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Framestore: does its launchpad internship sponsor a UK visa?

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Unconfirmed. Framestore publishes no sponsorship policy for its launchpad internship, so we cannot state a firm answer. Framestore is a visual effects and immersive studio working across advertising, film, episodic, immersive and design, with studios in London, Montreal, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Mumbai and Melbourne. Launchpad is its flagship internship scheme and it is paid, giving students access to a wide range of teams and departments across the company. The London programme runs in studio for eight weeks every July and August, Montreal runs eight weeks in June and July, and the US sites of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles run a longer four month paid internship over the summer across the CG, compositing, immersive and design departments. Melbourne runs on a different cycle. Framestore asks that applicants are ideally interested in or studying a relevant subject, listing visual effects, animation, gaming, real time computing, computer science, film or TV production, design, photography, illustration and fine art, which is a wider net than a VFX degree. The studio also runs Launchpad Apprenticeship, a fully funded Level 4 course taught by a Framestore training supervisor with around 20 per cent classroom time, and Launchpad PRO accelerator courses. Apprenticeship graduates are offered a standard full time contract in the relevant department.

Sponsors grads?
Not published
Pay vs threshold
Not published
Opportunity
internship
Pay
Paid internship, no figure published
2027 cycle
Applications for 2027 will open in early spring.
Confidence
high
“Our in-person, in-studio Launchpad internship scheme runs annually every July and August. Applications for 2027 will open in early spring.”
Framestore, from its own careers pages
The catch: The internship page asks that you are eligible to work in the country where you apply, which is a right to work condition and not a statement about sponsorship. Separately the Launchpad Apprenticeship page, dated 2022, says the Junior 2D artist and Assistant Technical Director roles are open to EU citizens who are school or college leavers, which is a nationality condition worth checking directly before applying. Apprenticeship applications go through the NextGen Skills Academy rather than Framestore.
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Common questions

Does Framestore sponsor visas for its launchpad internship?

Unconfirmed. Framestore publishes no sponsorship policy for its launchpad internship, so we cannot state a firm answer. Framestore is a visual effects and immersive studio working across advertising, film, episodic, immersive and design, with studios in London, Montreal, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Mumbai and Melbourne. Launchpad is its flagship internship scheme and it is paid, giving students access to a wide range of teams and departments across the company. The London programme runs in studio for eight weeks every July and August, Montreal runs eight weeks in June and July, and the US sites of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles run a longer four month paid internship over the summer across the CG, compositing, immersive and design departments. Melbourne runs on a different cycle. Framestore asks that applicants are ideally interested in or studying a relevant subject, listing visual effects, animation, gaming, real time computing, computer science, film or TV production, design, photography, illustration and fine art, which is a wider net than a VFX degree. The studio also runs Launchpad Apprenticeship, a fully funded Level 4 course taught by a Framestore training supervisor with around 20 per cent classroom time, and Launchpad PRO accelerator courses. Apprenticeship graduates are offered a standard full time contract in the relevant department.

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with Framestore?

The internship page asks that you are eligible to work in the country where you apply, which is a right to work condition and not a statement about sponsorship. Separately the Launchpad Apprenticeship page, dated 2022, says the Junior 2D artist and Assistant Technical Director roles are open to EU citizens who are school or college leavers, which is a nationality condition worth checking directly before applying. Apprenticeship applications go through the NextGen Skills Academy rather than Framestore.

How should I confirm Framestore's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Framestore's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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