Careers in Consumer Products

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in consumer products? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Consumer products are products designed for use by an individual as opposed to by a company or an event. It’s a pretty tricky definition, but some examples given on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website include “toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals”. If a career in the consumer product business interests you, here are some options to consider.

Product design: Design prototypes of a new product
Product management: Investigate, select, and develop products
Quality assurance: Inspect steps of the product creation process for quality
Quality control: Test a product for quality
Marketing and advertising: Market a new product to its target audience
Merchandising: Work with stores to sell the product effectively

You’ll need a bachelor’s degree for many of these positions. A love of the product you’re making will certainly help. While you can get started with a few of these positions (such as quality assurance and control) without a degree, what you gain from a degree program can help you get in the door or advance more quickly.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Consumer Products

Glossybox - Glossybox is a New York, NY based company that offers subscription boxes with “exclusive cosmetic samples and perfume samples from the best makeup brands online.”

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Job Title	Location
PR & Content Intern	New York, NY
PR & Content Intern	New York, NY
Management Assistant Intern	New York, NY
Business Development Intern	New York, NY
Creative Director	New York, NY

See all 27 job postings

WCG - WCG is a San Francisco, CA based “independent strategic communications firm” that is embracing “the positive future of communications.”

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Job Title	Location
Intern, Analytics	San Francisco, CA
Configuration Data Specialist	Tampa, FL
Executive Assistant (Atlanta, GA)	Atlanta, GA
Provider Communications Specialist	Tampa, FL
Intern - Public Policy (Part Time / Fall Term)	Tampa, FL

See all 344 job postings

Yankee Candle - I can’t think of a bigger name in candles than Yankee Candle, so I thought we should take a look at the South Deerfield, MA based candle maker and retailer.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Professional	Norwalk, CT
Senior Brand Manager	South Deerfield, MA
Associate Product Development Mgr, Food, Drug, Mass	South Deerfield, MA
Associate Brand Manager	South Deerfield, MA
Product Development Manager, Fragranced Forms	South Deerfield, MA

See all 154 job postings

M-Edge - M-Edge is an Odenton, MD based company that “sells fashionable, protective cases for e-readers, tablets, and cell phones.”

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No current job openings.

The J.M. Smucker Company - The J.M. Smucker Company is based in Orrville, OH, and they market and manufacture all kinds of food products in addition to their fruit preserves.

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Job Title	Location
Administrative Assistant, Cincinnati Manufacturing	Cincinnati, OH
Administrative Assistant, Supply Chain	Cleveland, OH
Senior Analyst, Inventory Planning	New Orleans, LA
Co-op, Research & Development - Coffee (Chemistry)	Cleveland, OH
Packaging Scientist, Research & Development - Consumer Foods	Cleveland, OH

See all 99 job postings

Expo - Expo is a NYC based company that allows users to submit video reviews on all kinds of products, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Associate 1 Instructor	Frostburg, MD
Business Development Manager	New York, NY
Studio Engineer	Kalamazoo, MI
Restaurant Team Member Crew	Murphy, TX
Sales Rep- Softgoods - Motorsports/Powersports	Laguna Hills, CA

See all 1,535 job postings

The Marketing Arm - The Marketing Arm is a Dallas, TX based marketing agency that focuses on building brand experiences through promotions, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Major Gift Officer III	Pittsburgh, PA
Marketing Manager	San Juan Capistrano, CA
Marketing and Public Relations Specialist VI	Elgin, IL
Customer Service/Sales Support	Lewisville, TX
VP Franchise Development	Denver, CO

See all 2,401 job postings

Skullcandy - If you're into the intersection of action sports, music, and fashion, then Skullcandy would be a perfect fit for a career.

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Job Title	Location
Helpdesk Intern	Park City, UT
Sr. Product Manager	Charlotte, NC
Summer Design Intern	Santa Monica, CA
Visual Merchandising Project Manager	San Clemente, CA
Retail Marketing Manager	San Clemente, CA

See all 17 job postings

OXO - If you like OXO's philosophy of "making products that are easy to use for the widest possible spectrum of users," you may want to consider a job with them.

