Global R&D Fragrance – Fragrance Design & Evaluation Internship

12 – months internship

COMPANY BACKGROUND/CULTURE

Coty was founded in 1904 in Paris by Francois Coty, with the mission to reinvent the fragrance industry.

Today Coty continues to draw on the creative entrepreneurial and visionary legacy of its founder.  Coty is now the #1 fragrance manufacturer in the world.  It’s portfolio includes over 77 brands across fragrances, cosmetics and skin care. It is currently selling into over 130 markets, with 20,000+ employees operating in over 40 countries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

Reporting to a senior manager, you will be joining the Fragrance Design & Evaluation Team, working on several projects to serve Coty’s Industry Leading Luxury & Mass Brands.  During your 12-month internship your focus will be to support the team for general evaluation work, market product reviews, stability assessments, base business reformulation reviews, consumer study preparations and QC investigations. A project opportunity if needed could also be available.

Main Tasks:

• Supporting evaluations for base business, stability and QC investigations
• Preparing competitor or market reviews across categories and geographies for Fine Fragrance, Body Care & Skin Care
• Preparing olfactive mappings for relevant markets and brands
• Helping to prepare bulks & samples, e.g. for consumer testing and marketing teams
• Supporting the lab team
• Creative input on fragrance development for Lifestyle Scenting & Beauty Care Categories
• Ensure weekly reporting during connects with your manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS/IDEAL FIT

• Currently enrolled in BA either from ISIPCA/ Ecole Superieure du Parfum de Paris or similar, with the ambition to work as a fragrance evaluator.
• Comfortable in a lab environment, experience in preparing simple formulations.
• Desire to work in an international environment.
• Curious, open-minded and a team-player
• Passion for Fine Fragrance & Beauty Care categories
• Fluent in English, proficiency in French is a plus.