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U.S. Dept. of Labor code 27-1014.00Market Standard — pending BLS/OEWS enrichment

Special Effects Artists and Animators

Create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.

What this job is about

Create engaging animations and visual effects for multimedia projects.

What this work involves, step by step

AI can help most with the planning, drafting, and paperwork below — not the hands-on parts.

  1. 1

    Design graphics and animations

    Utilize creativity and computer equipment to design complex graphics and animations.

  2. 2

    Develop multimedia campaigns

    Participate in the design and production of multimedia campaigns, managing budgeting and scheduling.

  3. 3

    Create animated sequences

    Script and create animated narrative sequences using computer software and hand drawing techniques.

  4. 4

    Manipulate images for lifelike effects

    Make objects appear lifelike by adjusting light, color, and texture in animations.

  5. 5

    Produce digital artwork

    Assemble and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives for various media.

Tools used in this work
Adobe AcrobatAdobe After EffectsAdobe Creative Cloud softwareAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAJAXApple macOSAutodesk AutoCAD Civil 3DCC++Cascading style sheets CSSExtensible markup language XMLFigmaHypertext markup language HTMLJavaScriptjQueryMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft WordPHPPythonTrimble SketchUp ProUNIX

Free — no credit card required. 200 messages included.

Special Effects Artists and Animators — SAL