About the Role & Program

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over! Our diverse team – representing a wide variety of fields and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle…and a dash of pixie dust!

What You Will Do

As part of the Character Programs & Development Digital Design team, we collaborate with Digital Sculptors, Materials Teams, and production partners/vendors to help inform production capabilities, limitations and consider the potential cost impact of design, production, and technology choices. The Industrial Design Intern with help build production ready digital assets, technical drawings, and specs of varied products to bring characters to life across all Disney Parks, Resorts & Cruise Ships, worldwide.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Ability to proficiently build/communicate design concepts through 3D design software while showcasing innovative and creative design solutions; strong emphasis on complex CAD surface modeling and design

• Ability to process ideas through physical prototyping/mockup creation with strong knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and product development methodologies

• Effective understanding of the detailed relationship between aesthetics/function and ergonomics, human factors, and user experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in 3D CAD Software. (e.g. Solidworks, Autodesk Fusion360, Rhino)

• Recognizable passion for 3D Printing, model making, Toy Design, 3D scanning, Costume Design, prop making, etc.

• Experience with digital sculpting tools (e.g. Zbrush, Blender, Maya)

• Collaborative problem solver with the ability to communicate/work with cross-functional teams

Required Materials

A portfolio showcasing successful and diverse design work with evidence of high proficiency in 3D CAD design software

Education

Currently enrolled as a Junior, Senior, recent graduate or Graduate Student with a BS, BFA, BA, Masters Degree in: Industrial Design, Product Design, Toy Design, Themed Entertainment Design, Animatronics or Mechanical Engineering

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship

• Be at least 18 years of age

• Possess unrestricted work authorization

• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program

• Adhere to The Disney Look appearance guidelines

• Available to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship

• Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the Orlando Florida area and have reliable transportation to/from work

Additional Information

• The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through January 2025

• We provide limited housing opportunities for Florida Based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities, for more information click here