Visual Merchandising Summer Intern 2023

tarte is the pioneer of high-performance naturals™, and one of the fastest growing cosmetic companies in the U.S. Founder & CEO Maureen Kelly set out to create a cruelty-free line of easy-to-use, life-tested products chock full of healthy ingredients that deliver real results to the everyday woman. tarte is committed to sharing our “good-for-you glamour” philosophy with tartelettes worldwide, with in-store presence in over 7 countries, and online shipping to 150 countries and counting! Passionate and fierce individuals make up the tarte team from our New York City headquarters to the on-the-ground sales team sharing our powerful products and message throughout the U.S. and internationally.

Are you a force of nature who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you want to contribute to tarte’s mission of offering cruelty-free, eco-chic cosmetics chock full of vitamins, minerals and formulated without any of the icky stuff like parabens, mineral oil, phthalates and gluten? Do you strive to live a healthy, compassionate and environmentally responsible way of life? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Visual Merchandising Intern will be a highly organized, detail­ oriented team player that operates well in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where multi-tasking is essential. The ideal candidate should have relevant work experience within the prestige beauty industry including experience working with displays and beauty retailers. This role will play an integral part in Merchandising Operations/ Project Management. This is not a design or creative position. This role will directly assist our Visual Merchandising Project Managers. This role will be based in our NYC Headquarters from June 6th-August 10th!

Responsibilities:

• Work with manager to test and review all seasonal prototypes and provide detailed engineering feedback
• Analyze product category trends to ensure best placement and practices on the gondola
• Keep all gondolas in the office stocked, updated, and well organized with the latest prototypes and seasonal updates in collaboration with the manager
• Organize seasonal newness, pack, and ship all product component samples to display vendors for size and fit on the gondola or promotional table
• Maintain portfolio of competitive merchandising as inspiration, go on store checks to keep abreast of new innovation and technologies