Symrise Perfumery School (m/f/d) Bewerben

About the Symrise Perfumery School Program

The Symrise Perfumery School is one of the world’s most respected multi‑year training programs for future perfumers. Rooted in more than 220 years of fragrance mastery and powered by a global creative network, the program opens a world of possibilities for young talents who want to shape the future of modern perfumery.

As a participant, you will embark on a transformative creative and scientific journey – from raw materials and accords to fine‑fragrance archetypes, GC/MS analysis, applied perfumery, sustainability and artistic exploration – all embedded in an international environment of world‑class perfumers, scientists and evaluators.

The Perfumery School is designed to develop your full potential: your olfactory ability, your technical understanding, your creative agility and your market awareness. It accelerates your learning and growth through hands‑on compounding, structured modules, mentor‑guided development and exposure to real‑world creative challenges across Symrise’s global Fine Fragrance and Consumer Fragrance ecosystem. You will learn not only how fragrances are built – but how they live, perform and tell stories that inspire consumers around the world.

Choose your creative path, explore your potential and bring out the best in yourself as we shape the future of perfumery together.

DOWNLOAD BOOKLET

What the Program Looks Like
Throughout your journey, you will advance through structured learning blocks that blend scientific foundation, artistic experimentation and practical creation:

• Perfumery Basics & Applied Perfumery: raw materials, naturals & synthetics, accords, genealogy, sensory analysis, aroma chemistry and olfactive language.
• Advanced Modules: GC/MS fundamentals, technical behavior of ingredients, competitor and Symrise bases, creative variations, personal style development.
• Fine Fragrance Training: archetypes, fragrance families, historical and modern landmarks, interpretation of iconic structures, storytelling and marketing context.
• Applied Product Perfumery: fragrance performance in personal care, household and home care formulations; stability, bloom, in‑use behavior and technical constraints.
• Artistic and cross‑disciplinary exploration: workshops with artists, creative sketchbooks, color‑scent composition, inspiration trips

In the advanced years of the program, you will enter a mentor‑guided rotation across Symrise Creative Centers worldwide – Paris, New York/Teterboro, Dubai, São Paulo, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai and more – immersing yourself in market aesthetics, local consumer expectations and category‑specific creative development.

What You Can Expect From Us

The Symrise Perfumery School delivers a guided, world‑class training and development experience, purpose‑built for emerging perfumers:

• A multi‑year, internationally recognized program combining formal training, hands‑on practice, project work and personalized mentoring by senior perfumers.
• Continuous creative feedback, structured evaluations and progressive learning pathways supporting your technical growth and artistic identity.
• Exposure to global fragrance creation, trends, sustainability innovation, captives development and the most advanced perfumery science in the industry.
• Collaboration with cross‑functional experts – evaluation, marketing, technical labs, R&D and sustainability – reflecting the true creative process of modern perfumery.
• A diverse, multicultural, highly collaborative community where creativity, curiosity, resilience and innovation are celebrated.
• A career journey that can evolve from Trainee Perfumer to Junior Perfumer, Perfumer, Senior Perfumer and ultimately Master Perfumer based on performance, creativity and market impact.

If you’re looking for a once‑in‑a‑lifetime opportunity to develop your craft, make an early impact and grow into a creative professional within a global fragrance powerhouse, this program offers exactly that.

What We Are Looking For

We seek talented, curious and highly motivated recent graduates who aspire to make a real difference early in their creative career and contribute to the world of perfumery.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEAM discipline (science, chemistry, biology, engineering, arts combined with science) or graduation from a perfumery‑relevant school (e.g., ISIPCA, ESP, GIP).
• Graduation within the last 12 months or by the program start date.
• Proven olfactory sensitivity and the ability to recognize, classify and describe scents.
• Initial familiarity with chemistry, aroma molecules, naturals or creative olfactive work is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong learning agility and a resilient, curious mindset.
• Creative drive, openness to feedback and the discipline to master complex, iterative creation.
• Mobility for potential rotations across Symrise’s global Creative Centers.
• Advanced English language skills; additional languages advantageous.

What You Need To Do Now
The program offers the rare chance to work side‑by‑side with passionate experts in a collaborative, international environment while developing the creative and scientific skills that define successful perfumers.

• Online Application: Submit your CV, grade transcripts, motivation video (~5 minutes), degree certificates and any creative or olfactive work that illustrates your passion for fragrance.
• Skills & Competency Assessments: You may be invited to participate in olfactory assessments, creative exercises, chemistry basics or profile‑relevant evaluations.
• Virtual Interview: Meet with perfumery mentors, program leaders or HR representatives for an in‑depth conversation about your motivation, creative thinking and potential.
• Assessment Center: Engage in creative case discussions, practical exercises or presentations demonstrating your analytical, artistic and collaborative strengths.

What We Offer

Participants benefit from:

• A world‑leading creative training environment, advanced tools, proprietary Symrise ingredients and unique artistic experiences.
• Personalized mentoring, international exposure and deep involvement in real fragrance creation across categories.
• A diverse and supportive company culture grounded in creativity, sustainability, collaboration and continuous learning.
• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with local market standards and employment frameworks.

If you feel you match the profile and are ready to embark on this exceptional journey, please apply via our online application system.

Your application will be handled confidentially and in accordance with local employment and visa requirements.

