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.

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