Industrial Light & Magic, Graduate Advanced Development Group Intern, Summer 2026

Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10134086 Location San Francisco, California, United States Business Lucasfilm Date posted Oct. 27, 2025

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

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.

Industrial Light & Magic, Graduate Advanced Development Group Intern, Summer 2026

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