Jobs at The Walt Disney Company

Develop and operate studio pipeline infrastructure spanning core compute, data management, APIs and UIs. Build scalable, fault-tolerant services for production data/version control, workflow and storage orchestration, and data-mining/ML. Partner with artists and engineers to design performant, maintainable systems using agile methods.

Join Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Technology to design and implement core infrastructure, APIs, artist tools, and integrations (USD and external DCCs). Support productions, improve core libraries, create artist-facing UIs and plugins, and collaborate with artists, technical directors, and cross-site engineering to increase productivity and show velocity.

Rig and envelope hero to background creatures, vehicles, and props in Maya; troubleshoot rigging and pipeline issues; script Maya tools; mentor junior artists; optimize rig performance; participate in reviews and department meetings. Work spans realistic and toon animation styles for feature film and live-action VFX.

Responsible for creating high quality character and creature rigs and simulations in Maya, mentoring junior artists, and troubleshooting rigging issues.

Retarget and edit motion-captured performances for bipedal (and occasional quadruped) characters, refine interactions and contacts, add finger/toe/tail and body adjustments, blend motions for believable transitions, troubleshoot and mentor junior artists, and deliver high-quality animation for film/VFX projects.

Retarget and non-destructively edit realistic motion-captured performances for bipedal, props, and sometimes quadruped characters. Improve actor performance, adjust contacts/interactions, add finger/toe/tail animation and body tweaks, and blend motions to create fluid, believable transitions. Deliver high-quality animations and collaborate with the VFX team; submit a demo reel and shot breakdown.

Lead Motion Editor responsible for retargeting and non-destructive editing of motion-captured performances, blending motions, adjusting contacts and body details, mentoring junior artists, troubleshooting workflows, and developing/refactoring methodologies to deliver high-quality animation for human, prop, bipedal (and occasionally quadruped) characters.

Own and execute the roadmap for chat and voice support experiences, designing conversational flows and seamless transitions from self-service to live agents. Define integrations, track metrics, run experiments, and partner with engineering, design, content, WFM, and localization to apply AI/automation and improve support quality and customer satisfaction.