Summer Intern - Technical Animation

Job Description

As a Technical Animation Intern, you will join our Technical Animation Group, working closely with both the Rigging and Technical Animation teams. You'll collaborate with Animators, Designers, Artists, Programmers and Production on a day-to-day basis, giving you hands-on experience across multiple disciplines.
Your Role Accountabilities
This is an exciting opportunity to work on a major new AAA project for a world-renowned IP. You will help to develop assets, tools and systems used across the character animation pipeline. Your main responsibilities will be to...
• Build efficient, game-ready control rigs, Unreal Animation Blueprints and animation setups for a wide variety of characters, creatures, and vehicles.
• Work closely with your line-manager, In-game & Cinematics Animators, and other technical support staff in animation setup, systems and troubleshooting.
• Create clear documentation for tools, systems, workflows and best practices.

Qualifications & Experience
You will be a great fit for this position if you have…
• A collaborative and enabling attitude, willing to go above and beyond to resolve technical issues.
• Good communication skills and work well with multidisciplinary teams.
• A firm knowledge of rigging and/or technical animation.
• Experience using Autodesk Maya or alternative 3D software.
• Experience using Unreal Engine.
''Nice to Have'' skills are...
• Experience creating Animation Blueprints
• Experience writing Python tools and scripts
What to know before applying:
The details of the summer programme are below:
• Duration: 12 months
• Start Date: July 2026
• End Date: July 2027
• Salary: £24,000
About Our Internship Program
WBD's Internship Program is designed to nurture students professionally and personally. We attract the country's boldest and brightest students for paid, for-credit, real-world internship experiences in the entertainment, tech, sports, news and media industries. We offer career-defining opportunities to learn valuable skills that will help you prepare for a successful future.
Ready to learn more? Here's what we offer:
• Hands-on work with passionate, talented team members in your field
• Mentorship from some of the industry's kindest and most passionate entertainment veterans
• Engaging events including professional development seminars, panels with recruiters and former interns, intern-exclusive events, and so much more
• Access to top-level executives and employees through our Speaker Series and Roundtables
• Incredible networking opportunities with industry-leading professionals and a robust intern alumni network
• A creative, collaborative, and inclusive company culture
What you can expect to take away from the program:
• Opportunities to develop professionally and uncover skills you didn't know you had
• The insider scoop on the entertainment industry and what happens behind the scenes
• Relationships that will go beyond your collegiate career
• Real-life experiences that will provide you with the confidence to delve into your next adventure
On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid-2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here.
Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment likely will transition to Warner Bros. Company or transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation, you'll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the world's premier entertainment brands.
Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-02wy71-18-97-14-86-42 in your application.