WDI Research & Development Intern - Creative Technologist, Summer 2026
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10142984 Ubicación Glendale, California, Estados Unidos Business Walt Disney Imagineering Fecha de publicación 27/02/2026Detalles del empleo:
About our Program: Magic is Within You
Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) is the master planning, creative development, design, engineering, production, project management, and research arm of The Walt Disney Company’s (TWDC) Parks and Resorts business segment. Representing more than 150 disciplines, the talented corps of Imagineers are responsible for the creation of Disney resorts, theme parks and attractions, hotels, water parks, real estate developments, regional entertainment venues, cruise ships and new media technology projects.
The Creative Technologist Intern will design and implement technology driven experiences that provide the best possible guest experience
What You Will Do
- Works with creative, design and engineering teams to design and execute experiences that come off the screen through concept, production, testing and deployment
- Applies technology to tell stories and solve user problems across a range of platforms and devices
- Informs the creative process by performing research and prototyping with the latest technologies
- Identifies opportunities for innovative experiences driven by new tools and technical advances
- Builds rapid prototypes, proof of concepts through production level code and hardware development
- Participates in scoping and planning work
- Presents and articulates experiences to internal stakeholders, internal audiences, and non-technical project participants
- Rapidly produces interim deliverables (such as style guide components, technical specifications, prototypes, proofs of concept, etc.)
Required Qualifications & Creative Skills
- Participates in concept and ideation sessions
- Develops innovative ways to tell stories and create user experiences
- Conceptualizes user interactions and interfaces through iterative design process
- Develops varying fidelity prototypes to demonstrate user interaction and interfaces (Adobe Creative Suite, 3D Modeling, Software Development, Crafting)
- Incorporates user research and usability testing to iterate on solutions
Required Qualications & Technical Skills
- Designs and develops custom software + hardware solutions
- Develops previsualization and experiences using game engines (Unreal)
- Develops real time generative graphics (Cinder/C++/OpenGL/WebGL/Metal)
- Develops web technologies and tools (Javascript)
- Develops firmware for integrated systems (Arduino)
- Develops software for microcomputing platforms (Raspberry Pi, Edison, Jetson)
- Develops native applications for Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.
- Designs and builds custom PCBs
- Develops rapid prototypes (Cinder, openFrameworks, TouchDesigner, Processing)
- Implements computer vision and other sensing capabilities (OpenCV, External Sensor Integration)
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
- Manages multiple campaigns/projects simultaneously
- Communicates the product’s vision and articulate design decisions and trade-offs to partners and clients, both verbally and visually
- Facilitates cross-functional collaboration across different areas
Education
- Currently enrolled as a Junior or higher, in an accredited college/university, earning a degree majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems, Information Technology or related field.
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
Additional Information
- Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
- Fully available from Monday through Friday for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week
- Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the Glendale, CA area
- Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work
- Approximate dates of the internship are May/June 2026 through August/September 2026
The pay rate for this role in Glendale, CA is $42 per hour for undergraduate and $47 per house for graduate. 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.
Acerca de Walt Disney Imagineering:
Fundado en 1952 como WED Enterprises para diseñar y construir el primer parque temático del mundo, Disneyland, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) es donde la imaginación y la creatividad se combinan con tecnología de vanguardia para crear experiencias inolvidables. WDI es la fuerza creativa que imagina, diseña y construye todos los parques temáticos, resorts, atracciones y cruceros de Disney en todo el mundo. La fuerza única de Imagineering proviene de su equipo global diverso de profesionales creativos y técnicos, que se basan en el legado de narración de historias de Disney para ser pionero en nuevas formas de entretenimiento. Los Imagineers que practican esta combinación única de arte y ciencia trabajan en más de 100 disciplinas para guiar una idea desde la fase conceptual del “cielo azul” hasta el día de la inauguración.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en WDI Research & Development, Inc. , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Walt Disney Imagineering.
WDI Research & Development, Inc. es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.