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 setting 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.

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📌 Walt Disney Animation Studios — Effects Trainee, 2027 Apprenticeship — Vancouver (British Columbia)
🏢 Walt Disney Animation Studios
📍 British Columbia