Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations by an individual.

Coordinator, Post Production (20th Television)

Job Description:

20th Television is seeking a Coordinator to support the Post Production department by tracking and coordinating information, paperwork, resources, and communicating with individual television productions, the post production department, as well as other departments.

Please note that this role is currently located in the Century City offices. The team is expected to transfer to Burbank by end of 2025.

Responsibilities:

• Track and file all incoming post production information and paperwork by show, including credits, VFX and music documents, manage distribution charts, and maintain department calendars for both current and future post production forecasting.
• Track post-production deliveries to the various distribution portals.
• Arrange and coordinate meetings between post-production and production staff.
• Lead kick off meetings with post production teams, walking them through the studio’s manual of policies and guidelines.
• Coordinate and manage deliveries for screenings and special events, verifying with Content Security and DMS to provide necessary assets through proper pathways.
• Generate payroll start paperwork for Post/Editorial staffs on shows.
• Maintain resume database, check availability of Post staff in database as necessary, and provide recommendations among available candidates.
• Assist Post Executives with creating Post Calendars, if requested.
• Gather biweekly post cost trackers (Labor/Music/VFX costs)
• Oversee the PIX process by creating PIX lists at the direction of Post Executives, seeking PIX list approvals, working with PIX support staff as necessary, and consult with the Post department Manager overseeing PIX for guidance, as needed.
• Update Production Status Report and DTS Report regularly with info from weekly post chart distribution.
• Assist with kickoff meetings, Post Wrap meetings, and archival of materials.
• Distribute and save delivery paperwork to BOX, SharePoint, or Scenechronize, as required.
• Update Post-Production information on AirTable, as necessary.
• Other tasks or projects as assigned as the above is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities this role will entail.

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience working in post production on a television show or studio.
• Excellent communication skills required and the ability to communicate precise information to and from multiple sources.
• Must have experience with MS Word, Excel and Outlook, and some budgeting and scheduling knowledge.  Basic math skills required.
• Must be able to multi-task while dealing with many different and sometimes conflicting needs and priorities.
• Must be able to follow-up on tasks and information with precise accuracy and speed.
• Ability to meet people and make connections while instilling confidence and reliability.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a corporate office environment in an entertainment and television related company highly preferred.

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or other film/television-related undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience.

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $52,000 to $71,300 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. 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.

Software Engineering Intern, RenderMan – Summer 2025

Pixar’s RenderMan Products Group has internship opportunities assisting in the development and maintenance of its world-renowned rendering software. This internship is based in Emeryville, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and develop tools to facilitate use of RenderMan and ancillary tools in production pipelines
• Perform product development and maintenance tasks
• Proactively test new and existing functionality to ensure the highest levels of quality
• Contribute to team efforts by participating in design discussions, sharing engineering responsibilities, and fostering adoption of best practices

Qualifications:

• The focus of your college degree is in computer science, computer graphics or another area of relevant study
• You have fluency in C++
• You have a solid foundation in software engineering, including object-oriented programming
• You understand and are interested in photorealistic rendering (ray tracing, BXDFs, geometry processing)
• You are familiar with shading languages and their use in film production pipelines
• You have strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
• You can work well independently within a fast-paced, dynamic, quality-obsessed environment
• You are conversant in the latest developments in the industry
• You are available to work full-time Mon-Fri for 12 consecutive weeks between June 2 – August 22, 2025.
• You already possess the right to work in the United States

Eligibility:

• Currently enrolled in university program studying computer science, computer graphics or other area of relevant study. Further studies at Master’s or PhD level preferred
• Those within first year after graduation are also eligible to apply for this opportunity

Visa Sponsorship:

• Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor student/intern visas at this time

Submission Process and Application Materials:

• Attach a single PDF file containing your cover letter and your resume
• Due to the high volume of submissions, we are not able to provide feedback nor are we able to respond to requests for application status. You will be notified when there is an update on your application.
• In submitting your application, you are agreeing to the terms of our Submission Release Form. Without this, we are unable to consider your application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Sunday, February 2, 2025

The pay rate for this internship in Emeryville is $30.00 per hour.

