Internship Animation Script Writer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Company Description
A global creative constellation built for what's next-uniting the human vision of the Leo Burnett network with the innovation of Publicis Worldwide.
Leo is HI x AI: Human Insight, Human Ideas, Human Impact-supercharged by the data and technology to move faster, go further, and deliver everywhere.
Leo brings together 15,000+ people across 90 countries, combining global scale with creative firepower to drive outsized impact for brands.
Job Description
At Leo Chicago, you'll join a creative agency where ideas become culture. As a Content Creator, you'll help craft scroll-stopping social content, experimenting with new tools (including AI), and collaborating with creatives who care as much about craft as they do about impact.
Work alongside our creative teams to bring campaigns to life and build portfolio-worthy pieces along the way. You'll contribute to a range of projects; capturing footage, shaping edits, and polishing details, as well as working the fundamentals of production across live action, animation, audio, and post.
In this role, you'll help plan, shoot, and edit quick-turn content designed for social-first audiences. You'll also support creative concepting-turning insights and briefs into ideas, scripts, and shot lists-then help complete and iterate fast. Expect hands-on collaboration with writers, art directors, and producers, plus feedback that helps you level up your craft.
Responsibilities
*Help plan, shoot, and edit quick-turn content designed for social-first audiences.
* Ideate and create social-first content across platforms like TikTok, Instagram.
* Be proficient with in-app editing tools and familiarity with professional editing software like Premiere (experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a bonus).
* Film and edit video content using both in-app tools and editing software.
* Collaborate with social strategists and senior creators to ensure that content is on-brand and relevant to the target audience.
*Experience working within an advertising agency is ideal to understanding workflow and clients
Qualifications
*Experience working within an advertising agency is ideal to understanding workflow and clients
*Having a background in art direction is strongly preferred
*A portfolio that highlights your best work
*Must live in Chicago, ready to be in-office 4 days a week.
Additional Information
Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Range: USD $66,120.00 - USD $91,350.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/10/2026.