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2D & 3D Animation Intern

Make it move.

Practice 2D or 3D animation while contributing to studio, film, social, and mixed-media projects.

  • Unpaid educational internship
  • Single project or multi-project
  • Academic credit may be available
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About the Role

Full Role Description

We are looking for 2D and 3D Animation Interns who want supervised practice and real-world exposure to animation workflows inside an active creative studio.

This opportunity is designed for students who are still developing their animation skills and want to work on real creative assignments while receiving feedback and mentorship.

Freshmen and sophomores are especially encouraged to apply.

The Work

What You May Work On

What You’ll Learn

  • Professional animation workflows
  • Working from storyboards and creative direction
  • Preparing animation for film and social content
  • File organization
  • Revision workflows
  • Exporting for multiple platforms
  • Working with editors and other artists
  • Combining animation with live action
  • Understanding how animation fits into production and post-production

2D Interests

May include:

  • Frame-by-frame
  • Character animation
  • Cut-out animation
  • Illustration-based animation
  • Storyboards
  • Animatics
  • Motion graphics
  • Title animation

3D Interests

May include:

  • Modeling
  • Object animation
  • Character animation
  • Lighting
  • Texturing
  • Camera movement
  • Motion graphics
  • Simple simulations
  • Rendering
  • Compositing

Applicants do not need to know every part of the pipeline.

Your Commitment

Choose Your Level of Commitment

Participants may choose between:

Option 01

Single Project Experience

Complete one clearly defined assignment.

Examples may include:

  • one graphic
  • one illustration
  • one animation
  • one short edit
  • one press release
  • one Reel
  • one social-media package

This gives students a first experience working with a professional creative team without requiring a long-term commitment.

Option 02

Multi-Project Internship

Participate across multiple assignments during an agreed period.

This provides broader exposure to professional workflows, revisions, collaboration, and project delivery.

Availability depends on the studio’s current projects and ability to provide appropriate supervision.

Recommendation Letter

Earned on completion

Participants who successfully complete their agreed project or internship responsibilities will receive a professional recommendation letter from Big Monster Studio describing the work completed, skills demonstrated, and experience gained.

Build Your Portfolio

Work you can show

Where client agreements, project confidentiality, and production permissions allow, participants may be able to include selected completed work in:

  • portfolios
  • reels
  • personal websites
  • school portfolios
  • professional applications

Confidential and unreleased work cannot always be shown publicly.

Internship Format

Short-term and project-based

These opportunities are short-term, project-based educational experiences focused on supervised practice, mentorship, and exposure to professional creative workflows.

Assignments should be appropriate to the participant’s current skill level.

Compensation

Unpaid educational internship

This is an unpaid, educational internship intended to provide supervised, hands-on experience in a professional creative environment. Students may be able to receive academic credit through their school where applicable.

Students seeking academic credit should confirm eligibility and requirements with their school before beginning.

Join the Laboratory

Interested?

Apply for the 2D & 3D Animation Intern opportunity below. Applicants should be able to submit their name, email, school, major or area of study, year of study, resume, portfolio or samples if available, the software or tools they use, what they want to learn, and their general availability.

Still building your portfolio? That’s okay. Classwork, personal projects, exercises, works in progress, and experiments are welcome.

About You

Your current or most recent school.

Your Work

PDF or Word document.

One file — a PDF of a few pieces works well.

A website, drive folder, Vimeo, YouTube, or anywhere your work lives.

Your Goals

Level of Commitment (optional)

Seeking Academic Credit? (optional)

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