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