Industrial Light & Magic – Graduate Advanced Development Group Intern - Summer 2026

Advanced Development Group (ADG) develops tools and techniques for trans-media narrative. Our goal is to expand and enhance the process of creative storytelling in the Star Wars universe through real-time technology, including real-time rendering and simulation. The stories empowered by ADG technology can be found in immersive mixed-reality experiences and location-based experiences such as theme park rides, feature films, and streaming episodic series.

What You Will Do:

• Use machine learning to automate content interchange for art assets between different stages of the production pipeline.

• Use generative neural networks to create high dynamic range skies and backdrops based on specific creative direction.

• Collaborate with pipeline and rendering groups on approach to new tools.

• Test training of tools and evaluate the output against existing methods.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Familiarity with machine learning and 3d rendering.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

• Comfort working iteratively in a dynamic interdisciplinary team environment.

• Foundational C/C++ and/or Python programming skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Unreal Engine

• Basic understanding of a 3D content pipeline.

• Solid understanding of 3D math fundamentals.

Education:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program

• Major or previous coursework in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a 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 AND returning to school the semester/quarter following the internship 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

The pay rate for this role in San Francisco is $47.00 per hour. 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.