Software Engineer II

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Job Summary:

As a Software Engineer II, you will use your coding and data skills to write and test code that delivers enhancements and new features for our applications portfolio. You will be an important part of a motivated team where we’ll be looking for you to collaborate with multiple teams to help drive application architecture, code quality, and make sure we are building the right things for our users. We want someone that is proficient at working with Java/Kotlin to build web applications. The ideal candidate would possess skills in both server and client-side technology (RESTful Web Services, Node.js, and React), coupled with experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle. A plus would be experience with data streaming technologies such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, or SQS/SNS, orchestration and containerization platforms like Docker and Kubernetes, and No-SQL data stores like Elastic Search, Redis, and Memcache.

While The Walt Disney Company is a large company, this team operates somewhat like a U.S. startup. We strive to get things done quickly, with high quality, and we are committed to the agile methodology. Our work is guided by lean principles (looking at value and looking for waste; not doing anything ‘for the sake of doing it’).

We’re looking for a hard-working, and impactful engineer who wants to come here to do their best work and make their mark. Adding their chapter to the long and storied history of The Walt Disney Company. Someone who holds themselves and their teammates accountable in a professional, collaborative manner. A collaborative technologist who seeks to bring the best out in themselves and those around them. Someone who can provide a fresh perspective and innovative insight to our initiatives.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Be part of product teams in building architectures which are robust, fault-tolerant, and cloud-native. Build solutions for problems of sizeable scope and complexity that have been successfully deployed to customers/users.
• Deliver multiple projects utilizing an Agile methodology, following the principals set forth by the team, but wanting to bring a fresh perspective to our processes and new/enhanced technical tools.
• Writes codes that establishes and enhances frameworks. Reviews code for the design, testability, and clear usability. Builds solutions that scale and perform. Identifies opportunities to improve the system/product/services with each iteration.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications

• Have 3+ years of experience in web application development or software engineering using Java/Kotlin and JavaScript, including familiarity with modern UI frameworks (e.g., React, Node.js, Atomic Design) and platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS. Python is a plus.
• Be able to demonstrate proficiency working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL. Pluses include knowledge of NoSQL data stores such as Elastic Search or MongoDB, and messaging and event streaming platforms like Kubernetes and RabbitMQ.
• Care about your craft and have opinions about the “right” way to do things with technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience with CI/CD tools and platforms such as GitLab, Jenkins, Team City, etc.
• Be familiar with various Amazon Web Services such as S3 buckets, EKS, EC2, SQS/SNS, Lambdas, RDS, and more.
• Be familiar with security technologies such as OAuth, OpenID, SAML, and Mutual SSL.
• Possess knowledge of performance and application profiling.
• Have a strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or another technical field.

IT Intern (Summer 2025)

16 weeks, paid internship, commencing Summer 2025. Open to BC residents only who currently have the right to work in Canada.

The IT Intern will be assisting the IT Department in ensuring that systems and services are ready and operational for production use. The Intern will help with testing new products and technology used by ILM Vancouver’s production departments as part of a larger team. The Technology Intern will assist with infrastructure audits including planning for and completion of both back- and front-end technology refresh cycles. The successful candidate will contribute to operational improvements within the team, such as developing scripts to automate and solve task-related problems, reviewing existing services and procedures, and reporting on findings to the team.

What you’ll do

The ILM IT team based out of ILM Vancouver’s downtown office, works closely with other Lucasfilm and ILM divisions, including production, corporate and Disney business segments. We deliver a broad range of IT services, either directly or in partnership with other teams, in order to help ensure the delivery of client projects. This includes hardware and software for desktop, network, storage, servers and media systems and much more.

• Build and deploy desktop systems at scale, including Linux, Windows and Mac
• Provide assistance to both onsite and remote operations
• Contribute to daily operational tasks, including managing inventory, resolving support tickets and general troubleshooting
• Assist as needed with work on systems and infrastructure such as storage, servers and core services both in the cloud and on-premise

What we are looking for

• This position is open to anyone with a deep interest in technology and its application to creative and media production, such as visual effects, games, animation, sound or music and would be particularly suitable for someone pursuing a degree in Media, Computer Science or a similar degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively interact with diverse personalities is important.
• Good time management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Competent at working both autonomously and in team settings

Nice to have:

• Passionate about film and visual effects production and technology
• The ability to think logically and break complex issues into smaller tasks/steps when troubleshooting
• Familiar with desktop and server hardware components including repair and basic troubleshooting
• Experience working with multiple operating systems, including Linux, Windows and Mac
• Exposure to programming concepts and experience with e.g. shell/bash or Python
• Familiarity with databases, network storage and virtualization technology a plus