Job opportunity
Walt Disney Animation Studios — Effects Trainee, 2027 Apprenticeship — Vancouver
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Develop effects-animation skills with a Disney mentor in the studio’s Vancouver apprenticeship programme.
Start:
January 2027. The initial four months provide structured training, followed by a review that determines subsequent assignments and opportunities.
Location:
Vancouver studio.
Job ID:
10163762.
What you will do
Explore effects animation in a production environment with guided artistic and technical feedback.
Develop effects that support the visual direction, using animation, design and physical-dynamics principles.
What the studio is looking for
Emerging artists with fewer than five years in animation, or recent graduates with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Age 18 or above and eligibility to work in Canada.
Working knowledge of Houdini and Linux; Maya is an advantage.
Animation fundamentals, collaboration skills, and exposure to rendering, shading, lighting, compositing and scripting.
Source and dates
Official source: https://www.disneycareers.com/en/job/vancouver/2027-apprenticeship-program-effects-trainee/391/102334319856.
Employer publication date: October 23, 2026.
Added to the source spreadsheet: October 26, 2026; this is not the employer publication date.
Availability and details verified: October 28, 2026.
Employer application deadline: November 15, 2026, at 11:59 PM PST. Any AnimaWorker listing expiry is separate from the employer application deadline.
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Apply on source site Start:
January 2027. The initial four months provide structured training, followed by a review that determines subsequent assignments and opportunities.
Location:
Vancouver studio.
Job ID:
10163762.
What you will do
Explore effects animation in a production environment with guided artistic and technical feedback.
Develop effects that support the visual direction, using animation, design and physical-dynamics principles.
What the studio is looking for
Emerging artists with fewer than five years in animation, or recent graduates with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Age 18 or above and eligibility to work in Canada.
Working knowledge of Houdini and Linux; Maya is an advantage.
Animation fundamentals, collaboration skills, and exposure to rendering, shading, lighting, compositing and scripting.
Source and dates
Official source: https://www.disneycareers.com/en/job/vancouver/2027-apprenticeship-program-effects-trainee/391/102334319856.
Employer publication date: October 23, 2026.
Added to the source spreadsheet: October 26, 2026; this is not the employer publication date.
Availability and details verified: October 28, 2026.
Employer application deadline: November 15, 2026, at 11:59 PM PST. Any AnimaWorker listing expiry is separate from the employer application deadline.
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