MAC Growth and Planning Intern

About MAC

MAC is a pioneering professional makeup authority, renowned for its artistry, inclusivity, and influential role in shaping contemporary beauty culture. Founded in Toronto in 1984 and now part of The Estée Lauder Companies, the brand empowers employees to champion self-expression, creativity, and diversity across retail, education, product innovation, and consumer experience. As an employer, MAC offers a dynamic, fast-paced environment where artistry meets commercial excellence, encouraging talent to develop deep product expertise, client relationships, and cultural awareness. Its heritage of supporting all ages, races, and genders continues to define a workplace built on bold ideas, collaboration, and authentic individuality.

The Growth and Planning Intern at MAC supports regional marketing calendars, product launches, pricing and forecasting recommendations, assortment management, and business performance tracking. The role coordinates with global and regional teams and prepares business presentations and planning materials.

Role & Responsibilities

• Consolidate and update regional marketing calendars for key launches, campaigns, and commercial moments.
• Prepare planning documents and presentation materials for internal meetings.
• Track milestones, deadlines, and follow-ups for launch and campaign planning.
• Build regional recommendations for new launches.
• Coordinate integration of new products into visual merchandising configurations according to distribution strategy.
• Develop pricing recommendations.
• Analyze categories using market data, consumer insights, trends, and recommendations to support brand strategy.
• Help manage the brand assortment and assortment file, including new launches, discontinuations, and channel mix.
• Collect, organize, and summarize launch and business performance data from different sources.
• Prepare basic analyses and dashboards for business reviews and team discussions.
• Track key initiatives and flag updates, gaps, or information required from markets or internal teams.
• Coordinate day-to-day with global and regional Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, Retail, and Online teams.
• Follow up on action points, timelines, and information requests.
• Help ensure planning tools, trackers, and templates are clear, accurate, and easy to use.
• Prepare and format PowerPoint presentations, Excel trackers, recap documents, and meeting materials.
• Consolidate market feedback, competitor insights, and internal updates.
• Assist with ad hoc projects related to commercial planning, product launches, or operational execution.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, International Business, Finance, or a related field.
• First internship experience in marketing, business analysis, luxury, beauty, retail, FMCG, or commercial operations is a plus.
• Strong interest in beauty, consumer trends, brand strategy, and commercial planning.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with numbers and data.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, well-structured documents.
• Good organizational skills and ability to manage several tasks and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with different teams.
• Proactive, curious, reliable, and eager to learn in a fast-paced international environment.
• Good command of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluent English; French or another language is a plus.

Skills

Education

Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, International Business, Finance, or a related field.

Culture

MAC fosters a dynamic, artist-led workplace where creativity, individuality, and inclusive self-expression are central to the employee experience. The brand offers a fast-paced, collaborative environment in which beauty professionals are encouraged to build their artistry, connect authentically with diverse clients, and represent a bold global point of view.

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