Toy Design Interns for LEGO® Creative Play Lab

at  LEGO

JOB DESCRIPTION

Play Discovery Internship:
Are You an Aspiring Toy Inventor Looking to Discover New Play?
Join the LEGO® Group’s Creative Play Lab for a Paid 5-Month Internship at our Head Quarters 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: 15th August 2024 – 31st Dec 2024

ABOUT US:

Creative Play Lab (CPL) is at the heart of new product innovations at the LEGO Group. Sitting alongside the LEGO Design team, CPL is a department that explores the evolution of our bricks and redefines what it feels like to play with a LEGO set (e.g. LEGO Super Mario). 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!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Push the boundaries of play by imagining new universes, creating compelling characters and constructing new prototypes to bring concepts to life
• 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

We welcome international applications for this role however you must be able to live and work in Billund, Denmark for the duration of the internship itself. Please ensure your application is completed in English. To apply, simply submit the following by 15th April 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 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 applicatio