Internships on offer for the 2025 Awards: start your application here.

Snap internship

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

About the internship: We have an amazing internship opportunity at SnapLab, where we are developing Augmented Reality (AR) wearable devices to put virtual objects in the real world. The successful applicant would have the opportunity to contribute towards the future of spatial computing in a wide range of areas, tailored to the candidate’s skillset.

Anything ranging from developing:

  • Core computer vision and scene understanding capabilities
  • Valuable new AR experiences, from spatial to generative AI
  • New input technologies – from voice and text to neural interfaces
  • Next generation of AR content generation and AR creation tools

Placement details

  • 13-week internship with Snap Inc.
  • Fixed term contract for Summer 2025
  • Working within SnapLab
  • Based at our London office 4+ days a week

The winner of Snap Inc.’s internship will also receive a 12 month subscription to Spectacles – Snap’s new AR glasses!

Please be aware that Snap reserves the right to not choose an internship candidate if Snap is unable to find someone suitable through this awards process. 

Soluis internship

Soluis is a group of artists and technologists specializing in delivering cutting-edge, immersive Virtual Twin environments that drive better design, collaboration, decision-making, and sales acceleration across the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry.

Our mission is to enable seamless stakeholder engagement for some of the world’s most ambitious real estate and infrastructure projects. By leveraging immersive technology, we transform complex ideas into effortless understanding, transporting stakeholders to fully realized environments that are often yet to be built.

Internship details

  • A 3-month internship with Soluis
  • Matched to the team that suits your skillset
  • Hired on a 3-month temporary contract
  • Flexible in terms of start date

What you can expect/ key outcomes:

  • Work on ground-breaking projects for global clients in architecture, engineering and construction
  • Working with cutting-edge technologies and gaining access to world-leading partnership teams
  • Fully supported with coaching and training from the Soluis team
  • Remote working: work from anywhere with our flexible working policy

With over 20 years of expertise, Soluis has cultivated strong relationships with industry leaders, institutions, and government organizations. Our collaborations with technology partners like Epic Games, Meta, Magic Leap, Autodesk, Bentley Systems, and Unity Technologies provide unparalleled access to innovative tools, expert training, and cutting-edge solutions, setting us apart in the industry.

Internship with StoryLab Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University

StoryLab is an interdisciplinary research institute at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge) that explores the effects of digital innovation, co-creation and storytelling on social change, cultural participation and heritage sustainability. The institute researches how the development and democratisation of existing and emerging creative technologies enable community empowerment, heritage revitalisation, and participatory and sustainable regeneration.

The candidate should display interest and strong skills in one or more of the following areas:

  • Storytelling and narratives
  • Games Design
  • XR (AR, VR, MR)

The internship will take place between June and September 2025. The intern will begin by working with StoryLab for 6 weeks (Phase 1: June-July 2025) understanding the research context, gathering data, and designing a small, ambitious but manageable project. In the final 4 weeks (Phase 2: August-September 2025), the intern will learn about XR development in a commercial space, collaborating with industry partners involved in one of the StoryLab’s project, including the Horizon Europe project REVIVE.

Download further details about the 2025 Storylab internship.

Wales Millennium Centre x Sugar Creative internship

Wales Millennium Centre (Cardiff) is Wales’s national performing arts centre, a new home for immersive experiences and storytelling. Since 2021 we have co-produced two immersive productions Ripples of Kindness and The Museum of Nothingness, launched our immersive venue Bocs (the first of its kind in an arts centre in the UK), worked with some of the UK’s leading artists in this field, created a small R&D facility and integrated with our stage productions team to explore the relationship between live and digital experiences.

Sugar Creative are a Wales based Creative Technology studio who specialise in delivering wonder through innovation: bringing imagination to life, with inspirational and incredible outcomes for everything from entertainment to marketing and science. Based in the UK and serving international partners including Aardman, Boston Museum of Science, Dr.Seuss, the Chemical Brothers, Ubisoft, BBC, and Tmobile, they are regarded as one of the UK’s leading creative innovators.

The applicant should have an interest and strong skills in the following areas:

  • Storytelling and narratives
  • XR production (AR, VR, MR)
  • Documentary and performance
  • Exhibition and distribution

The successful applicant will have the unique opportunity to work with Wales Millennium Centre and Sugar Creative on one of our new XR productions and/or an XR exhibition. Through this we hope to develop ideas toward a prototype XR experience.

Download further details about the WMC x Sugar internship.

Arup industrial placement internship

At Arup we strive to make a positive difference in the world, and we’re looking for curious students to join us. Our industrial and summer internships provide a valuable insight into all areas of the built environment. Working on real projects and collaborating with our experienced teams, you’ll add value to clients from your first day, whilst exploring your skills and interests.

We are proud to regularly feature as one of the top UK employers of interns. It’s a testament to our commitment to providing a solid foundation to your development. We’re sure to have a role that interests you and makes the most of your talents.

Industrial placement details:

  • 3-month industrial placement with Arup
  • Possibility to extend
  • Flexible on start and end date
  • Fully supported by a project team
  • London office based industrial placement

What you can expect/key outcomes

  • Being part of innovative, sustainable solutions to solve our clients’ complex needs
  • Working across multiple geographies and sectors to push the sustainable agenda forward
  • Create unique communication strategies to engage with clients

Ready to apply?

Click here to start your entry for the 2025 Immersive Tech Awards.