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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
- 3D Designer
Tasks for “Animation Director”
- Implement and maintain configuration control systems.
- Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques.
- Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs.
- Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, and computer equipment.
- 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.
- Use models to simulate the behavior of animated objects in the finished sequence.
- Create and install special effects as required by the script, mixing chemicals and fabricating needed parts from wood, metal, plaster, and clay.
- Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television.
- Assemble, typeset, scan and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives and printer's proofs.
- Create pen-and-paper images to be scanned, edited, colored, textured, or animated by computer.
- 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.
- 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.
- Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion.
- Convert real objects to animated objects through modeling, using techniques such as optical scanning.
Related Technology & Tools
- Panoramic digital cameras
- Digital paper
- Digital pens
- Personal computers
- Blender software
- Microsoft Visio
- Pixarra TwistedBrush
- Component libraries
- Autodesk SoftImage
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- SplutterFish Brazil
- Apple Macintosh OS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Director
- Adobe Systems Adobe Flex
- DX Studio
- Microsoft Windows
- MaxScript
- VectorDesigner
- Mental Images Mental Ray
- YouTube
- NewTek Lightwave 3D
- Ambient Design ArtRage
- Hypertext Markup Language HTML
- Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
- Autodesk SketchBook Pro
- Celsys RETAS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
- SmithMicro Anime Studio
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Systems Adobe AIR
- Side Effects Software Houdini
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Google SketchUp Pro
- DAZ Productions Carrara
- AJAX
- Adobe Systems Adobe Flash
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Pixologic Zbrush
- Autodesk Alias Design
- Adobe Systems Adobe ImageReady
- Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
- Bunkspeed HyperDrive
- Autodesk Alias Surface
- Skencil
- Sunflow Render System
- Microsoft Office
- Indigo Renderer
- Chaos Group V-Ray
- Autodesk Combustion
- Cheetah3D
- Massive Jet
- AutoDesSys form Z
- Three-dimensional graphics software
- e-on software Vue
- DAZ Productions Bryce
- Luxrender
- Luxology Modo
- Two-dimensional graphics software
- PHP: Hypertext preprocessor
- Adobe Systems Adobe Shockwave Player
- Cascading Style Sheets CSS
- SmithMicro SoftwarePoser
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Drupal
- Inivis AC3D
- HASH Animation:Master
- Extensible Hypertext Markup Language XHTML
- C++
- Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Silverlight
- Pixelmator
- Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Lite
- Freeverse Lineform
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Autodesk Mudbox
- Adobe Systems Adobe FreeHand MX
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- NVDIA Gelato
- ACD Systems Canvas
- Autodesk Maya
- Microsoft Expression Design
- solidThinking
- Electric Rain Swift 3D Xpress
- Code libraries
- Ability Photopaint
- Cybermotion 3D Designer
- Autodesk MotionBuilder
- MAXON CINEMA 4D
- Maxon BodyPaint 3D
- UNIX
- Crytek CryEngine
- jQuery
- Python
- Corel Painter
- RealFlow
- XML User Interface XUI
- Pixar RenderMan Studio
- Quad Software Grome
- Bunkspeed HyperMove
- Adobe Systems AdobeMlashMX
- Bohemian Coding DrawIt
- Xara Xtreme
- Extensible Markup Language XML
- Caligari Corporation trueSpace
- Object-oriented programming languages
- Serif DrawPlus
- NodeBox
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- JavaScript
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- MagicTracer
- QuarkXPress
- sK1
- AutoQ3D
- Autodesk 3ds Max Design
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Maya Embedded Language MEL
- Apple DrawBerry
- Maxwell Render
- Aqsis Renderer
- Character Studio
- Microsoft Excel
- SmithMicro Manga Studio
- TechSmith Camtasia
- Perforce Helix software
- Satori Paint
- Trapcode Particular
- Unreal Technology Unreal Engine
- C
- Nevercenter Silo