Intern - Animation Studio Launchpad

Job Description

Framestore's 2026 Launchpad Internship offers talented, creative individuals the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at one of Europe's leading creative studios. Interns will learn through studio work, presentations, a personal project, and informal meetups while collaborating on real projects with experienced artists and technologists. Previous interns have contributed to shows like One Piece, Project Hail Mary & How to Train Your Dragon.
We are looking for a budding Houdini Generalist who is eager to apply their technical and creative skills across the entire 3D pipeline. You'll be encouraged to see multiple areas of a project through from procedural modelling and UVs to lighting, lookdev, and compositing.
• Developing assets using non-destructive workflows for everything from photoreal hero props to stylised background elements.
• Gaining hands-on experience in defining the final aesthetic, visual mood, and procedural shading of assets to ensure seamless integration.
• Assisting in the creation of vast, procedural landscapes and cityscapes, utilising Houdini to build and dress complex 3D environments.
• Collaborating with the 2D department to ensure CG layers are optimised for the final slap-comp in Nuke.
• Helping manage complex scenes and data sets within our Linux-based pipeline.
• Collaborating across disciplines to produce imagery ranging from photoreal live-action integration to stylised CG.
While we don't expect you to be an experienced TD. We are looking for candidates with a strong foundational ''bridge'' between technical logic and visual artistry.
Technical Essentials:
• A solid working knowledge of Houdini is a must.
• Foundational experience in lighting, rendering, and animation.
• Familiarity with Arnold.
• Basic experience with VEX and Python is highly desirable.
• A basic understanding of the compositing process (ideally in Nuke).
• An understanding of the CG mathematics required for rendering and optimisation.
Eligibility Criteria:
• You must currently be in the final year of your studies (BA, MA, PhD etc) or have graduated in the past 12 months
• You must be a UK resident or have a current resident, student or graduate VISA for the duration of the internship
• You must be available from 6th July until 29th August 2026
We will be closing applications on the 12th April 2026

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-pkm16x-18-97-14-86-42 in your application.