Walt Disney Animation Studios — Effects Trainee, 2027 Apprenticeship — Vancouver

Walt Disney Animation Studios; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Structured training

Job summary

Walt Disney Animation Studios in Vancouver invites applicants to join an effects‑animation apprenticeship guided by a Disney mentor in the studio.

Starting January 2027, the program begins with four months of structured training, followed by a review that will determine subsequent assignments and opportunities.

This apprenticeship offers hands‑on production experience, feedback from seasoned artists, and exposure to Houdini, Linux, Maya, rendering, shading and scripting.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

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.