ marketing activations.

What You’ll Do:

Analysis

• Collate and share launch recaps for key competitive launches and social media activities, present to relevant stakeholders
• Inform the product portfolio strategy by consolidating feedback on proposed launches, product discontinuations and sampling programs
• Monitor competitive activity globally and regularly share findings with the wider team, especially related to competitors’ discounting strategies in the prestige category
• Assist in the collation on monthly retail reports across all regions and consolidate for senior review.

Visual Merchandising

• Assist managers with ensuring VM related asset requests (ie. visual, copy, etc.) are submitted and approved in a timely manner
• Ensure that VM assets (ie. unit artworks, visuals and copy documents, etc) are shared and available on shared platforms

Product Development

• Work with Global Marketing/Product Development/Operations on any region-specific launches or sets across regions
• Track hand sample receiving progress based on bulletin releasing time

Communication

• Participate in Regional calls, distribute action points and notes following each call

Support

• Help manage and upkeep forecasting guidance file
• Distribute formula samples, shade swatches and forecasting guidelines to markets and garner essential feedback
• Own product registration mailings to markets that require this process

Requirements:

• Must be a rising Junior or Senior in college working towards a bachelor’s degree  
• Effective communication skills, attention to detail, and highly organized 
• Energetic, self-motivated, results oriented 
• Flexible and able to function in a fast-paced, safety-first work environment 
• Have a passion for cosmetics, the beauty industry and keeping up-to-date with industry trends  

Shiseido is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other classification protected by Federal, State or Local law.

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