Marketing Innovation Intern (12-Month Fixed Term, Part time)

Kickstart your career as an AI & Data Innovation Intern

Join Vitaco – leaders in health and wellness – and gain hands-on experience through an exciting internship opportunity!

With iconic brands like Healtheries, Nutra-Life, Musashi, and Athena, we’re a top Australasian manufacturer and global exporter of natural health products. Backed by 100+ years of heritage and a presence in 30+ countries, we’re passionate about helping people live healthier lives.

At Vitaco, We Care, We Act, We Succeed – and we’re ready to help you do the same.

The Opportunity
We’re looking for a forward-thinking intern to support our marketing and innovation team in bringing AI, automation, and data science into the product development process. You’ll help us build and test AI tools, analyse consumer and product data, and explore cutting-edge technologies to accelerate new ideas.

This is a part-time role, requiring a commitment of 22.5 hours per week, spread across three days in the office. It’s the perfect opportunity to gain hands-on experience while balancing your studies in a supportive, fast-paced environment.

This internship opportunity is for 12-Months and will be expected to start 30 June 2025.

You don’t need to know everything — we’re looking for someone curious, hands-on, and eager to apply AI to real-world challenges.

What You’ll Be Responsible For:

• Build and test simple AI tools (e.g., GPTs, dashboards, Copilot prompts) to support idea generation and product research
• Analyse market, consumer, or product data to generate innovation insights (Excel, Power BI or Python preferred)
• Support AI-enhanced concept testing by generating and comparing product concepts
• Help automate repetitive tasks in the innovation process using no-code or AI tools

Additional Opportunities:

• Build lightweight web apps or dashboards using Streamlit, Flask, or Power BI
• Fine-tune LLM prompts or workflows for innovation workflows (e.g., concept evaluation, trend scanning)
• Connect APIs or web data sources to build mini trend dashboards or alert systems
• Work with data science libraries (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn) for clustering or predictive analytics

Who You’ll Bring:

• Relevant studies: Ideally, final-year or postgraduate student in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field.
• Tech-savvy: Familiarity with AI tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or Claude and comfortable using Excel or BI tools for data exploration
• Inquisitive attitude: Proactive, self-starter and curious — willing to learn

Why Start Your Career at Vitaco?

•  Get a front-row seat to a market leading innovation process

•  Experience applying AI and data science in a real business environment

•  Mentorship in emerging tech, innovation strategy, and product development

As a Vitaco intern, you’ll enjoy:

• A competitive hourly rate
• Exclusive staff discounts on our trusted health and wellness products
• Access to wellness initiatives
• The chance to work with an experienced, dynamic team
• Real opportunities to transition into a full-time role
• The opportunity to innovate with iconic brands like Musashi, Nutra-Life, and Athena

Join a collaborative team that’s passionate about making a difference—starting with your career.

If you have the desire to learn, you like the sound of our mission, keen to join an industry and most importantly a can-do attitude! Apply Now!

Applications will be considered prior to the closing date.