Theme Lighting Designer - Project Hire
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10149450 Emplacement Glendale, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Imagineering Date de publication 23/04/2026Résumé du poste:
About the Role & Team
Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide. Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe.
Nearly every project at Walt Disney Imagineering includes a first-of-its-kind. Innovation is in our DNA, and Imagineers constantly push the boundaries of technology and invent new goals as well as solutions to achieve them. As Imagineers, one of our greatest rewards is knowing that the experiences and environments we create inspire others. The diversity of expertise at Imagineering makes us uniquely capable of influencing positive change in our communities and around the world. And knowing that we have helped make a difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us.
Theme Lighting Designers research and identify readily available items/ fixtures, and design uniquely original custom pieces to meet specific project requirements. Designers work solo on smaller projects or with project leads on teams. This includes providing drafting support, production/procurement support, as well as direct field installation at a project construction site. Develop and work within budgets and schedules to meet the project needs.
For full consideration, please include a link to your portfolio on your resume. Applicants without a portfolio link on their resume or a completed application packet may not be fully considered for the position.
You will report to the Studio Executive – Lighting and Graphics
This is a Project Hire position without any guarantee of permanent placement.
What You Will Do
Work with project teams to develop fixture designs that support the story and illumination needs.
Identify, research, and specify specialty items to meet creative intent.
Prepare Theme Lighting fixture selection information and documentation.
Provide design documentation in the form of illustrations, photographs, scaled images, research, and production documentation on assigned projects.
Perform various technical tasks and documentation including plotting elevations, showing fixtures in scale, reading architectural reflected ceiling plans, elevations, and area development plans.
Support the Theme Lighting project leads with scope tracking and cost estimating process.
Be a part of the Specialty Design Production team supporting fixture procurement and vendor coordination.
Direct field installation if assigned at the project construction site and report regularly with your team leader on status and issues.
Required Qualifications & Skills
2+ years experience in a design practice, or a professional internship desirable with an emphasis on specialty items, fixture design, and/or fabrication or Themed Entertainment.
Knowledge and a strong curiosity about Live Entertainment and or/Theater, Themed Entertainment, and Immersive Experiences.
Experience in Themed entertainment and specialty item or fixture design and/or fabrication.
Self-starter with excellent communication skills with the ability to give and take direction, adapt to change, establish relationships, and work in a team environment.
Strong organizational skills and ability to deliver under tight deadlines and to track the project scope, design, documentation, delivery, and installation per schedule.
Ability to draft/draw by hand.
Technical Skills
Knowledge and direct use of computer systems to utilize software used for drafting, design, project tracking systems, and business communications.
Skilled with Software used REVIT, AutoCAD, Inventor, and Adobe Creative Suite
Read and understand architectural drawings and interfaces.
Understanding of how to build or fabricate various specialty items.
Understand basic principles of Lighting to collaborate with Show Lighting counterparts.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with product or industrial design and construction techniques.
Familiarity with related areas, including architecture, interior design, facility lighting etc.
Education
Bachelor's degree from an accredited program preferred
Additional Information
Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $95,500.00 to $128,000.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Sur Walt Disney Imagineering:
Fondée en 1952 sous le nom de WED Entreprises pour concevoir et construire le premier parc à thème au monde — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) est le lieu où l’imagination et la créativité s’associent à une technologie de pointe pour créer des expériences inoubliables. WDI est la force créative qui imagine, conçoit et construit tous les parcs à thème, complexes hôteliers, attractions et navires de croisière Disney dans le monde entier. La force unique d’Imagineering provient de son équipe mondiale diverse de professionnels créatifs et techniques, qui s’appuient sur l’héritage de la narration de Disney pour créer de nouvelles formes de divertissement. Les Imagineers qui pratiquent ce mélange unique d’œuvres d’art et de science travaillent dans plus de 100 disciplines pour guider une idée du début à la fin, de la phase de conception créative sans contraintes jusqu’au jour de l’ouverture.
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.
Le poste est rattaché à Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Walt Disney Imagineering.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.