Play Invention Physical Internship

the LEGO Group; Billund; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Insurance cover

Wellbeing support

Colleague Discount

Bonus program

Hybrid workplace policy

Job summary

LEGO Group in Billund, Denmark, is offering a paid internship in the Play Discovery team within the Creative Play Lab. The role focuses on ideation, concept development, and prototyping of new play experiences for LEGO fans of today and tomorrow.

The internship runs 4 months from September 2026 to December 2026. Interns work with a diverse, multidisciplinary team on making tangible concepts, with opportunities to learn from world-class experts.

Qualifications

• Student pursuing relevant education with a requirement to complete internship in 2026.
• Demonstrated interest in prototyping and physical play experiences.
• Ability to work across disciplines and in cross-functional teams.
• Availability to start 1 Sep 2026 and finish 31 Dec 2026 in Billund.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorm a range of physical prototypes with a small team.
• Use making skills to solve a physical challenge.
• Design and build physical elements for prototypes.

Skills

Sketching

Painting

Sculpture

Woodwork

Graphic Design

LEGO Model Building

Textiles

Machine Workshop tools

Electronics

3D CAD

Game Engines

Coding

Videography/Editing

Education

Student eligible to graduate after 31 Dec 2026

Tools

3D CAD programs

Job description

Job Description

Are You an Aspiring ToyInventor Looking to Discover New Play?

JointheLEGO®Group’sPlay Discovery team withintheCreative Play Lab for aPaidInternshipat our Head Quarters in Billund, Denmark!

Are you driven by an unquenchable passion for discovering new play opportunities through early-stage ideation, concept development, and prototyping? If so, youcouldbe one of the talented students joining our Play Discovery department this year, where creativity and imagination thrive!

Start date: September 2026

Length :4 months(untilend of December2026)

About us:

Creative Play Lab is an ambitious, future‑focused innovation hub inventing radical new play opportunities and never‑seen‑before experiences for LEGO®fans oftoday and tomorrow.Wegrow the boundaries of what play can become, using bold experimentation, advanced technologies, and deep insight into how kids play to imagine meaningful, next‑generation experiences.Ourmix of creatives, innovators, researchers, engineers, and technologists rapidly transforms curiosity into tangible concepts, redefining the future of play and ensuring LEGO® playremainsat the forefront of creativity and joyful exploration.As an interninourPlay Discoverydepartment,you’lljoin teams dedicated toletting loose their creative curiosity andexploring new play experiences.You’llunleash yourimagination across arange ofinnovationmissions,collaboratingcross-functionallytodevelopconceptsintoplayableprototypes.

About the Internship:

We look for interns who bring something genuinely different to our innovationhub, adding fresh cultural insight, creative energy, and new ways of thinking. Your time with us will span personal curiosity projects, team capability-building initiatives, andinnovation Missions. Every day isdifferentandyou’lllearn directly fromaworld‑classmultidisciplinaryteamas you build your craft, embracingambiguityas youdiscover new play experiences.

Meet the Play Invention Physical team:

The Play Invention Physical teamworkacross many media with materials like plastic, paper, card,woodand textiles to cut, glue and stitch together physical prototypes tovisualiseand test play. They start with a blank canvas and use physical models, paper sketches,CADand 3D printing to design new elements that can unlock the next great physical play experience.

Internship Eligibility:

To qualify for this internship opportunity, you must meet all of the following criteria: (1) You will be a student for the full duration of the internship period; (2) You are currently due to graduate after 31st December 2026; (3) You will not be requesting a delayed graduation date to qualify for this internship; (4) This internship will contribute quantitatively towards your course credit and is a compulsory part of your education; (5) You are available to undertake this internship contract starting from 1st September 2026 and ending on 31st December 2026 in Billund, Denmark.

We also encourage interns to have experience withat leastsomeof the following:

• Sketching

• Painting

• Sculpture

• Woodwork

• Graphic Design

• LEGO®Model Building

• Textiles

• Machine Workshop toolse.g.lathe,drillsetc.

• Electronics

• 3D CAD programs

• Game Engines

• Coding

• Videography / Editing

Whatwe’relooking for:

Curiosity:Our teams thrive on a playful curiosity inall they do.Youneed to bealwaysasking questions,seeking the reason “why”,digging for answerseven whenit’shardandnever stopwondering “what if…”

Bravery:Ourorganisationis a huge place full of different people and different perspectives.Youneed to becomfortablemeeting new people every day,speaking up when you disagree,receiving feedback,facing the unknowns of innovation headonand forging yourselfa path when thingsaren’twell defined.

Focus:Our workloadand priorities are always changing.You need to be happyshifting priorities fast,focusing on a high priority task one week then focusing ondevelopingyour own independentcuriosities thenext.

Team work: Our bestideas comewhen we have an amazing rapportwith ourcolleaguesand we can collaborate in a respectful andenergisingway.You need to be at homebouncing ideas offothersand building upon the unique contributions and perspectives ofyourcolleagues to create somethingbigger and betterthan the sum of its parts.You also need to be encouraging,supportiveand empathetic to the fact that differentteammateswill have different viewpoints and opinions.

Responsibilities:

We want you to bringallyourenergy,enthusiasmand experiences to work everyday so we can achieve amazing things together while you learnalong the way. Some of your typical responsibilities could include…

• Brainstorm a range of possible physical prototypeswith a small teamto explorehow tointegratenew materials or functions into physical play

• Useyour making skillsto problem solve a particular physical challenge

• Design and make physical elements that canfulfil a particular purpose or function within a prototype

Perks:

• Work with a passionatemulti-disciplinaryteam oflike-mindedcreative inventorswhereyou’lllearn something neweverydayandbuild your professional network

• Live and work in the globalheadquartersof the LEGO®Group inBillund, Denmarkand explore ourstate‑of‑the‑artcampus

• Be an active co-creator with kids – they know how to make fun and meaningful play.

We welcome international applicationsforthis role however you must be able to live and work in Billund, Denmark for the duration of the internshipitself.The LEGO®Group will provide support withpermits to work in Denmark for theinternshipperiodand we can support with finding accommodation. The costs ofyouraccommodation along with your travel coststo/from Denmarkmust be covered by you.

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 seeksto 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.

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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