REFY
New Product Development Intern
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Department: Product Development
Employment Type: Internship
Location: Manchester
Description
REFY are seeking a motivated and proactive intern to join our New Product Development team. As a NPD intern, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in product and market research, testing, design, and conceptualisation within a fast-growing, forward-thinking environment. You will help develop world-first products that cut through the market to simplify your routine and deliver high-performance results and quality.
What You'll Be Doing
- Researching beauty, accessory, packaging, sustainability, and consumer trends to inspire future innovation.
- Conducting market research and competitor shops to identify trends and opportunities for REFY.
- Creating inspiring mood boards that feed into product concepts and storytelling.
- Presenting findings to the PD team with clear recommendations on what this means for REFY.
- Supporting the Design & Artwork Exec with packaging artwork updates and brand guideline maintenance.
- Supporting the team in booking and running community testing sessions and focus groups.
- Testing products with our community, capturing feedback, images, and insights to present back.
- Assisting with PD admin including updating product decks, boards, and development trackers.
- Tracking, organising, and sending new product samples to support smooth workflow across projects.
- Maintaining an organised, stocked, and hygienic PD room and testing area, and archiving development samples.
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About You
- Proficiency in Google Suite/Microsoft Office
- An interest in the cosmetic industry with a willingness to learn about product development
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Cosmetic Science, Marketing, Product Design, Chemistry, or a related field
- A proactive and collaborative mindset, with strong communication and teamwork abilities.
- Confident using the Adobe Suite, but mainly Illustrator.
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
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What We Offer
At REFY, we want you to be your most confident self every day. Our internships are designed to challenge, support, and foster your growth. You'll have the opportunity for 1-on-1 learning with an assigned mentor and participate in engaging skills-based workshops led by our leadership team.
This is a paid internship, working 16 hours per week over 2 days.
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