Fragrance Development Intern — Elevate & Create

Sol de Janeiro; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work environment

Inclusive culture

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Sol de Janeiro is seeking a curious, detail-oriented Fragrance Product Development Intern to support our Fragrance Product Development team in New York. You will gain hands-on experience in the end-to-end fragrance development process under the Senior Manager, Fragrance Product Development.

You will support fragrance creation, evaluation, cross-functional collaboration, and manufacturing scale-up while learning across the portfolio from perfume mists to body and hair products.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recent graduate of a degree program in Cosmetics, Fragrance, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, or a related field.
• Passion for fragrance.
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work onsite at our New York office.
• Self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Assist end-to-end fragrance development process for the portfolio (perfume mists, body and hair products).
• Support fragrance evaluation: document scent assessments and notes.
• Monitor and summarize fragrance trend insights for the team.
• Coordinate across Packaging, Project Management, Marketing, Creative, and Supply Chain.
• Maintain development trackers and project documents to keep milestones on schedule.
• Organize fragrance house submissions and samples; liaise with external partners.
• Prepare meeting agendas and notes; assemble presentation materials for reviews.
• Maintain an organized sample library and lab workspace.

Skills

Fragrance development

Fragrance evaluation

Trend research

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Vendor management

Documentation

Lab organization

Education

Cosmetics/Fragrance/Chemistry related degree

Chemistry/Engineering/Biology background

Job description

Sol de Janeiro is seeking a curious, detail-oriented Fragrance Product Development Intern to support our Fragrance Product Development team in New York. You will gain hands-on experience in the end-to-end fragrance development process under the Senior Manager, Fragrance Product Development.

You will support fragrance creation, evaluation, cross-functional collaboration, and manufacturing scale-up while learning across the portfolio from perfume mists to body and hair products.