Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, delivering sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor creation, and fuel market success.
As a student placement within our Innovation team based in Hilversum, Netherlands, you will coordinate marketing and communication activities to raise internal awareness of IFF innovation and technologies with our commercial and technical teams in Europe, Africa and Middle East.
You will work closely with the Regional Innovation leader and Marketing functions. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to kickstart their marketing communications career, while experiencing many facets of the fascinating world of flavors for food and beverages.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including flavor innovation, marketing and product development, to help in developing and delivering internal marketing communication materials on IFF flavor innovation and technologies.
Create inspiring, eye-catching internal marketing and communication materials within IFF brand guidelines, using IFF templates (posters, leaflets, videos, etc.)
Coordinate the regional distribution of the developed marketing and communication materials.
What Makes You the Right Fit
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing Communications, Marketing or Business Administration, or a related field (you need to be still a student till the end of the internship).
Passion for Marketing and Communication in the world of food and beverages, with a strong desire to learn and grow in this field. A background in food science or chemistry is a plus.
Highly organized with a keen eye for detail and layout and the ability to manage and coordinate multiple tasks and deadlines.
Proactive, creative, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively in an international environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel,) and basic graphic and video creation design skills as a plus.
A creative approach and a genuine interest in food and drinks!
This is a paid internship position with a duration of 6 months. The intern will report to the Regional Innovation Director Taste EAME and works closely with the Marketing team. We value creativity, innovation, and a passion for marketing and communication. Join our team to gain practical marketing communications experience while making great impact on our internal technical marketing efforts.
You will have the flexibility to work partly from our office in Hilversum and partly from home
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, or related field; must remain a student through the internship
- Passion for marketing and communication in food and beverages
- Highly organized with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Proactive, creative, self-motivated, able to work independently and collaboratively in an international environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Basic graphic design and video creation skills
- Background in food science or chemistry
- Genuine interest in food and drinks
IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.
IFF Family of Companies Insights
What We Do
Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.
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