Roles · Marketing and media

AI 3D artist

Creates special effects and animations using computer tools. Designs graphics and maintains configuration control systems for business products.

Lauren Iyer“I create complex graphics and animation using computer equipment.”An example character, not a real person.
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3D artist · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Design complex graphics and animation using computer equipment.
  2. Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images using computer programs.
  3. Implement and maintain configuration control systems.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Special Effects Artists and Animators” (O*NET 27-1014.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, and computer equipment.
  • Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs.
  • Implement and maintain configuration control systems.

3D artist · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Canva

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits