Animation Intern - Summer 2025

Qualifications:

• You demonstrate a deep understanding of traditional animation principles and have a demo reel showing your application of the principles to tell a story with meaning through movement
• You have the ability to use acting skills that bring characters to life as well as clearly communicate simple ideas with which an audience can empathize
• Your educational background helps you show a thorough knowledge of physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form
• Storytelling skills preferred
• Computer animation experience is useful but not required
• Demonstrate your aesthetic sense via your online demo reel or portfolio
• You are organized, detail oriented and enjoy working quickly and collaboratively
• You possess a good attitude and a strong work ethic
• You are available to work full-time Mon 6.2.25 - Fri 8.22.25
• You already possess the legal right to work in the United States

Eligibility:

Traditional Academic Paths:

• Minimally a junior in college working towards a degree or certificate in animation, illustration, film or a related field
• Recent grads who are within the first year after graduation are eligible to apply

Less Traditional Professional Paths:

• Career Transition: Those with a minimum of 5 years post-college graduation and whose professional experiences in a work/academic environment differ vastly from animation, VFX, gaming, and other computer graphics-focused industries
• Armed Forces: Those who have served in the armed forces and are in a retraining program
• Home Schooled: Those who are self-taught via an alternative educational path

Visa Sponsorship:

• Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor student/intern visas at this time

Submission Process and Application Materials (Please Read Carefully):

• Attach a single PDF file containing your cover letter and resume
• Provide a link to your online demo reel or portfolio in the "Demo Reel” section of the application; without this, you are not eligible for the internship. If it has a password, please be sure to include an accurate password. Please note: social media pages are not an acceptable format for a demo reel or portfolio
• In submitting your application, you are agreeing to the terms of our Submission Release Form. Without this, we are unable to consider your application

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, February 2, 2025

The pay rate for this internship in Emeryville is $22.00 per hour.