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FX Networks Motion Design & VFX Intern, Spring 2025
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10096724 Location Los Angeles, California, United States Business FX Networks Date posted Sep. 28, 2024Job Summary:
About the Role & Program
Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be a designer for a busy network television marketing team? We’re looking for a Motion Design intern to join The StudioFX team, which is part of our larger FX Marketing team. We collaborate with the Content and Editorial team to create marketing spots for every FX produced show. We are storytellers, artists, designers, editors, animators, 3D artists, and production artists. We are led by our Senior Vice President, Steve Viola. If you are an innovative thinker and have a desire to learn and grow as a designer, then this Motion Designer role is for you!
If selected for the role, you will report directly to Creative Director, Motion Design.
What You Will Do
We are seeking a Motion Design intern who will be an outstanding addition to our team. You will kick off your day by attending our department check in meetings to share insights into projects, artist availabilities, cool and innovative spots, and social events. You will later work on smaller projects and collaborate with your project group, which is normally comprised of a Vice President, Producer, Creative Director, Art Director, Senior Designer, and a designer and/or an animator. The team later disbands into our project groups to discuss research, pull references, concepts and design.
As a Motion Design intern, you might expect to do some of the following:
Design logos and styleframes, research and conceptualize ideas
2D and/or 3D animation
Assisting our Production team in generating multiple versioning for all marketing spots
Required Qualifications & Skills
Design, conceptual problem solver, and off the box thinker
Hard-working, self-motivated and detail oriented
Energized
Experience with Adobe apps (Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects)
Good Communication Skills
Positive team-player
Skilled multi-tasker
Preferred Qualifications
A background using 3D software packages such as Cinema 4D or Houdini are a plus
A background using advanced compositing and editing software such as Nuke or Resolve are a plus
Prior internship experience or classes in Graphic Design, Motion Design, Visual Effects, Post-production and the like, a plus
Education
Be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship
Senior or recent graduates within 6 months working towards their Bachelors of Arts or Masters of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, 3D, Illustrator, Typography, Fine Art or related field
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
Be at least 18 years of age
Possess unrestricted work authorization
Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program
How to Apply
Must include a Portfolio with application (portfolio link as a URL link on your resume). Applicants without a portfolio link listed on their resume will not be considered.
Additional Information
Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
The approximate dates of this internship are January 2025 through early June 2025
Fully available from Monday through Friday, 10am to 7pm PT for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week
Able to provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Los Angeles, CA area
Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work
The pay rate for this role in California is $21.70 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.
About FX Networks:
FX, a division of Disney Entertainment Television, is a multiplatform brand that develops, produces, commissions and markets original programming for Hulu and the FX and FXX linear channels in the U.S., and Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other international territories. The FX brand mark appears above the title across its entire slate of originals. Over the past two decades, FX has been responsible for some the most-critically acclaimed and award-winning shows on television. Some of the brand’s current and legacy titles include the dramas American Horror Story, American Crime Story, The Americans, Damages, Fargo, Justified, Nip/Tuck, Pose, Rescue Me, The Shield and Sons of Anarchy; the comedies Archer, Atlanta, Better Things, DAVE, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows; and a growing slate of docuseries and documentary films.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with FX Networks, LLC PAY SVC, which is part of a business we call FX Networks.
FX Networks, LLC PAY SVC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.