Next Gen Motion Design Intern - Man vs Machine London

Landor

United Kingdom

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at entry-level motion design candidates with a focus on animation and brand storytelling, who are comfortable with collaborative creative workflows and have prior experience in the Next Gen Programme.

Best fit for

Candidates with prior experience in animation and brand storytelling who are part of the 2026 Next Gen Programme
— “This role is only open to people who participated in the 2026 Next Gen Programme.”
Individuals who can contribute to creative reviews and adapt to a multidisciplinary team environment
— “Take part in creative reviews, share your work and develop it in response to feedback.”

How to stand out

Highlight past experience in animation tests and short-form content creation in your portfolio.
— “Help bring static designs to life by creating animation tests, simple motion studies and short-form animations”
Demonstrate your ability to assist with storyboarding and visual research in your application materials.
— “Assist with storyboards, references and visual research to explore how a brand or idea could move.”
Emphasize your adaptability in preparing and organizing design assets for animation.
— “Prepare and adapt design assets for animation, and help with file organisation, rendering and exports.”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

animation tests
motion studies
short-form animations

Typical background

motion designanimation

Skills & requirements

Required

Motion DesignAnimationCreative Collaboration

Preferred

Brand IdentitiesDigital ExperiencesCampaignsSocial ContentFilm

Stack & domain

Motion DesignAnimationStoryboardingCollaborationCreativityBrandingDigital Experiences

About the role

Original posting from Landor via Greenhouse

Please note: This role is only open to people who participated in the 2026 Next Gen Programme.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
We’re looking for a creative and collaborative Motion Design Intern for our Man vs Machine team in London.
As a Motion Design Intern at Man vs Machine you will...
Support the motion team on projects spanning brand identities, digital experiences, campaigns, social content and film.
Help bring static designs to life by creating animation tests, simple motion studies and short-form animations
Take part in creative reviews, share your work and develop it in response to feedback.
Assist with storyboards, references and visual research to explore how a brand or idea could move.
Prepare and adapt design assets for animation, and help with file organisation, rendering and exports.
We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.
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Source: Landor careers (Greenhouse)