CNN London Design Visuals Internship (March 2025)

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role...
Our team is made up of visual journalists, data journalists, developers and designers, we combine storytelling, data and design to create compelling interactive features, dataviz, mapping and illustrations for news stories.

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Creating wireframes of interactive websites and concepts for new ways of digital visual storytelling
• Visualising those designs as working prototypes and creating posts and managing our CNN Creative Instagram account, and Visuals landing pages
• Working with rest of team to creatively develop and maintain our design system / component library for visual storytelling

Qualifications & Experience...

• Undergraduate or postgraduate design and/or journalism design degree (not essential), vocational training and/or ability to illustrate a portfolio of work / content (eg: blogs, podcasts, YouTube Channel etc)
• Being creative, and interested about exploring new forms of visual journalism
• Working in team environments, ideally to strict deadlines
• Ability to work quickly, managing time and multiple priorities effectively
• Be proactive and ready to throw themselves in to any task, and eager to learn new skills

The Internship...

• Salary: £28,000 p/a (pro-rata)
• Contract Length: 6 months
• Start Date: Likely to be 3rd March 2025
• You will gain hands-on experience working on business-critical projects. 
• You will have access to personal and professional development courses, executive speakers’ series, special screenings and more. 
• You will be part of our WBD Early Talent network of over 100 interns & apprentices, meaning you will have an important support network of other students, graduates and apprentices and plenty of opportunities to socialise!  

Next Steps… 

• Stage 1: Submit your CV by Sunday 15th December (you will not be able to apply after this date). 
• Stage 2: For eligible candidates, you will be invited to complete a written questionnaire in HireVue. The deadline for this is Sunday 5th January.
• Stage 3: Interviews will take place in January & February. 

Due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide individual feedback, but if you are unsuccessful we will aim to let you know within 8 weeks of the closing date. 

Onsite Working - This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement, where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at   along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our for instructions to submit your request.