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Jobs that use animation the most include film producer, storyboard artist, and animation director.

What jobs use Animation the most?

1. Film Producer

How film producer uses Animation:

  • Manage day-to-day completion activities including project planning and QA testing.
  • Work has been feature on the USOC website, NBC, ESPN, and PBS.
  • Help grow the Facebook page to nearly 100k likes.

Most common skills for film producer:

  • Animation
  • Film Production
  • Music Videos
  • Feature Film
  • Documentary Film
  • Fiction

2. Storyboard Artist

How storyboard artist uses Animation:

  • Lead a team of artists to create the art and animation for motion comics aspects of the show.
  • Introduce electronic publishing in order to bring print production in-house.
  • Proofread and approve completed pages and convert to PDF files for uploading to the printing company FTP site.

Most common skills for storyboard artist:

  • Animation
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Fine Arts
  • Feature Film
  • Storyboard Pro
  • Sketch

3. Animation Director

How animation director uses Animation:

  • 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.

Most common skills for animation director:

  • Animation
  • Maya
  • Motion Capture
  • Unity
  • Medical Care
  • CG

4. Animator

How animator uses Animation:

  • Lead a team of artists to create the art and animation for motion comics aspects of the show.
  • Train & supervise newly appoint employee in achieving realistic looking effects and help integrating the effects in compositing with cg elements.
  • Create many logos for a YouTube sketch.

Most common skills for animator:

  • Animation
  • Motion Capture
  • Storyboards
  • Motion Graphics
  • AAA
  • Graphic Design

5. Character Animator

How character animator uses Animation:

  • Lead a team of artists to create the art and animation for motion comics aspects of the show.
  • Direct and create concise, detail storyboards for animation sequences and short animation promotional films.
  • Character animation, fixing models and directing needs, interactive design and function charts for development character animation.

Most common skills for character animator:

  • Animation
  • Maya
  • Character Animation
  • Motion Capture
  • AAA
  • Demo Reel

6. 3D Animator

How 3d animator uses Animation:

  • Manage design collaboration and storyboard creations.
  • Attend pre-production meetings and film shootings to assist directors in vfx shoot execution.
  • Animate in-game characters and cinematic sequences for transmedia projects on iOS and PC.

Most common skills for 3d animator:

  • Animation
  • Storyboards
  • Visualization
  • Motion Capture
  • Motion Graphics
  • Game Engine

7. Animation Artist

How animation artist uses Animation:

  • Edit video, write copy for television, radio, and web-base commercials while managing the scheduling of all studio employees.
  • Start using CSS for layout.
  • Produce storyboards and illustrations for film and print projects.

Most common skills for animation artist:

  • Animation
  • Maya
  • Character Animation
  • Concept Art
  • Motion Graphics
  • Adobe Photoshop

8. Motion Graphics Designer

How motion graphics designer uses Animation:

  • Lead team brainstorming sessions to solve creative problems.
  • Lead team of motion designers which include brainstorming, mood boards, creation of mock-ups and presentations to clients and stakeholders.
  • Train & supervise newly appoint employee in achieving realistic looking effects and help integrating the effects in compositing with cg elements.

Most common skills for motion graphics designer:

  • Animation
  • Style Frames
  • Cinema
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Sketch
  • Video Content

9. Ad Designer

How ad designer uses Animation:

  • Manage purchase orders, estimates, invoices, and all financial bookkeeping in QuickBooks software, including quarterly sales tax.
  • Email PDF'd files for customer proofs.
  • Train other employees to create pages using QuarkXpress.

Most common skills for ad designer:

  • Animation
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Print Advertisements
  • Graphic Design
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • HTML

10. Design/Animation Instructor

How design/animation instructor uses Animation:

  • Lead and manage the design and creation of the entire set, costumes, and props.
  • Lead team of motion designers which include brainstorming, mood boards, creation of mock-ups and presentations to clients and stakeholders.
  • Train part-time staff in CSS, Photoshop, and XHTML; instruct staff on SEO best practices.

