ZURU’s 2026/2027 New Zealand Summer Intern applications are now open! Your future starts here.
If you’re a student interested in gaining experience at one of the fastest growing and most disruptive consumer goods and toy companies in the world, applications across ZURU Group, ZURU Toys and ZURU Edge are all open now!
We will be rolling recruitment, meaning we will be reviewing and progressing applications as candidates apply so we encourage you to apply early!
The Internship Experience
At ZURU, we offer an internship experience unlike any other. We’ve built a high-performing culture driven by ambitious goals, continuous learning, and a commitment to excellence. Our teams challenge each other to think bigger, move faster, and improve every day.
From day one, you’ll be treated like a permanent member of the team (and we hope some of you someday will be!). That means real responsibility, meaningful projects, and hands-on exposure to the strategies and skills behind some of the world’s biggest Toy and FMCG brands, working alongside industry leaders who are shaping them.
You will also:
- Be set up to win with a two-day induction to get you up to speed on everything ZURU
- Learn how our people continue to shift the needle through regular learning sessions with key business leaders
- Experience ZURU’s playful side by dabbling in content creation (#dayinthelife) and attending social events
- And so much more!
Our summer internship programme will run from mid November 2026 - mid February 2027.
About You
We don’t ask to see your grades, and we welcome students from a wide range of backgrounds and degrees. What matters to us is mindset. We’re looking for people who naturally go above and beyond, show grit and dedication, and most importantly bring positivity and humility to everything they do.
ZURU is a unique place to work, guided by our values and the ZURU DNA. This DNA shapes how we think, act, and win together (you can learn more on our careers page).
If you’re excited by the chance to dive into meaningful work, take ownership of exciting projects, and continuously challenge the status quo, we’d love to hear from you.
Want to know more about the application process and what to expect from the internship? Visit our internship careers page here
https://zuru.com/internships/ Please note: while we don’t currently have a formal graduate programme, there may be opportunities to stay on after the internship, depending on business needs.
We take on interns into a range of teams at ZURU these include:
Brand Marketing - Brand marketing at ZURU is focused on building strong consumer connections through compelling storytelling, strategic campaigns, and data-driven insights to drive global brand engagement. As an intern, you’ll work with a high-energy team to localize content, support influencer collaborations, conduct market research, and help execute best-in-class brand strategies worldwide. Paid Media Marketing - The paid media team at ZURU delivers some the most innovative campaigns in the world, operating at the forefront of channels like TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat. Interns are an integral part of our team, creating campaigns from scratch on those platforms and analyzing their performance. Brand Engagement - Our Brand Engagement team amplifies ZURU’s social media presence by delivering high-impact, creator-led content through influencer partnerships, video editing, and performance-driven storytelling across global channels. Talent Acquisition - Our Talent Acquisition team works to find and bring top talent into ZURU, working across a range of our international locations. As an intern in this team you can expect to be involved in end to end recruitment, including sourcing, screening and interviewing candidates and working with leaders in the business. Content Marketing - Content marketing at ZURU is about creating engaging content that builds brand awareness and connects with consumers across social platforms. As an intern, you'll work with dynamic teams to develop organic content, film and edit short-form videos, monitor trends, and help grow our digital presence globally. Commercial Edge - Our Commercial teams help drive growth in revenue and profitability globally for our FMCG business. As an intern, you can expect to be involved across a range of markets and retailers, in business development, commercial modelling, strategic planning and much more, with exposure to multiple teams across countries and across the business. Commercial Toys - Our Commercial Toys team are responsible for driving sales and brand strategy of ZURU Toys across global markets. As an intern in this team, you'll be exposed to a variety of business areas, including sales, New Product Development and licensing. You’ll also gain hands-on experience in a range of work including identifying market gaps and opportunities and building sales tools like brand decks and case studies to drive commercial success. Logistics - Our Logistics team optimize global distribution using data-driven forecasting and advanced modeling while managing millions in inventory. We collaborate with global teams across New Product Development, Sales, and Customer Service in a dynamic, tech-forward environment. Data & Analytics - Our Data & Analytics Team collects, manages, stores, and analyzes data across the globe on our cloud infrastructure with sources from marketing to sales to logistics. As an intern, you will make that data useful by enriching it with advanced analytical applications, statistical analysis and machine learning to deliver accessible and actionable insights to key decision makers through the business. Informing our investment decisions from marketing and promotion to new product development. Licensing - Licensing at ZURU focuses on building and managing partnerships with global brands and partners to bring licensed products to life. As a Licensing intern you will support opportunity identification, deal research, market analysis, licensor presentations, and day to day coordination across Licensing, Legal, Commercial and Product Development teams. AI Integration - The AI Integration team accelerates AI adoption across ZURU by embedding within business units to identify opportunities, implement practical solutions, and build AI fluency. As an intern, you’ll work closely with internal teams to deliver workshops, launch quick-win AI initiatives, and help integrate AI tools into daily workflows to boost productivity and innovation.Ecommerce Content - The Ecommerce Content team partners with Brand and Marketing to create high-performing product content that drives discoverability and conversion across retail platforms. As an intern, you’ll help optimize and test ecommerce content for AI-powered search environments, support AEO and LLM-focused initiatives, and collaborate cross-functionally to build consistent, data-driven, and AI-ready content across ZURU brands.
About ZURU
ZURU is on a mission to disrupt across industries, challenge the status quo and catalyst change through radical innovation and automation advances. This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; ZURU Edge is pioneering new generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.
Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations.
One of the largest toy companies in the world, globally recognised and award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns and Smashers. Our global FMCG brands include MONDAY Haircare, Rascals, NOOD, BONKERS, and Gumi Yum Surprise.
LIFE@ZURU
We recognise that ZURU’s success stems from our people and you can only be at your best when you are looking after yourself. ZURU encourages all our team members to invest in their wellbeing by providing an array of benefits and tools.
WHAT WE OFFER
🌱 Culture for Growth
🌎 Global Opportunities
💡 Surrounded by an A Player Team
🍓 Lots of fresh fruit, coffee, pals fridge and more
ZURU – Tomorrow Reimagined
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