EU Brand Strategy and Innovation Intern

Short Intro and About the Job

Help grow Danone’s European brands by turning consumer insights into stronger brand strategies, communication and innovation opportunities.

Starting in January 2027, you will join the EU Local Brands team at Danone Place Amsterdam. Reporting to the EU SN Regional Brands Senior Equity & Communications Manager, you will support brand building, portfolio management and innovation across European markets. This internship will give you a broad view of how brands grow in Europe.

In this internship, you will:

• Support brand positioning, brand frameworks and communication platforms, working with agencies and local teams.
• Track brand equity performance and turn results into clear, actionable findings.
• Explore new communication approaches across social media, digital channels and AI-driven content.
• Support the innovation and renovation pipeline, from early sizing to post-launch assessment.
• Analyze market, consumer and competitor data using sources such as Nielsen and Euromonitor.
• Coordinate with country teams and cross-functional partners while independently managing one or two smaller projects from start to finish. 

About You

As a Brand Strategy and Innovation intern, turning information into clear insights will be second nature to you. You can work with market and consumer data, contribute to brand and innovation projects and communicate confidently with different stakeholders. On top of that, you’re a curious and proactive person who’s always looking for opportunities to learn, develop and bring new ideas to the table.

Key requirements:

• Enrolled as a Master’s or Bachelor’s student for the entire duration of the internship (Marketing, Management, Social Studies or any related field).
• Resident of the Netherlands with a valid BSN number. Non-EU citizens must have a valid Dutch residence permit.
• For non-EU citizens, your university must be able to sign a three-party agreement with Danone.
• Available to start in January 2027 for a minimum of 6 months, 4 to 5 days a week.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
• Able to work from our Hoofddorp office at least 1 to 2days per week.

About Us, We offer and What's next

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. Working together to make sure that our brands, like HiPRO, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world. Being B Corp means to be part of a select movement of companies verified to be meeting the highest standards of social and environmental criteria and using business as a force for good. One Planet. One Health.

We offer:

• A competitive gross internship allowance of €650 per month, based on a full-time internship;
• A home-working allowance of €2.45 per day;
• A public transport travel card covering all office-related travel;
• Career advice opportunities such as workshops, seminars and networking events;
• An international environment with 140 different nationalities at Danone Netherlands;
• An active internship community with more than 100 interns across the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands, we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people’s desire for flexibility. You can work from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk, or you can work from home.

We put people at the center of everything we do. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and ideas to the table – the impact you could make might surprise you. We are committed to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone’s DNA.

What’s Next?

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of November 21st In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Romina Cáceres Quiroga, Talent Coordinator, via [email protected].

All applications will be considered for this vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, or any other protected status.