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