Marketing Associate - Industrial Color Extended

Industrial Color is seeking a Temporary Marketing Associate to support a global beauty client.

This role will work closely with a fast-paced global marketing team across campaign

development, product launches, trend research, presentations and day-to-day marketing operations.

This is a strong opportunity for an early-career marketer who is passionate about beauty, color

cosmetics, social media and creator culture.

• Support development of global marketing concepts and campaigns based on market and retailer needs

• Contribute ideas, references and storytelling to campaign development

• Build clear, visually compelling PowerPoint decks for internal presentations

• Support development of materials for upcoming product launches and marketing initiatives

• Conduct US and global competitive and market research

• Track emerging makeup, beauty and social media trends

• Monitor new product launches across the color cosmetics category

• Research influencer and creator activity across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other platforms

• Track relevant brand partnerships, activations and retail experiences

• Compile findings into concise trend and competitive reports

• Maintain and update master and retailer-specific marketing calendars

• Track project timelines, deliverables and key milestones

• Coordinate team meetings and support scheduling

• Prepare meeting agendas, presentation materials and recap notes

• Help ensure teams and stakeholders have the information and materials needed to keep projects moving

• Coordinate products and samples for shoots, presentations, meetings and retailer needs

• Maintain an organized inventory of new and priority products• Support product launch preparation and sample distribution

• Assist with Accounts Payable processes and PO tracking

• Provide day-to-day administrative and project support to the marketing team

• Passionate about beauty, makeup and color cosmetics

• Highly engaged with social media, beauty influencers and creator culture

• Curious about emerging trends and what is happening across beauty globally

• Creative and confident contributing ideas

• Highly organized and detail-oriented

• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment

• Proactive, collaborative and eager to learn

• A strong visual and verbal communicator

• Comfortable building polished PowerPoint presentations

• Internship or early-career experience in beauty, CPG, marketing, fashion, retail or a related creative industry

• Knowledge of color cosmetics and beauty retail strongly preferred

• Experience with trend research, competitive analysis or social media

• Familiarity with marketing calendars, project coordination or product launches is a plus

• Basic familiarity with purchase orders or Accounts Payable processes is helpful