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