Strategic Projects Intern - Skincare

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; Neuilly-sur-Seine; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in Neuilly-sur-Seine seeks a Master’s intern in Marketing and Brand Strategy to support strategic category and brand projects, monitor market trends and competitor activity, and assist with leadership communications.

You will coordinate cross-functional work, prepare concise insights, and help plan regional events in a fast-paced international setting. The role requires strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, fluency in English, and a keen interest in beauty, luxury,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Marketing, Business, International Business, Luxury Management, Communications, Project Management, or a related field.
• Fluent in written and spoken English; French or another language is a plus.
• Strong interest in beauty, luxury, consumer trends, retail, brand strategy, and international markets.
• Previous internship in marketing, business analysis, or project coordination is a plus.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills with data, market insights, and project trackers.

Responsibilities

• Track project milestones, deliverables, timelines, action points, dependencies, and potential risks.
• Maintain accurate project trackers, planning tools, shared documents, and follow-up files.
• Consolidate stakeholder inputs, project updates, and business information to support decision-making and execution.
• Contribute to ad hoc projects related to regional marketing, category strategy, brand execution, consumer trends, regional events, and go-to-market follow-up.
• Monitor beauty, luxury, retail, consumer, digital, and competitor trends relevant to brand and category strategy.
• Gather market intelligence from internal and external sources, including market feedback and local activations.
• Prepare concise insight summaries and identify best-in-class launches, campaigns, retail initiatives, marketplace activity, and consumer engagement across markets.
• Prepare and format strategic presentations, brand documents, project updates, recaps, and meeting materials for Brand VP / GM engagements, town halls, market visits, retailer meetings, and internal updates.
• Ensure materials are accurate, well structured, visually clear, and aligned with brand guidelines.
• Keep brand books, toolkits, and key documentation current and accessible to regional and affiliate stakeholders.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities with Regional, Global, Affiliate, and other cross-functional teams.
• Follow up on action points, timelines, information requests, and competing priorities to support smooth execution.
• Facilitate clear communication and information sharing across stakeholders.
• Assist with planning and coordinating regional brand events, meetings, and key internal initiatives.
• Support logistical follow-up, agendas, presentations, recap documents, and action tracking.
• Consolidate market input before and after key events, improve visibility of local initiatives, and facilitate best-practice sharing across the region.

Skills

English fluency

French language

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Teamwork

Education

Master’s degree

Luxury Management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Reports to the Strategic Project Senior Manager

Key Responsibilities

Support Strategic Category and Brand Projects

• Track project milestones, deliverables, timelines, action points, dependencies, and potential risks.
• Maintain accurate project trackers, planning tools, shared documents, and follow-up files.
• Consolidate stakeholder inputs, project updates, and business information to support decision-making and execution.
• Contribute to ad hoc projects related to regional marketing, category strategy, brand execution, consumer trends, regional events, and go-to-market follow-up.

Support Market, Consumer, and Competitor Monitoring

• Monitor beauty, luxury, retail, consumer, digital, and competitor trends relevant to brand and category strategy.
• Gather and consolidate market intelligence from internal and external sources, including market feedback and local activations.
• Prepare concise insight summaries and identify best-in-class launches, campaigns, retail initiatives, marketplace activity, and consumer engagement across markets.

Support Leadership Communications and Brand Excellence

• Prepare and format strategic presentations, brand documents, project updates, recaps, and meeting materials for Brand VP / GM engagements, town halls, market visits, retailer meetings, and internal updates.
• Ensure materials are accurate, well structured, visually clear, and aligned with brand guidelines.
• Keep brand books, toolkits, and key documentation current and accessible to regional and affiliate stakeholders.

Assist with Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate day-to-day activities with Regional, Global, Affiliate, and other cross-functional teams.
• Follow up on action points, timelines, information requests, and competing priorities to support smooth execution.
• Facilitate clear communication and information sharing across stakeholders.

Support Regional Events and Key Brand Initiatives

• Assist with planning and coordinating regional brand events, meetings, and key internal initiatives.
• Support logistical follow-up, agendas, presentations, recap documents, and action tracking.
• Consolidate market input before and after key events, improve visibility of local initiatives, and facilitate best-practice sharing across the region.

Profile / Qualifications

• Currently completing a Master’s degree or equivalent in Marketing, Business, International Business, Luxury Management, Communications, Project Management, or a related field.
• Fluent in written and spoken English; French or another language is a plus.
• Strong interest in beauty, luxury, consumer trends, retail, brand strategy, category management, and international markets.
• Previous internship experience in marketing, business analysis, beauty, luxury, retail, FMCG, project coordination, consulting, or international business is a plus.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with confidence working with data, market insights, project trackers, and business information.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate, well-structured documents and presentations.
• Strong organizational, communication, and teamwork skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across stakeholders in an international environment.
• Proactive, curious, reliable, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• Good command of Excel and PowerPoint.