Trend & Foresight Internship (Product Design Team)

WHO WE ARE

We are EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses. The Company brings together the complementary expertise of two industry pioneers, one in advanced lens technologies and the other in the craftsmanship of iconic eyewear, to create a vertically integrated business that is uniquely positioned to address the world’s evolving vision needs and the global demand of a growing eyewear industry.

With over 180,000 dedicated employees in 150 countries driving our iconic brands, our people are creative, entrepreneurial and celebrated for their unique perspectives and individuality. Committed to vision, we enable people to “see more and be more” thanks to our innovative designs and lens technologies, exceptional quality and cutting-edge processing methods. Every day we impact the lives of millions by changing the way people see the world.

JOB SCOPE AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are looking for passionate and motivated, curious, and entrepreneurial talents, to join the Trend & Forsight team in Milan.

You will have the chance to give your contribution, being involved from Day 1 in exciting projects providing inputs that can support internal needs with a cross-portfolio approach – from brand development to new product launches.

As a Trend & Foresight Intern, you will collaborate with cross-functional partners to support the business growth and their strategic planning by converting consumer/trend information into valuable insights and actionable recommendations. Therefore, the role is based on excellent listening skills, but also verbal and visual translation skills to be able to really to convey valuable messages to the Creative Team and also to other internal stakeholders.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES:

• Continuous research in order to always nurture new projects or pro-active contents: understand the needs, select, analyse and interpret data & insights to support cross-portfolio activities
• Create Presentations and Tools to deliver key messages and key concepts tailored to differentiated audiences
• Assist the team in coordinating ad hoc research projects with external research partners throughout all phases (project brief, project set-up, results delivery and deep-dive requests)
• Creation of moodboards to maximize the conveyance of key product-related concepts (use of programs: Ppt/ KeyNote and Adobe package)

NETWORK OF INTERACTION:

INTERNAL: support the team in being a strategic partner of Managers, Directors and VP across several levels and functions (Brand, Design, R&D, …) supporting them with their needs, for sustaining the business. Pivotal role in timely, effective, and thorough delivery of consumer data & insights for the brands.

EXTERNAL: managing the agency relationship, collaborating from the set-up to the delivery with external providers, ensuring that all research plans are executed in a total quality environment and in full alignment with the team and its standards.

TECHNICAL SKILLS – PORTRAIT OF A PERFECT CANDIDATE

• Educational Background in in economics, business administration, marketing, fashion and design
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong strategic and design thinking capabilities
• Ability to synthesize data and organize key themes and trends
• Curious, driven, and willing to express your point of view
• Excellent presentation skills (both document preparation/layout and speech capabilities)
• Flexible and adaptable
• Open to new ideas
• Ready to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders at different levels of seniority
• Good knowledge of standard Microsoft Office software (nice to have any professional software)
• A plus, you have some familiarity with the world of market research and/or AI tools

LANGUAGES:

Italian – Mother Tongue

English – Fluent

We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of their ages, backgrounds, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliations, personal beliefs, or religions. This includes those registered in targeted employment programs under Italian Law 68/1999, in accordance with Article 15 of Stat. Lav and Legislative Decrees 215/03 and 216/03.

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