What is an animation director and how to become one

Key steps to become an animation director

1. Explore animation director education requirements

   Most common animation director degrees

   Bachelor's

   75.8 %

   Associate

   11.2 %

   Master's

   5.4 %

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2. Start to develop specific animation director skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Animation	37.28%
   Maya	15.53%
   Motion Capture	6.10%
   Unity	5.50%
   Medical Care	5.30%

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3. Complete relevant animation director training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New animation directors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an animation director based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real animation director resumes.

4. Research animation director duties and responsibilities

   • Manage animation department, promote to manage video and animation departments.
   • Lead a team of artists to create the art and animation for motion comics aspects of the show.
   • Translate storyboards into rough previz animations and work with director adjusting cameras and actions.
   • Assist with QA of code within Xcode environment.

5. Get animation director experience

   Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become an animation director. The most common roles before becoming an animation director include animator, character animator team lead and director.

6. Prepare your animation director resume

   When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your animation director resume.

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7. Apply for animation director jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for an animation director job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams