Associate CAD Designer (CT)

Job ID 10109779 Location Kissimmee, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney Imagineering Date posted Jan. 16, 2025

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over. This diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust.

The Associate CAD Designer with Disney Live Entertainment (DLE) synthesizes technical design intent for events, theatrical shows, and parades that delight guests at Disney Parks and Resorts around the world. Whether developing new shows or sustaining our existing offerings, DLE CAD Designers create the drawing packages, models, and visualization resources that bring our shows to life.

This is a part-time, casual/temporary role, that will report to the CAD Designer Principal

What You Will Do

· Generate 2D and 3D design elements using Autodesk Revit and other BIM software. Elements include but are not limited to plans, detail views, 3D renders, and solid models

· Translate ideas and sketches through 3D CAD/BIM Software into documentation and models used by our partners to produce a variety of themed entertainment offerings

· Lead design reviews, document markups, and model coordination efforts on your projects

· Learn and follow visual standards for Disney Live Entertainment in coordination with other Walt Disney Company business units

· Assess creative direction to identify the scope of drafting needs and visualization functions

· Forecast timing of all tasks, while being cognizant of the budget

· Provide conceptual design support to Directors, Producers, and other Designers

· Organize and maintain a standardized design package for all discipline-specific design documentation and drawings

· Ensure design presentation fidelity by developing and applying appropriate visual materials to model elements

· Provide model support during the pre-visualization and programming phases

· Assist each design discipline in creating As-Installed documentation

· Stay current with industry computer graphics visualization software and technology

· Maintain show documentation, model archives, and other shared resources for reuse by the larger team

· Participate in the delivery of design intent documents that result in a realized design for our guests

· Serve as a subject matter expert for other disciplines with regard to standards, and coordinated model reviews

Required Qualifications & Skills

· Minimum of 2 years of Experience in the Entertainment Industry working in show development or operation of live shows

· Experience in themed design, drafting schematics, floor plans, and three-dimensional models utilizing Autodesk Revit

· Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of Computer Aided Design and coordinated models

· Ability to Integrate and translate design intent data from various platforms (2D and 3D)

· Working knowledge of current technology and industry standards for a wide variety of theatrical designs (audio, video, broadcast, effects, lighting, and control systems, scenery and facilities construction methodology) as applied to live show and facility systems (theatrical, industrial, concert, touring, etc.)

· Ability to organize and delegate tasks to partners with limited project knowledge

· Understanding of the design development process

· Proven ability to generate schematic design documentation in a fast-paced environment

· Ability to deliver an established scope on schedule and within budget

· Excellent verbal and visual communication skills with the ability to express creative ideas and problem solve

· Ability to work flexible hours - nights, weekends, holidays - including occasional travel

Preferred Qualifications

· Familiar with Rhino, Unreal Engine 4, Point Cloud Data, and Data Meshing

· Experience with Theme Park design

Required Education

· College degree or equivalent experience in Theatrical or Architectural disciplines

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About Walt Disney Imagineering:

Founded in 1952 as WED Enterprises to design and build the world’s first theme park — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) is where imagination and creativity combine with cutting-edge technology to create unforgettable experiences. WDI is the creative force that imagines, designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide. Imagineering’s unique strength comes from its diverse global team of creative and technical professionals, who build on Disney’s legacy of storytelling to pioneer new forms of entertainment. The Imagineers who practice this unique blend of art and science work in more than 100 disciplines to shepherd an idea all the way from “blue sky” concept phase to opening day.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Entertainment Productions, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Imagineering.

Disney Entertainment Productions is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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