Intern, Brand Innovation (12 Month FTC) in Surrey

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day, Babyganics and Ecover. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet.

The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.

Location: Frimley, Surrey

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months), Full-time

People Leader: Manager, Innovation

Internal Job Title: Intern, Marketing

Function: Marketing

Please note this role is not eligible for relocation. Remote work is available once per week for eligible employees.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay & benefits
• Free breakfast & snacks
• 25 days annual holiday
• Pension, Life cover & Health Insurance
• Volunteering days
• Season ticket loan
• Wellness days
• Free Ecover refills

You’ll sit within our Innovation team, supporting how new and improved products are developed, approved and brought to market. This role is designed to give you real responsibility, structured learning, and exposure to how innovation works inside a fast‑moving FMCG business.

You’ll work closely with Innovation Managers, Regulatory and Artwork partners, gaining hands‑on experience of how creativity meets reality in a regulated environment. As part of the internship, you’ll also own one low‑complexity innovation project end‑to‑end, giving you true delivery experience - not just task support.

Key Responsibilities

• Jump into the world of Front‑of‑Pack (FOP) claims, helping keep everything accurate, up to date and ready for approval across our product range.
• Get hands‑on with artwork and claims reviews, spotting gaps, asking questions and working with the team to fix issues fast.
• Play a key role in keeping artwork projects moving, supporting approvals, tracking versions and making sure nothing slips through the cracks.
• Be part of the action on innovation projects, helping track progress, manage timelines and keep everyone aligned.
• Collaborate with teams across the business, joining project meetings, gathering insights and organising materials, samples and files.
• Bring fresh thinking, sharing ideas to improve how we work and make processes smoother and smarter.
• Own your own mini project, taking the lead on a pack or formula update and seeing it come to life with full team support.

Experience You’ll Bring

• Curious, organised and detail‑driven, you enjoy digging into information and spotting what others might miss.
• A natural problem‑solver, excited by making sense of complex information and finding ways to improve things.
• Passionate about sustainability, motivated to make an impact and do the right thing, the right way.
• A proactive self‑starter, happy to roll up your sleeves, get stuck in and learn by doing.
• A confident communicator, comfortable working with different teams and sharing ideas clearly.
• Comfortable with Excel and MS Office, able to build presentations, trackers and keep things organised.
• A strong academic background, with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (completed or finishing before you join).
• (Bonus) Any previous internship or short work experience, especially within FMCG, is a plus.

About us:

We are the people behind method + Ecover. We’ve always done things differently – we’re fearless thinkers, mad scientists and adventurous designers who believe that making soap leads to brave ideas, bold inventions and beautiful bubbles. We started small but we have big plans to make the world a cleaner, greener, more colourful place. We invite everyone to join us as we pioneer a future where doing business is doing good for all.

Let’s get one thing straight – you’re not coming here to just sell soap, or cleaning products. You’re joining us to move the hearts, souls and minds of others all over the world that see the world differently. We think about cleaning as an act of creative expression, a gesture of rebellion, and, yes, an escape from the normal. We take cleaning seriously – but not ourselves.

A long with our friends Mrs. Meyer’s clean day and babyganics in the US, we are collectively known as Lifestyle Brands and are part of the SC Johnson family.

Application:

Have you made it this far? If you’re still reading, we think there’s a strong chance you might be our kind of person. Here’s the thing, though — research suggests that 60% of women and underrepresented folks might have already talked themselves out of applying. Even if you don’t check every box above, we want to encourage you to introduce yourself. We believe a diversity of perspectives and experiences makes a team stronger — and the stronger our team, the closer we are to delivering our ambition of a clean world revolution!

It’s a big, beautiful, colourful world out there and we should celebrate that. That’s why we’re working hard to be a fully diverse and inclusive place to work. Every day we strive to create an atmosphere where everyone feels valued, listened to, supported and where we can do our best work. Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.

We advertise all our roles on Evenbreak, the specialist job board for disabled candidates. If you have a disability or a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our vacancies, please visit their Career Hive – careers support for disabled candidates delivered by careers professionals with lived experience of disability. Find out more at https://hive.evenbreak.co.uk.

We are happy to adjust our hiring process to ensure we are accessible to everyone – please let us know what we can do to support you!

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work. Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.