Motion Design Intern

Iris North America; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

8-week internship

In-office in Atlanta

Job summary

Iris is seeking a Motion Design Intern for an 8-week program in Atlanta, GA. You’ll work with a team of designers to craft motion visuals for world-class clients across multimedia campaigns.

Bring a strong visual design POV, a portfolio that shows craft, and a willingness to learn. Expect collaboration, meetings, and a hands-on internship experience on a hybrid schedule in the ATL office.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrates craft in motion design and a willingness to learn.
• Currently pursuing or holding a degree in motion design or related field.
• Interest in advertising/marketing agency or design studio work.
• Experience or basic knowledge in editing, motion design, and animation.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite; Blender/Cinema 4D is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to craft moving visuals for clients.
• Contribute to day-to-day agency life and project execution.
• Assist in presenting work to leaders at internship end.

Skills

Motion design

Editing

Animation

Portfolio development

Creative thinking

Education

Pursuing or graduated with a degree in motion design, art, graphic design or other relevant field

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Blender

Cinema 4D

Job description

Motion Design Intern

Q4 2026 Internship

REPORTING TO: Motion Designer/Head of Design

LOCATION: Atlanta, GA

Hi, we’re Iris, and we’re looking for a Motion Design Intern for our Internship Program. But not just any old pixel pusher - You’ll be working alongside our team of motion designers, designers and creatives to crack tough briefs with moving visuals. You will get to experience the day-to-day of agency life, helping craft the work and bring to life some really amazing projects. You bring your weirdest thinking cap, a strong visual design point-of-view and inspiration across all creative disciplines. We’ll bring opportunities for you to collaborate with our team to produce work for some world-class clients across multimedia campaigns.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Your portfolio demonstrates you know what craft looks like, and you are excited to keep learning how to execute ideas and elevate motion craft across platforms.
• Pursuing or graduated with a degree in motion design, art, graphic design or other relevant field.
• Pursuing a career at an advertising/marketing agency, design studio, internal marketing department, or other relevant business.
• Experience or basic knowledge that includes some or all of the following: editing, motion design, animation.
• Proficiency in Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Bonus if experience in Blender and/or Cinema 4D - we work on Mac
• Self-motivated, decisive and doesn’t mind diving into the deep end

About Our Internship Program

This is NOT a coffee-run and making copies internship! Interns will work alongside the rest of our team, attend meetings, and will be fully immersed in day-to-day agency life.

• Interns will work closely with their manager and colleagues and will contribute to the work the team is doing for clients.
• Interns will have the opportunity to present to leaders at the end of their internship
• Dates: 8 weeks
• 3 days/week (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday) required in ATL office
• Compensation: $18/hour

About Iris

Participate or perish. It’s not just our rallying cry – it’s a creative imperative. Iris is the global creative micro-network built for brands that refuse to blend in. With 650 people across 11 offices, we help clients like Barclays, Bentley, Boar’s Head, IHG, IKEA, Gallo, Samsonite & Wellstar show up in culture with work that stands apart. Powered by Participation, and brought to life across paid, earned and owned media,our agency model is big enough to be dangerous, small enough to stay agile. Founded outside the ad establishment in 1999, Iris has always been defined by its outsider mindset – one that still drives our mission today.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large.

Compensation: $18/hour

Right To Work In The US

You must be authorized to work in the US for any employer. At this time, we are not sponsoring or providing assistance with obtaining work authorization.

We are in the office Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday on a hybrid schedule. We look forward to meeting you!