Representatives from Disney's internship program will be on campus this Thursday the 24th (tomorrow night) at 8 pm in Trustee's Theater.
Additional Information and Speaker Bios:
Allie Braswell, Global Strategies, Walt Disney Imagineering
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has been selected as one of our intended site visits for the, ImagiNations Design Competition Familiarization Tour. Each year we seek to strengthen our connection with key schools across the continental United States to share the incredible story and opportunity of the ImagiNations Design Competition.
Now in its 19th year, ImagiNations is one of WDI’s initiatives to create talent pipelines into colleges and universities across the globe. This design competition affords Junior, Senior or Full Time Graduate college students, or recent graduates (within 1 year of graduation) majoring in of the following disciplines to showcase their talent to hiring leaders and executives within WDI:
Architecture, Digital Art / Animation, Interior Design, Theater Design, Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Media Production, Creative Writing, Fine Art / Interactive
By entering the competition, students will be given the opportunity to showcase their talent as they compete to win an all expense paid trip to Glendale, CA. As a finalist, students will present their project to a panel of Walt Disney Imagineering Executives, and have the opportunity to compete for the “Best in Show” awards. This incredible opportunity will provide participants with insight into Disney’s creative process, and to learn what it takes to succeed in an innovative organization. Additionally, all qualified applicants will be considered for internship opportunities with Walt Disney Imagineering.
Guest Speaker, Patrick Brennan, Vice President of Creative Development for Walt Disney Imagineering Florida Global SQS and Design Services .
Patrick Brennan is responsible for locally driven design work for Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts and leads a diverse group of artist, designers, technical specialist and managers. Patrick’s global responsibilities include leading the team of Imagineers responsible for SQS (Show Quality Standards) and Design Services at the Disneyland Theme Park, Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Resort Paris.
Patrick began his career with The Walt Disney Company in 1980 working in show production and show installation for Epcot, i.e. the Land Pavilion, Energy Pavilion, Germany and Mexico Pavilions. Some of his past projects include Tokyo Disneyland original park, Horizons Pavilion, Norway Pavilion, Typhoon Lagoon, Splash Mountain in Tokyo Disneyland and Crush ‘n’ Gusher, to name a few. He was also Design Director for Tokyo Disneyland, and later Tokyo DisneySeas.
