Disney Live Entertainment Industrial Design Intern, Spring 2025 - The Walt Disney Company
Kissimmee, FL
About the Job
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 link to your online portfolio, showcasing successful and diverse design work, with evidence of high proficiency in 3D CAD design software, needs to be included on your resume
Education
+ 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 the time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
+ Currently enrolled as a junior, senior, recent graduate, or graduate student with a 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 at least 18 years of age
+ Possess unrestricted work authorization
+ Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Program
+ Available to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week)
+ Able to provide own housing in the Orlando, FL area and have reliable transportation to/from work (We provide limited housing opportunities for Florida-based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities; for more information, click here)
Job ID: 10101116
Location: Kissimmee,Florida
Job Posting Company: Walt Disney Imagineering
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
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 link to your online portfolio, showcasing successful and diverse design work, with evidence of high proficiency in 3D CAD design software, needs to be included on your resume
Education
+ 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 the time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
+ Currently enrolled as a junior, senior, recent graduate, or graduate student with a 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 at least 18 years of age
+ Possess unrestricted work authorization
+ Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Program
+ Available to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week)
+ Able to provide own housing in the Orlando, FL area and have reliable transportation to/from work (We provide limited housing opportunities for Florida-based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities; for more information, click here)
Job ID: 10101116
Location: Kissimmee,Florida
Job Posting Company: Walt Disney Imagineering
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
Source : The Walt Disney Company
