FT Pictorial Artist - Full-time / Part-time

Pictorial Artists are responsible for maintaining the show quality of animated figures and props and requires "Disney Standard" artistic talent and expertise to support pictorial needs throughout Disneyland® Resort.

Work duties include daily field-work at the attractions, to sustain the show-quality levels of existing assets, as well as in-shop work for assets being overhauled and occasional work on new assets while following art direction.

The starting pay rate for this position is: $31.45 per hour.

Responsibilities :

• Pictorial maintenance of attractions, restaurants, and merchandise locations (interior and exterior) throughout Disneyland® and Disney's California Adventure (or any other locations that may be requested – Disneyland Resort Hotels, etc.). Will travel to sites via cart or bicycle while transporting craft tools and supplies. May climb ladders and stairs, use scaffolding and maneuver around attractions.

• Painting of murals, props, sets, or figures, as needed or requested, for window displays, new projects, attractions, etc. Requires periods of standing, kneeling or sitting while painting.

• Logging of volume of the materials used (in keeping with environmental regulations pertaining to VOCs)

Basic Qualifications :
Schedule Availability - Availability to work early-morning shifts, Monday-Friday (including any holidays), with occasional shifts on Saturday and Sunday with work occurring during 2nd or 3rd shift, as needed.

Technical Skills, Abilities and Experience

• Provide portfolio for review (during recruiting process)
• Airbrushing and spray-gun skills
• Good working knowledge of various substrates, materials, and paints including silicone, automotive-paint systems and black light paints
• Ability to:
  • Draw well
  • Use basic tools required of a Pictorial Artist
  • Do brush blending
  • Transform flat surfaces to a dimensional appearance with shading and highlighting
• Good working knowledge of water-based paints (primarily used at Disneyland® Resort)
• Experience color mixing and matching
• Fine-line and detail brush skills
• Capable of free-hand painting of pictorials - realistic or cartoon
• Graphics and lettering skills
• Strong knowledge of the entire paint process (stripping, prep, priming and finishing)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience painting three-dimensional objects/characters strongly preferred
• Experience in aging, graining, and faux finishing is helpful


Additional Information :

Those assigned to the Pictorial Artist position are required to attend an annual Respiratory Protection Training class and a Lead Awareness class. They are also required to submit to an annual medical evaluation, fit test, and a semi-annual Lead/Zinc blood test.