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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
- Audio/Video Engineer
- Anime Designer
- Anime Artist
- Animation Producer
- Animation Artist
- 3D Specialist
- 3D Modeler
- 3D Designer
Tasks for “Cartoon Animator”
- Assemble, typeset, scan and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives and printer's proofs.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques.
- 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.
- Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital paper
- Personal computers
- Digital pens
- Panoramic digital cameras
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Object-oriented programming languages
- Microsoft Excel
- AJAX
- Bohemian Coding DrawIt
- Autodesk 3ds Max Design
- Python
- AutoDesSys form Z
- QuarkXPress
- Cybermotion 3D Designer
- PHP: Hypertext preprocessor
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- Nevercenter Silo
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- Perforce Helix software
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- Extensible Markup Language XML
- Skencil
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- Bunkspeed HyperDrive
- Mental Images Mental Ray
- Satori Paint
- Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Pro
- UNIX
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Extensible Hypertext Markup Language XHTML
- Pixelmator
- Luxrender
- Microsoft Expression Design
- MagicTracer
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Maxon BodyPaint 3D
- jQuery
- Crytek CryEngine
- Character Studio
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
- Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
- Autodesk SketchBook Pro
- Serif DrawPlus
- Autodesk MotionBuilder
- NodeBox
- Indigo Renderer
- Adobe Systems Adobe Flash
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- Apple DrawBerry
- TechSmith Camtasia
- Autodesk Maya
- Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript
- RealFlow
- Chaos Group V-Ray
- Microsoft Visio
- Maxwell Render
- Code libraries
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Massive Jet
- Drupal
- Unreal Technology Unreal Engine
- Blender software
- Pixologic Zbrush
- Component libraries
- Adobe Systems Adobe ImageReady
- Adobe Systems Adobe Director
- sK1
- Ambient Design ArtRage
- ACD Systems Canvas
- Maya Embedded Language MEL
- Side Effects Software Houdini
- DAZ Productions Bryce
- SplutterFish Brazil
- Microsoft Windows
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
- SmithMicro Manga Studio
- AutoQ3D
- Ability Photopaint
- C++
- DAZ Productions Carrara
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Cheetah3D
- Adobe Systems Adobe Shockwave Player
- JavaScript
- Autodesk Alias Surface
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- Adobe Systems Adobe Flex
- Autodesk Alias Design
- VectorDesigner
- Two-dimensional graphics software
- Bunkspeed HyperMove
- YouTube
- solidThinking
- NewTek Lightwave 3D
- Cascading Style Sheets CSS
- SmithMicro Anime Studio
- MAXON CINEMA 4D
- Celsys RETAS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Microsoft Silverlight
- Corel Painter
- Freeverse Lineform
- Autodesk Combustion
- MaxScript
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Three-dimensional graphics software
- XML User Interface XUI
- Xara Xtreme
- Sunflow Render System
- Google SketchUp Pro
- C
- Pixarra TwistedBrush
- DX Studio
- Trapcode Particular
- HASH Animation:Master
- Adobe Systems Adobe AIR
- Autodesk Mudbox
- Pixar RenderMan Studio
- SmithMicro SoftwarePoser
- Hypertext Markup Language HTML
- NVDIA Gelato
- Adobe Systems AdobeMlashMX
- Apple Macintosh OS
- e-on software Vue
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite