Play Ideation Internship

Job Description

Play Discovery Internship:

Are You an Aspiring Ideator Looking to Discover New Play?

Join the LEGO® Group’s Creative Play Lab for a Paid 5-Month Internship at our Headquarters in Billund, Denmark!

If you have an unquenchable passion for exploring new play opportunities through early-stage ideation, concept development and prototyping then you could be one of the talented students joining our Play Discovery team this year!

Internship Dates: February 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025

About us:

Creative Play Lab (CPL) is at the heart of new product innovations at the LEGO Group. We experiment with emerging technologies, tinker with new tools, band together with new brands and integrate new inventions into the LEGO system of play to create the toys of tomorrow’s world. As an intern in the Play Discovery team, you will learn to use our prototyping tools to get hands on discovering new play experiences from day one. You’ll get to work across our innovation missions to support the teams in ideating, prototyping, problem solving, iterating and testing the toys of the future!

Meet the team:

We're professional wonderers and play pioneers in the Ideation team, where childlike curiosity meets innovative thinking. We explore what makes humans tick, tock, and light up with joy - then transform those insights into unexpected play possibilities. Think of us as spark-starters, setting wild ideas loose to shape tomorrow's play experiences. Ready to turn 'what if?' into 'what's next?

Internship Eligibility:

• You must be an EU citizen to apply for this opportunity
• Currently enrolled in full time education in an art, design or engineering discipline
• Available to move to / commute to Billund, Denmark for the duration of the internship
• Free for the entire internship period from February 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025
• Speak English to at least a conversational / intermediate level
• You are ideas led, and love nothing more than to come up with original concepts AND
• Experience with at least some of the following disciplines:
  • Concept art & Design sensibilities
  • 3D visualization software (C4D, Blender)
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Game Engines and VR (Unreal/ Unity)
  • LEGO model building
  • Creative AI applications
  • Film-making/ animation
  • Presentation software (Keynote etc)
  • Storytelling

Responsibilities:

You’re here to learn from the best so we appreciate that there will be a lot of new things for you to get familiar with. We want you to bring all your energy, enthusiasm and experiences to work every day so we can achieve amazing things together while you learn along the way!

• Push the boundaries of play by imagining new universes, creating compelling characters and help construct new prototypes to bring concepts to life
• Research trends and themes around new ways to Play
• Explore new possibilities for ideation using new technologies
• Research innovative technologies, materials and toys to discover new possibilities within physical and digital play
• Communicate ideas through a range of media e.g. sketches, models, digital mockups, 3D prints etc.
• Create new LEGO elements and be resourceful using every tool at your disposal to hack, build and learn every day
• Explore new play opportunities by testing physical / digital prototypes to gather feedback and iterate on ideas
• Collaborate with a team of experienced designers, developers, engineers, artists and researchers to drive our innovation missions forward
• Help craft presentations, visualizations and prototypes and manage database of ideas

Perks:

• Shape the future of play in Creative Play Lab and contribute to the LEGO models and experiences of the future
• Work with a passionate team of like-minded inventors and experimenters where you’ll learn something new every day and build your professional network
• Live and work in the global headquarters of the LEGO Group in Billund, Denmark and explore our state-of-the-art campus
• Gain an insight into how an innovation department operates and the processes through which we design our model portfolio at the LEGO Group

Application:

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please ensure your application is completed in English. To apply, simply submit the following by November 17th 2024.

• An A4 size poster (landscape) designed by you to showcase why you think you are a good fit for the internship. You may use text, photographs, colour etc. to communicate your enthusiasm, talent and values. Please attach it in .PDF format to your application.
• A current CV detailing your education and relevant experiences.
• A full portfolio showcasing a more in-depth range of your work. This should include projects that highlight your interests, reflect your passions and demonstrate your hobbies. Please attach it in .PDF format to your application or provide a link to an online portfolio to showcase video / audio etc.

​Come and join us as we discover the future of play!

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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