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We are home to visionaries, mavens and dragon trainers! Our passionate team of storytellers: artists, writers, technologists, executives, production and support staff are as colorful as our characters. DreamWorkers aspire to reach everyone who loves our stories and characters around the world: at the cinema, streaming, with consumer products, location-based entertainment attractions and experiences, and more. Scroll down to find out more about open positions, early career programs, and where you can meet up with us at industry events and conferences.

We are looking for passionate, driven people with a love for animated storytelling to become DreamWorkers! We typically hire in the areas of Art, Visual Development, Character Design, Story, Editorial, Modeling, Character Rigging, Surfacing, Layout / Previsualization, Final Layout, Animation, Crowds, Character Effects, Effects, Lighting, Matte Painting, Image Finaling, Technical Directors, and Production Management. Please check out our current open positions.

We are always looking for up and coming animation talent, so we created several programs to immerse, mentor and train that talent for the next wave of storytellers, artists and producers to bring our characters and stories to life. Our 4 programs include the DreamWorks Animation Internship Program, Trainee Program, LAUNCH: Fellowship Program, and Apprentice Program. Please check the site for application details and program guidelines.

Recent graduate, current student, artist pivoting career genres, self taught? Please explore our early career positions and programs.

Aren’t ready to apply? Don’t see the ideal role for you yet? You can still connect with us! We would love to hear all about you and what your dream work is. Please complete our Express Interest form to share your style, preferences, interests and skill set with us.

Job searching can be confusing, we know. Hopefully we have answers to your questions and curiosities! Here are a few things that we’ve found are asked often and more information we can provide to clarify things. Please check back as these may change from time to time so we can get you the most relevant information.

A leader in technological innovation that is at the forefront of shaping the industry, DreamWorks has earned 8 prestigious Scientific Achievement Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, most recently receiving a 2018 Sci-Tech Award for Premo, DreamWorks' industry-leading animation platform. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World marked the feature film debut of DreamWorks’ new proprietary physically-based renderer, Moonray, allowing artists to create stunning imagery and visually richer worlds.