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Job Title	Location
PD QA Chemist	Freeport, TX
Small coding - online wordcount for MS Office files - PPT/PPTX DOC/DOCX XLS - MySQL Administration PHP HTML	California
Inventory Taker - Auditor - US - Dist 453 - Lanham, MD including, Laurel, Bowie, Upper Marlboro, Oxo	Laurel, MD
Production / Run Plant Engineer - OXO RAH	Texas City, TX
2013 - Baytown Chem Technology - PhD Process Research Engineer	Baytown, TX

See all 6 job postings

Birchbox - If you’re excited about Birchbox approach to distributing beauty products, then it’s time to take a look at their Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Associate, Business Development	New York, NY
Internship: Video Summer 2013	New York, NY
Internship: Content and Editorial Summer 2013	New York, NY
Internship: Photography Summer 2013	New York, NY
Director of Marketing CRM	New York, NY

See all 51 job postings

Gerson Lehrman Group - Gerson Lehrman Group is a firm that acts as a professional matchmaker for subject-matter experts, and they're hiring recent grads for a number of positions.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Representative	Denver, CO
Research Intern	Austin, TX
Research Intern- SUMMER 2014	Austin, TX
Events Manager	Austin, TX
Call Scheduling Associate	Austin, TX

See all 33 job postings

Retail Solutions - A lot of what Retail Solutions will seem complex if you don’t already know how retail works, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have entry level positions.

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Job Title	Location
eCommerce/Marketing Business Analyst	Bannockburn, IL
Director Information Management Product Marketing	New York, NY
Project Manager	Milwaukee, WI
Product Development (Beverage) Opening - Scientist, Sr Scientist or Principal Scientist	Lakeville, MA
Retail Market Research Analyst	Milwaukee, WI

See all 72,097 job postings

Clarisonic - If you are a fanatic about your skin and want to help Clarisonic continue to grow, then you should check out their Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
I and C Assistant	Redmond, WA
L'Oreal LUXE, Director of Global e-Business Development	New York, NY
Account Specialist	Redmond, WA
L'Oreal LUXE, Director of Global e-Business Development	New York
Consumer Sales and Service Representative	Redmond, WA

See all 33 job postings

Quidsi - If you’re interested by Quidsi’s approach, you can check out their Jobs page on Diapers.com (Soap.com has the same jobs listed).

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Job Title	Location
Support Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Director, Digitial Marketing	Jersey City, NJ
Sr. Art Director - Diapers.com	Jersey City, NJ
Sr. Art Director - Luxury	Jersey City, NJ
User Experience Researcher	Jersey City, NJ

See all 90 job postings

Rosetta - Rosetta seems to put a strong emphasis on campus recruiting, which means that they have all kinds of entry level jobs available.

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Job Title	Location
Copywriter	San Francisco, CA
Copywriter	Arlington, VA
Italian Tutor/Teacher	Austin, TX
Director, Product	San Francisco, CA
Consulting Director	New York, NY

See all 293 job postings

Green Irene - There are direct sales positions with Green Irene, but I think the Operations Assistant at their office in New York looks far more interesting for new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Physical Therapist Therapy - Permanent: Experienced Physical Therapist for Home Care in Eastern WI	Wisconsin

See all 1 job postings

Green Seal - If Washington, DC based Green Seal meets your personal standards, you may want to think about a job with them.

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Job Title	Location
Associate Principal	Vienna, VA
Lead Product Operations Leader	Vernon, CA
Aerospace Engineering Manager	Bothell, WA
Site Engineering Manager	Warwick, RI
Earn $16 to $18.4 / Cleaning Hour - Green Home Cleaning Technician	Palatine, IL

See all 110 job postings

Seventh Generation - So how can you join Seventh Generation’s team? There are a number of ways. They have interesting jobs in a variety of areas.

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Job Title	Location
Administrative Assistant	Richmond, VA
Clin Social Worker 2 - Rehab - General Adult	Richmond, VA
ACDM GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOW	Houston, TX
NTW PROGRAM DIRECTOR	Houston, TX
NTW CASE MANAGER PRN	Houston, TX

See all 46 job postings

Tom’s of Maine - Tom’s of Maine is located in Kennebunk, ME (an absolutely gorgeous area), and they’re looking for new college grads to help them keep growing their business.

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No current job openings.

GoodGuide - GoodGuide, located in San Francisco, CA, doesn’t offer a lot of information on their Jobs page, but they do have listings of positions that they’re hiring for.

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Job Title	Location
Program Manager	Pensacola, FL

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Kurt Salmon Associates - Follow our lead and you should be able to find all the information that you need about getting a job as an entry level consultant with Kurt Salmon Associates

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Job Title	Location
Merchandising and Planning Manager	Atlanta, GA
Consultant	Newark, DE
Merchandising and Planning Manager	New York, NY

See all 2 job postings

Burt’s Bees - Although most of the jobs at Burt’s Bees require a moderate amount of experience, there are a couple that might be good fits for a college chemist.

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Job Title	Location
Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Scientist II	Durham, NC
Sustainable Packaging Designer	Durham, NC
Sustainable Packaging Designer	Durham, NC
Production Associate	Durham, NC
Customer Support Analyst	Durham, NC

See all 6 job postings

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