Job Summary:
This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home.
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) invites you to apply to our IT internship in Vancouver and contribute to the exciting world of visual effects (VFX). ILM strives to be an inclusive environment, embracing promising individuals from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Our interns embody the innovative spirit, creative talent, collaborative mindset, and passion for great filmmaking that defines ILM. If you love art, technology, and sharing knowledge while learning from others, this is the environment for you.
Position Summary
The IT Intern will be assisting the IT Department in ensuring that systems and services are ready and operational for production use. The Intern will help with testing new products and technology used by ILM Vancouver’s production departments as part of a larger team. The Technology Intern will assist with infrastructure audits including planning for and completion of both back- and front-end technology refresh cycles. The successful candidate will contribute to operational improvements within the team, such as developing scripts to automate and solve task-related problems, reviewing existing services and procedures, and reporting on findings to the team.
Applications will close on January 12, 2026.
What You Need to Know
- You must be a Canadian Citizen or hold Canadian Permanent Resident status
- Preference will be given to candidates who are currently enrolled in an Undergraduate program at a public Canadian post-secondary institution and returning to studies following the internship
- This is a paid 4-month internship, beginning May 4, 2026
- This role is considered Hybrid, which means you will work onsite at our Vancouver studio and occasionally from home
- You will be required to work full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm
- We do not provide assistance for relocation, housing, transportation, or work authorization for internships
What You’ll Do
The ILM IT team based out of ILM Vancouver’s downtown office, works closely with other Lucasfilm and ILM divisions, including production, corporate and Disney business segments. We deliver a broad range of IT services, either directly or in partnership with other teams, in order to help ensure the delivery of client projects. This includes hardware and software for desktop, network, storage, servers and media systems and much more.
- Build and deploy desktop systems at scale, including Linux, Windows and Mac
- Provide assistance to both onsite and remote operations
- Contribute to daily operational tasks, including managing inventory, resolving support tickets and general troubleshooting
- Assist as needed with work on systems and infrastructure such as storage, servers and core services both in the cloud and on-premise
What We’re Looking For
- This position is open to anyone with a deep interest in technology and its application to creative and media production, such as visual effects, games, animation, sound or music and would be particularly suitable for someone pursuing a degree in Media, Computer Science or a similar degree
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively interact with diverse personalities is important.
- Good time management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Competent at working both autonomously and in team settings
- Nice to have:
- Passionate about film and visual effects production and technology
- The ability to think logically and break complex issues into smaller tasks/steps when troubleshooting
- Familiar with desktop and server hardware components including repair and basic troubleshooting
- Experience working with multiple operating systems, including Linux, Windows and Mac
- Exposure to programming concepts and experience with e.g. shell/bash or Python
- Familiarity with databases, network storage and virtualization technology is a plus
