The Walt Disney Studios, Workflow & Imaging Technology Intern, Summer 2026
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10135826 Emplacement Burbank, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise The Walt Disney Studios Date de publication 03/11/2025Résumé du poste:
About the Role & Program:
It’s the magic of immersing yourself in a motion picture masterpiece, or a new track from your favorite band, or the spectacle of a live Broadway show. It’s hard to define and even harder to create, but that’s what we do at The Walt Disney Studios. Ours is a culture of innovation, collaboration, and creativity. We raise the bar, then step over it, blazing trails through the production and distribution of world class entertainment around the globe. If you want to help, tell compelling, enduring stories through movies, music, or stage plays, then we want to hear from you.
As part of the Studio Technology organization, you will join a group of seasoned technologists dedicated to solving a range of creative problems through innovation, strategy, and forward thinking. This role sits within the Motion Picture Technology at Walt Disney Studios, which is a group of specialty film making labs providing production services, research, development, innovation, and support required for civilized filmmaking.
What You Will Do:
As a Workflow and Imaging Technology Intern, you’ll assist with the development, testing, and support of image processing workflows used across film and television production. Working alongside the Image & Color Engineering team, you’ll gain hands-on experience with on-set capture validation, dailies color workflows, VFX review pipelines, and finishing color management. This internship offers exposure to the full image lifecycle — from camera capture through final master — while supporting active productions across The Walt Disney Studios. You’ll report to the Director of Image and Color Engineering.
Role & Responsibilities:
Support the Image & Color and Workflow Engineering teams in developing and testing end-to-end image and color workflows used across film production.
Assist in evaluating and prototyping AI/ML tools for image, video, and audio processing.
Help test and validate camera debayer and image processing pipelines within the Motion Picture Plates Lab.
Contribute to color management setup and testing for studio review systems such as RV and DaVinci Resolve.
Collaborate with engineers and artists to gather requirements, document findings, and help translate R&D concepts into production-ready tools.
Research and present emerging technologies in imaging, color science, computer vision, and generative AI relevant to studio workflows.
Participate in experimental and exploratory testing to help improve creative and technical production tools.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Familiarity with image processing concepts, color management, or visual effects workflows.
Interest in tools and platforms such as DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, Avid, Premiere, After Effects, or Baselight.
Exposure to or curiosity about ACES, OpenColorIO, and modern color pipelines.
Basic understanding of or interest in machine learning and its applications in imaging or media production.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a willingness to learn from creative and technical mentors.
Enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and proactive in exploring new imaging and color technologies.
Education:
Junior or Senior year preferred
Major or previous coursework in in Film Production, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Image Science, or a related technical field.
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:
Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program AND returning to school the semester/quarter following the internship OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
Be at least 18 years of age
Possess unrestricted work authorization
The pay rate for this role in Burbank, CA is $38.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
Sur The Walt Disney Studios:
Depuis plus de 95 ans, The Walt Disney Studios représentent la base sur laquelle The Walt Disney Company s’est construite. Aujourd’hui, il propose des films, des histoires en épisodes, de la musique et des mises en scène de qualité aux consommateurs du monde entier. The Walt Disney Studios regroupe un ensemble de studios de cinéma respectés, notamment Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios et Searchlight Pictures. Il abrite également Disney Theatrical Productions, le producteur de spectacles de renommée mondiale.
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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