About the role
Job Summary
The Games Audio Production Intern will assist the Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century teams on all aspects of the licensed game audio production process. This includes supporting music, voice-over, and sound design pipelines, participating in audio milestone reviews, and helping consolidate team feedback on sound quality and brand consistency. The role involves a heavy focus on administrative and coordination functions related to audio assets and reviews in a fast-paced environment.
What You Will Do
- Support the audio approval process of interactive projects, ensuring timely delivery of technical and creative feedback to external partners.
- Assist in organizing and tracking audio asset deliveries, including VO scripts, VO recordings, music mockups, final music recordings, video game soundtracks, and sound effects.
- Participate in audio reviews and functional meetings, capturing notes and tracking follow-up items for the audio team.
- Support the archiving of audio reference materials, brand guidelines, and master audio assets.
- Play game development builds specifically to evaluate and generate feedback for music, sound design, and voice-over.
- Attend VO sessions for Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Games projects.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Basic understanding of audio production workflows, including voice-over, music, and sound design.
- Strong organizational and communication skills, with keen attention to audio quality details.
- Proficiency in productivity tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) to manage asset trackers and feedback documents.
- Genuine passion for game audio and an interest in how sound enhances interactive storytelling.
- Effective relationship-building skills for collaborating with creative leads and external development partners.
- Familiarity with Lucasfilm, Disney, Pixar, and 20th Century franchises and their iconic soundscapes.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines in a creative production environment.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
- Experience with audio database platforms such as SoundMiner or Basehead.
- Proficiency in Jira, Airtable, and SharePoint.
- Familiarity with digital audio workstations (DAWs) or audio middleware (e.g., Wwise, FMOD).
Education
- Current Junior or Senior pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Media, Game Design, Music Production, Audio Engineering, Sound Design, or related creative field.
Eligibility Requirements
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants 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.
Additional Information
- Commitment: Full-time, six-month commitment from January 25, 2027, to June 6, 2027.
- Work Schedule: Core hours in office are 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday through Thursday; work from home on Fridays.
- Logistics: Must provide own housing in the Glendale, CA area and have reliable transportation to/from work.
- Compensation: $23.00 per hour.
- Benefits: Select benefits may be provided, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.