REQ ID
98750
POSTED
Jul 24, 2026
FUNCTION
Marketing
LOCATION
Amsterdam, NH, NL, 1082VA
Corporate Communications and AI Activations Intern
AMSTERDAM, COTY HQ
ABOUT COTY
Founded in Paris in 1904, Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies, with a portfolio of beloved brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care. Coty serves consumers around the world, selling prestige and mass market products in over 120 countries and territories. Together with its brands, Coty empowers people to express the beauty of their individuality – and is committed to transforming the beauty industry to become more sustainable and inclusive through its Beauty That Lasts strategy.
Learn more at coty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
THE ROLE
We’re looking for a Corporate Communications and AI Activations Intern to support our global Corporate Affairs team based in Amsterdam. This role focuses on accelerating AI adoption across Corporate Affairs through communications, enablement, and AI-driven ways of working, while also supporting strategic corporate communications initiatives and cross-functional corporate projects.
In this role, you will help accelerate AI activations and adoption by identifying practical AI use cases, testing and evaluating AI tools, supporting responsible implementation, and creating communications that drive awareness and adoption of AI initiatives across the company. You will support the creation and adaptation of content for internal and external digital platforms, bringing AI initiatives, corporate campaigns, and strategic projects to life through clear, engaging, and brand-consistent communications.
You will also contribute to the planning and execution of strategic corporate communications, global campaigns, and cross-functional corporate projects, helping strengthen Coty's narrative across key stakeholders, including employees, media, partners, and the wider industry.
This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a global corporate environment while contributing to modern, high-impact communications, AI innovation, and strategic projects that support Coty's culture, purpose, and business priorities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
AI Activations & Enablement
- Support the corporate communications surrounding AI initiatives, helping translate AI strategy, projects, and innovations into clear, engaging narratives for internal and external stakeholders.
- Identify and document practical AI use cases that improve Corporate Affairs workflows (e.g., research synthesis, summarization, first-draft content, translation/localization support, reporting, knowledge sharing).
- Help test and compare AI tools and features with a focus on quality, brand voice, efficiency, and responsible use.
- Contribute to building prompt libraries, usage guidelines, and best-practice examples for the team.
- Support light governance and quality checks for AI-enabled outputs (tone, clarity, structure, basic fact-awareness).
- Track AI trends relevant to corporate communications, reputation management, and organizational change.
Corporate Communications & Strategic Campaigns
Support the planning and execution of global corporate communications campaigns aligned with Coty’s reputation, culture, sustainability, innovation and employer brand priorities.
Assist in developing campaign narratives, messaging frameworks, and toolkits for internal and external audiences.
Help create and adapt a range of communications materials such as briefs, story outlines, leadership notes, key messages, FAQs, and presentations.
Coordinate with internal stakeholders across functions, regions and brands to gather inputs and ensure smooth and timely delivery of assets.
Monitor the external environment to identify relevant corporate, cultural and industry moments that may inform Coty’s positioning.
Support development of leadership-ready updates that summarize insights, progress, and impact.
Special Projects
Support cross-functional or leadership-led initiatives that strengthen Coty’s corporate narrative and stakeholder engagement.
Assist with preparation for key moments such as corporate announcements, culture initiatives, innovation storytelling, and major internal milestones.
ARE YOU A COTY FIT
You are / you have
Strong interest in corporate communications, reputation, culture and purpose-led storytelling.
Excellent writing skills with the ability to write clearly, succinctly and with a consistent brand voice.
Curiosity about AI and enthusiasm for testing new ways of working.
Ability to create or adapt visual assets using standard tools and templates.
An analytical mindset and comfort turning information into structured insights and recommendations.
High organization and attention to detail; able to manage multiple priorities.
Confidence working with diverse stakeholders in a global, fast-moving environment.
Nice to have
Experience using AI tools for writing, research, summarization or productivity.
Awareness of responsible AI considerations such as bias, privacy, and brand safety.
Familiarity with content tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe basics, PowerPoint design, CapCut).
Interest in ESG, employer branding, or corporate innovation.
OUR BENEFITS
With this full-time internship for 5-6 months (40 hrs/week) at Coty, you will gain:
Great opportunities to work in HR team and manage end-to-end projects.
Internship allowance, NS business card (if you were not eligible for a student public transport card), staff discount of Coty products, access to Coty Academy.
Convenient office location (near Amsterdam Zuid station) with lots of fun in-house events.
First-hand knowledge about the beauty industry.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Our recruiter will contact you as soon as possible.
A telephone/online introductory meeting follows.
A first online/in-person interview.
You will receive a proposal with the terms of employment.
PERIOD
This internship is full-time (40 hours per week), for a duration of 6 months and starts from August/September 2026. You will receive an internship allowance and NS Business Card if you do not have a student public transport card. The internship can be combined with a thesis. Be aware that this will largely have to be done in your own time.