Land

Deutschland

Standort

Holzminden

Division

Scent & Care

Funktionsbereich

Kreation & Evaluation

Vertragsart

Absolvent/-in

About the Symrise Perfumery School Program

The Symrise Perfumery School is one of the world’s most respected multi‑year training programs for future perfumers. Rooted in more than 220 years of fragrance mastery and powered by a global creative network, the program opens a world of possibilities for young talents who want to shape the future of modern perfumery.

As a participant, you will embark on a transformative creative and scientific journey – from raw materials and accords to fine‑fragrance archetypes, GC/MS analysis, applied perfumery, sustainability and artistic exploration – all embedded in an international environment of world‑class perfumers, scientists and evaluators.

The Perfumery School is designed to develop your full potential: your olfactory ability, your technical understanding, your creative agility and your market awareness. It accelerates your learning and growth through hands‑on compounding, structured modules, mentor‑guided development and exposure to real‑world creative challenges across Symrise’s global Fine Fragrance and Consumer Fragrance ecosystem. You will learn not only how fragrances are built – but how they live, perform and tell stories that inspire consumers around the world.

Choose your creative path, explore your potential and bring out the best in yourself as we shape the future of perfumery together.

DOWNLOAD BOOKLET

What the Program Looks Like
Throughout your journey, you will advance through structured learning blocks that blend scientific foundation, artistic experimentation and practical creation:

• Perfumery Basics & Applied Perfumery: raw materials, naturals & synthetics, accords, genealogy, sensory analysis, aroma chemistry and olfactive language.
• Advanced Modules: GC/MS fundamentals, technical behavior of ingredients, competitor and Symrise bases, creative variations, personal style development.
• Fine Fragrance Training: archetypes, fragrance families, historical and modern landmarks, interpretation of iconic structures, storytelling and marketing context.
• Applied Product Perfumery: fragrance performance in personal care, household and home care formulations; stability, bloom, in‑use behavior and technical constraints.
• Artistic and cross‑disciplinary exploration: workshops with artists, creative sketchbooks, color‑scent composition, inspiration trips

In the advanced years of the program, you will enter a mentor‑guided rotation across Symrise Creative Centers worldwide – Paris, New York/Teterboro, Dubai, São Paulo, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai and more – immersing yourself in market aesthetics, local consumer expectations and category‑specific creative development.

What You Can Expect From Us

The Symrise Perfumery School delivers a guided, world‑class training and development experience, purpose‑built for emerging perfumers:

• A multi‑year, internationally recognized program combining formal training, hands‑on practice, project work and personalized mentoring by senior perfumers.
• Continuous creative feedback, structured evaluations and progressive learning pathways supporting your technical growth and artistic identity.
• Exposure to global fragrance creation, trends, sustainability innovation, captives development and the most advanced perfumery science in the industry.
• Collaboration with cross‑functional experts – evaluation, marketing, technical labs, R&D and sustainability – reflecting the true creative process of modern perfumery.
• A diverse, multicultural, highly collaborative community where creativity, curiosity, resilience and innovation are celebrated.
• A career journey that can evolve from Trainee Perfumer to Junior Perfumer, Perfumer, Senior Perfumer and ultimately Master Perfumer based on performance, creativity and market impact.

If you’re looking for a once‑in‑a‑lifetime opportunity to develop your craft, make an early impact and grow into a creative professional within a global fragrance powerhouse, this program offers exactly that.

What We Are Looking For

We seek talented, curious and highly motivated recent graduates who aspire to make a real difference early in their creative career and contribute to the world of perfumery.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEAM discipline (science, chemistry, biology, engineering, arts combined with science) or graduation from a perfumery‑relevant school (e.g., ISIPCA, ESP, GIP).
• Graduation within the last 12 months or by the program start date.
• Proven olfactory sensitivity and the ability to recognize, classify and describe scents.
• Initial familiarity with chemistry, aroma molecules, naturals or creative olfactive work is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong learning agility and a resilient, curious mindset.
• Creative drive, openness to feedback and the discipline to master complex, iterative creation.
• Mobility for potential rotations across Symrise’s global Creative Centers.
• Advanced English language skills; additional languages advantageous.

What You Need To Do Now
The program offers the rare chance to work side‑by‑side with passionate experts in a collaborative, international environment while developing the creative and scientific skills that define successful perfumers.

• Online Application: Submit your CV, grade transcripts, motivation video (~5 minutes), degree certificates and any creative or olfactive work that illustrates your passion for fragrance.
• Skills & Competency Assessments: You may be invited to participate in olfactory assessments, creative exercises, chemistry basics or profile‑relevant evaluations.
• Virtual Interview: Meet with perfumery mentors, program leaders or HR representatives for an in‑depth conversation about your motivation, creative thinking and potential.
• Assessment Center: Engage in creative case discussions, practical exercises or presentations demonstrating your analytical, artistic and collaborative strengths.

What We Offer

Participants benefit from:

• A world‑leading creative training environment, advanced tools, proprietary Symrise ingredients and unique artistic experiences.
• Personalized mentoring, international exposure and deep involvement in real fragrance creation across categories.
• A diverse and supportive company culture grounded in creativity, sustainability, collaboration and continuous learning.
• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with local market standards and employment frameworks.

If you feel you match the profile and are ready to embark on this exceptional journey, please apply via our online application system.

Your application will be handled confidentially and in accordance with local employment and visa requirements.