Environment Designer
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10160864 Emplacement Burbank, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Animation Studios Date de publication 02/10/2026Résumé du poste:
Environment Designers visually explore and collaborate in the creation of story-driven animated worlds and their interior logic through the depiction of design ideas, dramatic story moments, mood/tonal pieces, and prop and vehicle designs that all serve a film’s narrative needs. Artists also prepare technical designs for downstream departments including technical orthographic drawings, breakdowns, and full render texture reference to inform the art direction of downstream departments. Learn more about our filmmaking process here.
We’re looking for Environment Designers who have a rich imagination, a sense of whimsy and appeal, stylistic versatility, and masterful drawing and painting skills. Expertise in design, perspective, color, both architectural and organic forms, and a general knowledge of the CG process are also key skills in breathing life into our worlds. The ability to work both traditionally and in digital media including 3d is appreciated. We welcome artists who will bring inspirational and unexpected ideas and research to our filmmaking and our team. We encourage and embrace original thinking and passion.
What You Will Do:
Design inspiring worlds, spaces, and moments based on a director’s vision that convey information and storytelling
Translate designs into detailed technical drawings and surfacing rendering to support collaboration across downstream departments
Communicate with downstream departments to clarify requests, provide context, and find solutions
Authenticate your designs with thoughtful research and inspire through your art
Collaborate thoughtfully and respond constructively to direction
What We’re Looking For:
Ability to bring unique and interesting solutions to design challenges
Ability to create cinematic compositions that convey storytelling, creating “shots” instead of illustrations
Ability to evoke mood and feeling in your work that enhances the storytelling of your images
Ability to utilize dynamic relationships of color & value structures to convey specific emotions and story points
Adaptability to varying film styles and director tastes, reinforcing and furthering the established style as needed
Adaptability to the different stages within a film (such as development, production, marketing, etc) as well as evolving workflows and tools
Openness to new approaches, workflows, and tools and risks failure responsibly
Requirements
Proficiency in Photoshop
Professional experience required, feature animation experience preferred
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
To apply for this position you must upload a portfolio and a resume consisting of your environment design work.
Portfolios Should Include:
Paintings and environment designs that demonstrate stylistic versatility and a strong understanding of specificity, storytelling, lighting, observation, mood, clarity, staging, color, perspective, and appeal
Illustrations of narrative moments, character and environment interactions encouraged
Observational studies
If any of your work is password protected, please include the password with your application (even if just included on your resume)
Social media accounts may be submitted as supplemental material but should not be your primary portfolio (websites or multipage PDF files submitted via a Google drive preferred)
At Walt Disney Animation Studios, we believe strong design builds unforgettable stories. We can’t wait to see the worlds you’ll help us create!
The pay rate for this role in Burbank, California is $60.69 - $71.68 per hour, which follows the pay scale agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
Sur Walt Disney Animation Studios:
Associant la maîtrise artistique et narrative à une technologie révolutionnaire, Walt Disney Animation Studios est un studio d’animation de réalisateurs à qui l’on doit la création de certains des films les plus populaires jamais réalisés. Disney Animation continue de développer son riche héritage d’innovation et de créativité, du premier long métrage entièrement animé, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs en 1937, à, Zootopia 2 en 2025. Parmi les créations intemporelles du studio figurent Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Frozen, Moana et Encanto.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
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