Marketing Industrial Placement

This role is for Undergraduate University students looking for a 12-month placement during their sandwich/placement year.

Elida Beauty is a Global Personal Care Business. We proudly support and nurture our portfolio of iconic brands globally. Our ambition is to remix classic beauty brands for a new generation, making them even bigger beauty hits than they were the first time around, to drive accelerated growth and value creation. Driven by creativity and agility, we unleash the true potential of beloved brands, ‘Re-Founding’ them using a start-up mentality that always ‘finds a way’. Elida Beauty is a part of the Yellow Wood Partners portfolio of companies, a private equity company that invests exclusively in the consumer industry.

Role & Responsibilities

• We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious intern who wants to learn and deep dive into all aspects of marketing.
• You will have the fantastic opportunity to contribute to the new product development for either the hair or fragrance category, work with agencies to create new campaigns for product launches and ensure excellent execution across retailers.
• Report into the Brand Manager, you will work together to be the market and consumer trends experts, leading innovation planning and execution, as well as supporting on marketing campaigns.
• Work closely with stakeholders to drive growth, particularly with commercial, R&D, finance, and supply chain teams as well as external partners.
• Support the marketing team by analysing consumer insights, brand performance and competitive/market landscape on a monthly basis.
• Contributing to the innovation roadmap: Together with the Brand Manager, you will identify product gaps and opportunities, or upgrades that can drive brand or profit growth.
• Opportunity to work on exciting campaigns from the get-go, involved in the entire process from media briefing and creative development to influencer activation for hair and fragrance brands.
• Act as the main point of contact for an external social agency, reviewing and approving weekly/monthly content calendars, copy, and creative assets.

What We’re Looking For:

• This is a one-year internship and the main requirement is a passion for learning and marketing.
• Demonstrated understanding of consumer insights and how they inform marketing planning/strategies and execution.
• An ability to prioritise and organise work across projects in a busy, dynamic working environment.
• Analytical capability and eagerness to learn with a proactive attitude.
• Ability to work with people across different functions and with different working styles.
• Base understanding of how the P&L is structured.
• Confidence in presenting to internal/external audiences.
• Experience working on beauty or personal care brands will be an advantage but not a necessity.

Our Mission: We are committed to revolutionising our manufacturing, packaging, and distribution processes to benefit our people and our planet. Our re-mixes democratise beauty by ensuring our products cater to all skin types and hair textures. We are for the many, not the few.

Interview Stages

• Stage One: Telephone screening with HR representative (20-30 minutes)
• Stage Two: Task - either questions or a brief will be sent.