Fragrance Product Development Intern: Sol de Janeiro

Parfum Worldwide; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Sol de Janeiro in New York offers a fragrance product development internship providing hands-on work across perfume mists, body products, and hair products. The intern is paid and part of the Future SolStars program, reporting to the Senior Manager of Fragrance Product Development.

The role includes supporting fragrance evaluations, documenting scent feedback, maintaining development records, sample management, vendor coordination, and launch support. New York onsite availability is required.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with fragrance evaluation concepts preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office for documentation and tracking.
• Strong organization and self-motivation required.

Responsibilities

• Support fragrance evaluations and note olfactive observations.
• Maintain development records and project trackers.
• Manage samples and assist with vendor coordination and launch prep.

Skills

Fragrance evaluation concepts

Microsoft Office

Self-motivation

Education

Cosmetics/Fragrance-related field

Job description

Start Date09/01/2026

17 Internship

Sol de Janeiro's fragrance product development internship gives an early-career team member practical work across perfume mists, body products, and hair products in New York. The paid position is part of the Future SolStars Early Careers Program and pays $17 USD. The hybrid role is tied to the New York office and reports to the Senior Manager of Fragrance Product Development.

The intern supports fragrance evaluations, documents scent feedback, and helps maintain development records. The work also includes sample management, vendor coordination, meeting preparation, and launch support. The position is designed for a current student or recent graduate in cosmetics, fragrance, chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, or a related field. New York onsite availability is required.

• Role: Fragrance Product Development Intern

Fragrance Evaluation And Development Work

The intern supports fragrance development across Sol de Janeiro's perfume mists, body products, and hair products. Fragrance evaluations produce scent assessments, olfactive notes, and feedback that the team records for later product decisions.

The daily work connects sample handling with technical documentation and launch preparation. The intern researches fragrance trends, technologies, ingredients, and development practices while helping the team keep evaluation materials organized.

• Organize fragrance evaluations
• Record olfactive notes and feedback
• Research ingredients, technologies, and fragrance practices
• Manage samples and vendor information
• Maintain project trackers and development documents
• Support technical transfers and launch meetings

The program accepts current students and recent graduates in Cosmetics, Fragrance, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, or a related field. Familiarity with fragrance evaluation concepts, coursework in product development, or fragrance evaluation training is preferred.

Strong organization and attention to detail support the team's trackers, samples, meeting notes, and technical documents. Written communication, verbal communication, Microsoft Office proficiency, self-motivation, and interest in fragrance evaluation complete the stated skill set.

The Future SolStars Early Careers Program is a paid early-career route within a beauty company that launched in 2015. Sol de Janeiro's identity draws from Brazilian beauty rituals, and its headquarters is in New York.

The internship team works with Packaging Development, Project Management, Product Marketing, Creative, and Supply Chain. Global colleagues in Rio, Paris, London, and Germany contribute to the brand's wider product work, while the New York office anchors this role.

New York Team Coordination

The hybrid internship connects office-based fragrance development with sample libraries, vendor communication, project trackers, and cross-functional meetings. The intern helps prepare agendas, meeting notes, technical documents, and presentation materials for those working sessions.

Workspace upkeep is part of the assignment. The intern maintains the sample library and development area, supports sample management, and helps coordinate information across the product-development process.

Equal employment opportunity applies to the program, and the People Experience Team handles disability and protected-characteristic accommodation requests. The role also carries the hybrid work arrangement tag used by the recruiting system.