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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
- Compositor
- Cartoon Artist
- Cartoon Animator
- Audio/Video Engineer
- Anime Designer
- Anime Artist
- Animation Producer
- Animation Artist
- 3D Specialist
- 3D Modeler
- 3D Designer
Tasks for “Computer Animator”
- Use models to simulate the behavior of animated objects in the finished sequence.
- Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, and computer equipment.
- Implement and maintain configuration control systems.
- 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.
- Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques.
- 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.
- Convert real objects to animated objects through modeling, using techniques such as optical scanning.
- Create and install special effects as required by the script, mixing chemicals and fabricating needed parts from wood, metal, plaster, and clay.
- Assemble, typeset, scan and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives and printer's proofs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television.
- Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion.
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- Three-dimensional graphics software
- Autodesk Maya
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- Maya Embedded Language MEL
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- Code libraries
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- Drupal
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