# Motion Design Intern - The Heist (3-Month Contract, Potential for Full-Time)

**Company**: The Heist
**Location**: Chicago
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: Internship
**Salary**: USD 20-20 per-hour-wage
**Category**: Design
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

We're The Heist, a motion design, live action, and post production studio within Thinkingbox. We create work that moves, blending craft and curiosity to push ideas further.

We're looking for a Motion Design Intern to join us on a 3-month contract, with the opportunity to transition into a full-time role. You'll work alongside experienced designers and directors, building hands-on experience across 2D and 3D pipelines.

## Responsibilities

- Support the motion design team across 2D and 3D projects for commercial, social, and digital campaigns

- Assist in animating assets for short-form video, branded content, and broadcast work

- Help prepare project files, exports, and deliverables across multiple platforms

- Organize assets and maintain clean project workflows

- Participate in creative reviews, brainstorms, and internal critiques

- Take feedback constructively and apply revisions efficiently

- Stay curious about trends in motion, culture, design, and emerging tools

## Requirements

- Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a Motion Design, Animation, Design, or related program

- Foundational proficiency in Adobe After Effects

- Familiarity with Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator

- Exposure to 3D tools – ideally Cinema 4D and/or Houdini

- An understanding of basic animation principles including timing, easing, and composition

- Strong attention to detail and eagerness to grow

- Ability to manage time and collaborate in a team environment

- Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal formats

## Benefits

- Real studio experience across client projects

- Exposure to professional production and post workflows

- Mentorship from senior designers and creative leaders

- A deeper understanding of how motion fits within broader brand systems and campaigns

- Monday - Thursday in office (Fridays are remote optional)

- Flexible time off, including paid vacation and sick days

- Consistent culture and team-building events

- Employee recognition and incentive programs

- Seasonal celebrations and gatherings throughout the year

- Office lunches

- Branded company swag

- Access to industry events, learning opportunities, and non-profit outreaches

- Dog-friendly offices

- Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks

- Flex work and travel options

- Comprehensive extended health benefits

- 401k matching

## Skills

### Required
- Adobe After Effects
- Premiere Pro
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Cinema 4D
- Houdini
- 3D tools
- Animation principles

### Nice to have
- basic 3D workflows
- lighting
- rendering
- AI assisted workflows
- emerging creative tools
- Rive
- Cavalry
- Figma

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