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Job Description
Create special effects, animation, or other visual images using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products or creations, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 27-1014.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 72,200.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 34.00
- Currently, there are 29,810 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Multimedia Artists and Animators”.
Also Known As…
- Multimedia Artists and Animators
- Illustrator
- Graphic Designer
- Graphic Artist
- Creative Director
- Artist
- Art Director
- Animator
- Animation Director
- 3D Artist
- 3D Animator
- Web Graphic Designer
- Web Designer
- Visual Effects Artist
- Virtual Reality Specialist
- Videographer
- Video Game Animator
- Texture Artist
- Studio Designer
- Streaming Media Specialist
- Storyboard Artist
- Special Effects Technician
- Special Effects Specialist
- Special Effects Designer
- Special Effects Artist
- Prop and Effects Designer
- Production Manager
- Production Assistant
- Multimedia Technician
- Multimedia Specialist
- Multimedia Producer
- Multimedia Developer
- Multimedia Designer
- Multimedia Authoring Specialist
- Multimedia Author
- Multimedia Artist
- Motion Pictures Cartoonist
- Motion Graphics Artist
- Media/Instructional Designer
- Media Specialist
- Media Producer
- Interactive Digital Media Specialist
- Graphics Specialist
- Game Developer
- Game Artist
- Fx Artist
- Digital Media Designer
- Digital Artist
- Designer
- Design Director
- Creative Services Producer
- Concept Artist
- Computer Graphics Illustrator
- Computer Graphic Designer
- Computer Graphic Artist
- Computer Artist
- Computer Animator
- Compositor
- Cartoon Artist
- Cartoon Animator
- Audio/Video Engineer
- Anime Designer
- Anime Artist
- Animation Producer
- Animation Artist
- 3D Specialist
- 3D Modeler
Tasks for “3D Designer”
- Implement and maintain configuration control systems.
- Develop briefings, brochures, multimedia presentations, web pages, promotional products, technical illustrations, and computer artwork for use in products, technical manuals, literature, newsletters, and slide shows.
- Assemble, typeset, scan and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives and printer's proofs.
- Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques.
- Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion.
- Create and install special effects as required by the script, mixing chemicals and fabricating needed parts from wood, metal, plaster, and clay.
- Participate in design and production of multimedia campaigns, handling budgeting and scheduling, and assisting with such responsibilities as production coordination, background design, and progress tracking.
- Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, and computer equipment.
- Use models to simulate the behavior of animated objects in the finished sequence.
- Convert real objects to animated objects through modeling, using techniques such as optical scanning.
- Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs.
- Create pen-and-paper images to be scanned, edited, colored, textured, or animated by computer.
- Apply story development, directing, cinematography, and editing to animation to create storyboards that show the flow of the animation and map out key scenes and characters.
- Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television.
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- Digital paper
- Panoramic digital cameras
- Personal computers
- Digital pens
- MagicTracer
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Adobe Systems AdobeMlashMX
- Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Lite
- Quad Software Grome
- e-on software Vue
- Adobe Systems Adobe Director
- Google SketchUp Pro
- Two-dimensional graphics software
- Cheetah3D
- Side Effects Software Houdini
- Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- MAXON CINEMA 4D
- Adobe Systems Adobe AIR
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- C++
- Unreal Technology Unreal Engine
- Microsoft Expression Design
- Autodesk Combustion
- Sunflow Render System
- Serif DrawPlus
- Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
- Hypertext Markup Language HTML
- Blender software
- Bunkspeed HyperMove
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Apple DrawBerry
- SmithMicro Manga Studio
- YouTube
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- Nevercenter Silo
- Satori Paint
- Apple Macintosh OS
- Electric Rain Swift 3D Xpress
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Office
- Ability Photopaint
- Microsoft Windows
- Adobe Systems Adobe Flex
- Cybermotion 3D Designer
- Corel Painter
- TechSmith Camtasia
- Chaos Group V-Ray
- Pixar RenderMan Studio
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Systems Adobe ImageReady
- Extensible Hypertext Markup Language XHTML
- Python
- Microsoft Silverlight
- Pixarra TwistedBrush
- Crytek CryEngine
- Massive Jet
- Freeverse Lineform
- Inivis AC3D
- sK1
- Mental Images Mental Ray
- Autodesk SoftImage
- Maya Embedded Language MEL
- NVDIA Gelato
- Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Pro
- HASH Animation:Master
- Maxwell Render
- Bunkspeed HyperDrive
- RealFlow
- Character Studio
- Autodesk Alias Surface
- Autodesk MotionBuilder
- SmithMicro SoftwarePoser
- jQuery
- Adobe Systems Adobe Shockwave Player
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Luxology Modo
- Caligari Corporation trueSpace
- Cascading Style Sheets CSS
- Perforce Helix software
- QuarkXPress
- MaxScript
- Autodesk SketchBook Pro
- Autodesk 3ds Max Design
- Luxrender
- Microsoft Visio
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
- Drupal
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- UNIX
- Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
- Aqsis Renderer
- Pixologic Zbrush
- AJAX
- Adobe Systems Adobe Flash
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- ACD Systems Canvas
- Autodesk Maya
- Adobe Systems Adobe FreeHand MX
- VectorDesigner
- AutoDesSys form Z
- DAZ Productions Bryce
- Code libraries
- Extensible Markup Language XML
- Ambient Design ArtRage
- solidThinking
- Pixelmator
- Autodesk Alias Design
- JavaScript
- Three-dimensional graphics software
- Maxon BodyPaint 3D
- NodeBox
- XML User Interface XUI
- C
- Component libraries
- Indigo Renderer
- Xara Xtreme
- Object-oriented programming languages
- Bohemian Coding DrawIt
- Microsoft Word
- NewTek Lightwave 3D
- DX Studio
- SmithMicro Anime Studio
- Celsys RETAS
- AutoQ3D
- Autodesk Mudbox
- SplutterFish Brazil
- Trapcode Particular
- PHP: Hypertext preprocessor
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- DAZ Productions Carrara