Marketing Intern - Goldwell

Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all - a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment.

As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World's Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

The Role:

Kao Americas, Goldwell is looking for an ambitious and innovative Marketing Intern supporting the Brand Marketing Team, Americas Region which is comprised of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Reporting to the Marketing Manager, you will work with cross-functional teams within the company.

What you will do:

• Support the Goldwell Americas Regional brand team with a special focus on our salon professional color lines, including launching a new digital system for dispensing salon hair color.
• Support asset creation, salon communication development, sales support and competitive research.
• Conduct business, forecast, and sales analysis and provide recommendations on how to improve current processes.
• Help with general administrative tasks, such as marketing and merchandising inventory management, shipping, online research and maintaining databases.
• Help research current salon programming, allowing the team to evaluate potential opportunities and minimize financial impact.

What you will need:

• A student pursuing a bachelor's degree or MBA is required
• Available 15-20 hours per week beginning in January 2025 through the Spring 2025 school term.
• Prior internship experience in a marketing or sales environment.
• Located in either Miami or New York City
• Experience with Microsoft excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) and with project management skills
• Demonstrated leader that excel in hands-on team environments with a lot of collaboration.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Interest in beauty and a basic knowledge of the salon industry or B2B a plus.

A reasonable pay range is $18/hr.

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and create our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: 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. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward thinking and new ideas.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/).

Kao USA is an equal opportunity employer, including disability/vets.

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