Virtual Office in Animal Crossing by Waste Creative

Independent digital creative agency Waste has built a replica of its office in Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and is inviting its virtual visitors to respond to a creative brief in order to win a three-month paid internship, as it seeks to engage with a broader, more diverse range of talent.

The creative agency has developed a virtual version of the Waste London office, on its own island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The lovingly recreated office includes little details such as the clocks and artwork which hang on the walls at Waste, as well as the agency’s big boardroom table, and staff desks covered in paper, scribbles and storyboards. Visitors can even take a trip to Waste’s local pub, the Hat and Tun.

The space also features a virtual message board, where a creative brief is posted. Anyone over the age of 18 can answer the brief, with the most interesting response winning a three-month paid internship in Waste’s creative department.

Waste chose to develop the replica office and creative brief as a way to reach fresh talent outside of the usual recruitment channels.