A three-month paid internship is on offer at independent London creative agency, Waste. Young creatives can apply in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, where the agency has built a replica of its office on its own island, and is inviting visitors to respond to a creative brief to win the internship.
The recreated office includes little details such as the clocks and artwork which hang on the walls at Waste, as well as the agency’s big boardroom table, and staff desks covered in paper, scribbles and storyboards. Visitors can even take a trip to Waste’s local pub, the Hat and Tun.
The creative brief is posted on a virtual message board. Anyone over the age of 18 can answer the brief, with the most interesting response winning a three-month paid internship in Waste’s creative department. Waste chose to develop the replica office and creative brief as a way to reach fresh talent outside of the usual recruitment channels.
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Tasmin Lobley, art director, Waste, commented, “We’re all about community, and Nintendo has created something that is aligned with our passion. By creating a replica of Waste’s office in Animal Crossing, we’re hoping to tap into the huge love for the game to engage with a much broader, more diverse talent base. We want to reach people who could be the new stars of our agency, but maybe don’t even know it’s a job they could do. Yet.”