Product Development Intern

The ILIA Beauty Product Development Internship Program is a three-month immersive program created for undergraduate students, recent graduates or early career professionals passionate about the beauty industry. This program offers hands-on experience and educational opportunities that will provide a foundational understanding of product development in a clean beauty environment.

This is an on-site role that will report to our New York City office 2 to 4 days per week.

Program Structure

The internship will last for three months, offering participants a part-time commitment (<30 hours per week - (2) 8-hour days or (4) 4-hour days). Interns will engage in structured learning and hands-on projects that cover essential aspects of product development.

Month 1: Foundations of Product Development

Month 2: Cross-Functional Collaboration

Month 3: Product Testing and Feedback

Key Objectives

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of product development processes in the beauty industry.

• Gain experience in market research, the product development process, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Work on real-world projects, collaborating with various teams within the organization.

• Build a professional network and learn from experienced product development leaders.

End of Program Evaluation

• At the end of the internship, participants will present a project summarizing their key learnings and contributions to the cross functional teams.

• Excellent written and oral communications skills

• Passion for color cosmetics, skincare and the beauty industry in general

• Energetic self-starter who is detail and results oriented

• Collaborative team player

• Exceptional interpersonal skills

• Familiarity with Microsoft 360 and Google Suite

About ILIA

ILIA makes clean skin-centric beauty. We see skincare and makeup as one and believe that skin should look like skin. With transparency as our guide and color as our vehicle, we challenge the conventions of clean beauty to create something radically new, through safe, groundbreaking formulas that protect + revive the skin. Headquartered in Laguna Beach, California, ILIA brings together a strong group of innovative thinkers, rule-breakers and creative problem solvers. We pave the way forward as the leading clean makeup brand in what is being called the Clean Beauty Revolution. Fast paced growth provides constant learning, collaborative teamwork, and the desire to be the best at what you do. We celebrate taking risks and doing what hasn’t been done before.

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