Licensing Summer Internship 2026/2027

ZURU

Auckland

On-site

NZD 13,000 - 20,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Culture for Growth

Global Opportunities

A Player Team

Competitive Remuneration

Job summary

ZURU invites you to join our Licensing Team as an intern, gaining hands-on experience in identifying licensing opportunities, conducting deal research, and market analysis. You will help prepare licensor presentations and coordinate daily tasks across Licensing, Legal, Commercial and Product Development teams.

You’ll benefit from a two-day induction, ongoing learning sessions with business leaders, and exposure to ZURU’s dynamic, playful culture and social events.

Qualifications

Interest in licensing and consumer brands.
Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
Grit, dedication, positivity and humility in team settings.

Responsibilities

Support identification of licensing opportunities and deal research.
Assist market analysis and licensor presentations.
Coordinate day-to-day activities across Licensing, Legal, Commercial and Product Development teams.
Participate in induction and learning sessions and team events.

Skills

Opportunity identification

Deal research

Market analysis

Job description

ZURU’s Licensing Team

Licensing at ZURU focuses on building and managing partnerships with global brands and partners to bring licensed products to life. As a Licensing intern you will support opportunity identification, deal research, market analysis, licensor presentations, and day to day coordination across Licensing, Legal, Commercial and Product Development teams

You will also:

Be set up to win with a two-day induction to get you up to speed on everything ZURU
Learn how our people continue to shift the needle through regular learning sessions with key business leaders
Experience ZURU’s playful side by dabbling in content creation (#dayinthelife) and attending social events
And so much more!

Our summer internship programme will run from mid November 2026 - mid February 2027.

About You

We don’t ask to see your grades, and we take on students from a range of different backgrounds and degrees. What we care about is sharing our internship experience with students who have a natural inclination to go above and beyond, who demonstrate grit and dedication, and most importantly, who radiate positivity and humility.

ZURU is a special place to work, and we live by our unique set of values, the ZURU DNA (you can find out more about our ZURU DNA on our careers page).

If you’re excited by the opportunity to get stuck in to meaningful work and exciting projects and you have a mindset around continuous improvement and challenging the status quo then we want to hear from you!

Please note that while we don’t have a formalised graduate programme, there may be opportunities to stay on post-internship depending on business needs.

About ZURU

ZURU is on a mission to disrupt across industries, challenge the status quo and catalyst change through radical innovation and automation advances. This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; ZURU Edge is pioneering new generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.

Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations.

One of the largest toy companies in the world, globally recognised and award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns and Smashers. Our global FMCG brands include MONDAY Haircare, Rascals, NOOD, BONKERS, and Gumi Yum Surprise.

LIFE@ZURU

We recognise that ZURU’s success stems from our people and you can only be at your best when you are looking after yourself. ZURU encourages all our team members to invest in their wellbeing by providing an array of benefits and tools.

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