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