Internship/CONSUMER INSIGHTS & TRENDS PROJECT ASSISTANT

CONSUMER INSIGHTS & TRENDS PROJECT ASSISTANT
6 months starting from January 2027

Looking to gain unique experience in a global beauty company while working with iconic beauty brands? The Consumer Insights & Trends Project Assistant internship at Coty will allow you to dive into the exciting world of consumer research and innovation.

DIRECT REPORT

The internship responsibilities will be split between the Luxury Global Trends & Prospective department and the Luxury Global Fragrance Insights & Strategy department. You will therefore report to the Directors of both departments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As our CONSUMER INSIGHTS & TRENDS PROJECT ASSISTANT, you will collaborate with international teams across Marketing, Trade, Media and R&D to support both daily operations and strategic initiatives. 

You will be responsible for:

• Contributing to cross-functional projects by exploring & building meaningful stories based on consumer knowledge, including insights from the humanities, such as semiology and sociology, as well as quantitative data. 

• Assisting the Global Trends & Prospective Director with trends deployment and engagement across the three beauty categories: fragrance, makeup and skincare.

• Leading your own project to educate and engage a company-wide audience on a trending topic. 

• Assisting CMI managers in addressing Global Marketing research needs by supporting consumer research studies like development of the questionnaires and discussion guides with research partners; providing appropriate test materials; and contributing to relevant syntheses and recommendations. 

• Building and maintaining databases and KPI reporting systems. 

Working for Coty means working for one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skincare, and body care. COTY’s products are sold in over 150 countries around the world. COTY and its brands are committed to a range of social causes as well as seek to minimize its impact on the environment.

All your colleagues are collaborative, passionate, and open-minded, embracing diverse perspectives to drive innovation and growth.

YOU ARE A COTY CMI FIT IF…

You like to analyze data, solve complex problems, and turn insights into actionable strategies. You can work methodically and thrive in a fast-paced, diverse, and international environment.

Other than that, you:

• Have strong capablilities of summarizing and extracting key insights with clear purpose; building real storytelling.

• Possess basic statistics knowledge and are comfortable working with numbers.

• Excel at leading projects with confidence, taking initiative, and defending your recommendations.

• Are detail-oriented, rigorous, and proactive in your approach.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel.

• You are a Master's student

BENEFITS

• A salary that matches your knowledge and experience

• Omni-Working: Hybrid flexible working model enabling employees to balance remote and office-based work and promote work / life balance

• Meal vouchers

• 50% transportation refund

• Access to the COTY shop with preferential rates on COTY products

OTHER

• 6-month placement in our offices in central Paris, starting January 2027.

• English is the company language. French is a bonus but not required.

ABOUT COTY

Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skincare, and body care. At Coty, we celebrate the entire human kaleidoscope and cultivate a culture of fearless kindness. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against any candidate or employee and strive to be an open, inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.

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