Design Asset Specialist (Project Hire)
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10129260 Emplacement Glendale, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise Walt Disney Imagineering Date de publication 15/08/2025Résumé du poste:
Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide. Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe.
Nearly every project at Walt Disney Imagineering includes a first-of-its-kind. Innovation is in our DNA, and Imagineers constantly push the boundaries of technology and invent new goals as well as the solutions to achieve them. As Imagineers, one of our greatest rewards is knowing that the experiences and environments we create inspire others. The diversity of expertise at Imagineering makes us uniquely capable of influencing positive change in our communities and around the world. And knowing that we have helped make a difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us.
The Design Asset Specialist (Project Hire) will give their talents and expertise to a small, dedicated, professional team providing for the needs of an important physical and digital assets under the care of the Walt Disney Imagineering Collection team. This role utilizes all Walt Disney Imagineering asset repositories by providing research, managing work in progress documents, and assuring the retention, cataloging, organization and preservation of relevant information. The role assures ease of access to these assets by creative teams, maintenance organizations, business units across TWDC and outside organizations. The Asset Specialist provides curator's expertise for the specialized insight, preservation and management of original assets, whether traditional mediums or digital. The Asset Specialist has an intimate knowledge of Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Company Intellectual Property (IP) and collaborates with legal counsel to supervise approvals for the access and use of archived material.
In addition to the responsibilities above, project-based Design Asset Specialists will work with TWDC Studio partners (Disney Entertainment) to create and/or maintain a digital and physical asset pipeline between the Studio(s) and the WDI project teams. They will research, request, and distribute sensitive and highly sensitive Studio IP content and must adhere to the Studio Security protocols and policies, making sure the project team and their vendors also abide by these practices.
You will report to the (Show) Documentation leader and receive assignments from various project leaders
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This is a Project Hire position without any guarantee of permanent placement.
What You Will Do:
- Prepare original art and physical assets for digital capture
- Follow workflows to process, ingest and catalog images and artwork as well as manage asset version control to track changes as appropriate
- Perform research and provide reference materials
- Be responsible for organization, inventory and preservation of digital and physical assets
- Maintain compliance with applicable Sensitive Information Protection policies
- Track asset usage and licensing as applicable
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 3+ years of proven experience managing digital and physical assets or working in an archive, library or related entertainment industry
- Ability to perform with a very high level of accuracy while completing detailed tasks in a fast-paced environment with multiple responsibilities.
- Ability to think creatively and contribute in a team environment
- Diligent and effective work habits with the ability to consistently deliver very high-quality performance in short time frames
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with creative teams, project management and technical disciplines as needed
- Understanding of digital pipeline is preferred as well as proficiency in image editing software and digital asset management systems
- Ascend and descend stairs
- Ascend and descend a traditional or step stool/stepladder
- Lift, push, and pull items up to 20 lbs., to include; artwork, boxes, and other stored items from storage facility to staging/work area and final disposition.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
- Validated understanding of artwork mediums
- Understanding of photography principles
- Experience with digital image color management
- Experience with DAM (Digital Asset Management) systems, Metadata and Taxonomy
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, in particular)
- General Disney Theme Park knowledge
Education
- Master’s or Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Archival Studies, Library Science, Digital Media, Museum Studies, Communications, Fine Arts, Art History, Graphic Design, History and Archaeology, Sociology, the Sciences and/or Anthropology or Architecture, Graphic Design or Visual Communication or equivalent work experience
Additional Information:
- Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits
The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $64,300 to $86,200 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Sur Walt Disney Imagineering:
Fondée en 1952 sous le nom de WED Entreprises pour concevoir et construire le premier parc à thème au monde — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) est le lieu où l’imagination et la créativité s’associent à une technologie de pointe pour créer des expériences inoubliables. WDI est la force créative qui imagine, conçoit et construit tous les parcs à thème, complexes hôteliers, attractions et navires de croisière Disney dans le monde entier. La force unique d’Imagineering provient de son équipe mondiale diverse de professionnels créatifs et techniques, qui s’appuient sur l’héritage de la narration de Disney pour créer de nouvelles formes de divertissement. Les Imagineers qui pratiquent ce mélange unique d’œuvres d’art et de science travaillent dans plus de 100 disciplines pour guider une idée du début à la fin, de la phase de conception créative sans contraintes jusqu’au jour de l’ouverture.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Walt Disney Imagineering.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.