Most common skills for design/animation instructor:

  • Animation
  • Motion Graphics
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Digital Marketing

11. Animation Internship

How animation internship uses Animation:

  • Manage complicated water filtration systems, and implement nutrition plans for a variety of snake species.
  • Participate in scuba diving operations for guest education programs and large exhibit maintenance.
  • Conduct routine maintenance on pumps, plumbing, lighting, and other equipment.

Most common skills for animation internship:

  • Animation
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Daily Husbandry
  • Zoo Animals
  • Animal Species
  • Motion Capture

12. Mascot

How mascot uses Animation:

  • Learned leadership responsibilities to accomplish goals.
  • Perform at numerous events including NFL games, charity events and fundraisers.
  • Assist in organizing and choreographing end-zone routines for the 2013 NFL season.

Most common skills for mascot:

  • Community Appearances
  • Animation
  • Local Community
  • Athletic Events
  • Costumes
  • Customer Service

13. Layout Artist

How layout artist uses Animation:

  • Manage online product catalog using Dreamweaver.
  • Typeset and design display advertisements for shopper newspaper.
  • Proofread advertisements for accuracy before sending to book building.

Most common skills for layout artist:

  • Animation
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Maya
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Graphic Design
  • Adobe Indesign

14. Motion Graphics Artist

How motion graphics artist uses Animation:

  • Lead team of motion designers which include brainstorming, mood boards, creation of mock-ups and presentations to clients and stakeholders.
  • Work on VFX motion graphics project.
  • Design in-house graphics, VFX and animations for broadcast and internal marketing.

Most common skills for motion graphics artist:

  • Video Production
  • Animation
  • Cinema
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Premiere Pro
  • Video Content

15. Visual Artist

How visual artist uses Animation:

  • Edit video, write copy for television, radio, and web-base commercials while managing the scheduling of all studio employees.
  • Design creative materials, including advertisements, media kits, logo and promotional materials for several collaborative projects.
  • Model, texture and integrate 3D mesh FX with 3DSMax

Most common skills for visual artist:

  • Animation
  • Maya
  • Visual Development
  • Visual Effects
  • VFX
  • Motion Graphics

16. Game Artist

How game artist uses Animation:

  • Create many MEL scripts to help automate routine daily tasks and improve overall productivity.
  • Work include background art, character design, user-interface design and art, award art, buttons and flash FX.
  • Create 3d models, and texture paintings.

Most common skills for game artist:

  • Animation
  • Maya
  • Sketch
  • UI
  • Unity
  • Concept Art

17. 3D Artist

How 3d artist uses Animation:

  • Create many MEL scripts to help automate routine daily tasks and improve overall productivity.
  • Write tools in Maxscript, MEL, javascript, python, and vbscript to automate repetitive processes.
  • Create high poly characters, props, and environments using organic and hard surface techniques in Zbrush and Maya.

Most common skills for 3d artist:

  • Animation
  • Unity
  • ZBrush
  • Game Engine
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Concept Art

18. Multimedia Artist

How multimedia artist uses Animation:

  • Edit video, write copy for television, radio, and web-base commercials while managing the scheduling of all studio employees.
  • Work with a team to create storyboards, background art, character animation, and user interface.
  • Compose educational videos using animation techniques along with audio scripts and enhance videos in response to customer issues and requests.

Most common skills for multimedia artist:

  • Animation
  • Photography
  • Graphic Design
  • Video Production
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Video

19. Texture Artist

How texture artist uses Animation:

  • Write tools in Maxscript, MEL, javascript, python, and vbscript to automate repetitive processes.
  • Assist lead modeler, texture assets used for animation, meet goals and deadlines
  • Develop a short animation for use as a visual aid in a lawsuit.

Most common skills for texture artist:

  • Maya
  • UV
  • ZBrush
  • Animation
  • Concept Art
  • Vray

20. Compositor

How compositor uses Animation:

  • Work closely with lighting and fx leads to help achieve an efficient workflow.
  • Work include matte extractions, tracking, color correction, paint fixesand integrating cg elements.
  • Direct a small VFX team, create consistent, realistic 3D environments/effects; integrate live-action (film) into the CGI.

Most common skills for compositor:

  • VFX
  • Visual Effects
  • Animation
  • CG
  • Maya
  • Mocha

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Updated December 28, 2023