Marketing Intern

Summary

Join Kao as a Marketing Intern and assist the Brand Manager in managing existing skincare and haircare brands and key projects for the IMD region (Caribbean & Latin America). You will help manage the artwork process, maintain communication on product changes, represent IMD in decision-making forums, and collaborate with various teams on brand marketing aspects. Responsibilities include managing the translation process, coordinating asset delivery, managing the SharePoint site, creating marketing materials, preparing annual brand decks, and maintaining tracker spreadsheets. This internship requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree, experience in consumer packaged goods, excellent communication skills, professional Spanish proficiency, and experience with various data systems and software. International business travel may be required. Kao offers a friendly and flexible work environment with great compensation packages and benefits.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree required
• Experience in consumer packaged goods environment
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
• Spanish language, professional working proficiency required (reading and writing,)
• Experience with Data systems, Excel (can perform complex functions) , PowerPoint, Adobe
• Demonstrated leader with strong interpersonal skills that excels in hands-on team environment with a lot of collaboration
• Ability to manage time, multiple projects, and prioritize effectively is critical
• International business travel may be required

Responsibilities

• Help manage the IMD unique skincare and haircare brands artwork process from CDAP to SmartFlow and development of Spanish language packaging artwork
• Work with the Innovation and Regional skincare and haircare brand teams, and the Creative team to manage the artwork projects
• Maintain communication of skincare and haircare NPDs and product changes to the appropriate contacts to ensure in-market product registrations
• Help represent IMD in appropriate process & decision-making forums and communication vehicles, i.e. Kaihatsu meetings to communicate IMD's requirements
• Ensure visibility of IMD's Caribbean and LATAM regional unique brand portfolio needs
• Collaborate with IMD team members, Innovation teams, and Regional partners on all aspects of the skincare and haircare brands: new product launches, packaging, advertising, PR, digital and consumer marketing/trade programs
• Help with brand marketing skincare and haircare marketing plans and marketing program executions as needed
• Manage translation process with outside agency
• Coordinate asset delivery to distributor or Creative/PR agency partners
• Help manage the LATAM Caribbean SharePoint site
• Manage platform access change requests
• Create and upload marketing materials and brand updates to ensure the distributors and agencies have the most current product information
• Help prepare annual brand decks for IMD Distributor Conference, Beauty Advisor Guides, and Product Reference Guides for Sales
• Help maintain New Item/Soft Convert/Discontinue tracker spreadsheet for IMD team

Benefits

A friendly and flexible work environment with great compensation packages, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results