Internship

Effects Apprenticeship

Updated on 12/5/2024

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

10,001+ employees

Leading producers & providers of entertainment and information

Compensation Overview

$30.77Hourly

Burbank, CA, USA

The Apprenticeship Program is based in Burbank, California studios and will start in February 2025.

Category
Animation
Visual Effects (VFX)
Art, Graphics & Animation
Required Skills
Animation
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • 18 years or older
  • Emerging artists with less than 5 years experience in the Animation industry
  • Recent graduates - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Technical proficiency inspired by art
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to brainstorm and collaborate in a team setting to reimagine, prototype, or even fake an effect
  • A strong understanding of animation fundamentals, design, and composition
  • An understanding of how structural elements, physical dynamics, and natural forces inform effects animation
  • Experience using commercial graphics packages including Houdini and/or Maya
  • A working knowledge of Houdini and Linux is required
  • A working knowledge of Maya is a plus
  • Exposure to current techniques in rendering, shading, lighting, and compositing
  • Exposure to scripting
Responsibilities
  • Create stunning visuals through collaboration with artists from all parts of the animation pipeline
  • Support production design through stylization or hyperrealism
  • Push the boundaries of what is possible in effects animation
  • Create the unexpected and invoke an emotional impact in support of the creative vision
  • Engage in a real-time production environment with mentorship support
  • Receive real-time feedback and determine future assignments and promotional opportunities
The Walt Disney Company

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