Roles · Marketing and media

AI animator

Creates special effects and animations using computers. Designs graphics and images. Maps out key scenes and characters.

Rosa Chen“I create animations and design graphics for products.”An example character, not a real person.
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Animator · 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. Create storyboards that show the flow of the animation.
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.
  • 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.

Animator · 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) and ANZSCO 2022 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits

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