Internship, Copywriting

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• “Can Do” Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone’s voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It’s our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $24.00 per hour based upon a San Francisco location

 Hybrid work from San Francisco office preferred. Internship will run from July 2026 - December 2026.

30-35 hours per week

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, Lip Lab.

SUMMARY

The Copywriting Intern is responsible for supporting the Kendo Copy Team with research and other organizational needs. Upon demonstrating success in organizational tasks, you may have the opportunity to participate in creative copy brainstorms and take on supporting writing assignments, such as blog posts, emails, and social copy.

In this position, you will get to learn more about beauty copywriting. Discover the copywriter’s role in product development (maybe even test out a few new products yourself), experience the product and shade naming process, learn what it takes to develop a global advertising campaign, and understand how we craft strong and compelling copy for top beauty and skincare brands.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports copywriters in vetting product and shade names
• Organizes and requests translations, updates the master translations document
• Organizes and supports brand copy resources, such as shade name libraries
• Researches and compiles competitive brand copy with direction from brand copywriters
• Participates in product and shade naming brainstorms with the copy team

REQURIEMENTS

• Strong research and organization skills
• Attention to detail
• Writing talent
• Ability to think creatively
• Passion and enthusiasm for beauty