Program Codes
Employment Percentage
16.00120992
SOC ID
27-1014
SOC Title
Special Effects Artists and Animators
ONET ID
27-1014.00
ONET Concat ID
27101400
Median Salary
80624.29
EMSI Interest Area Term
Ed Level High School
5.53
Ed Level Certificate
0
Ed Level Some College
39.68
Ed Level Associates
1.7
Ed Level Bachelors
52.75
Ed Level Masters
0.34
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a Bachelor's degree
Career Description
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.
Core Tasks
- Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, and computer equipment.
- Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television.
- Participate in design and production of multimedia campaigns, handling budgeting and scheduling, and assisting with such responsibilities as production coordination, background design, and progress tracking.
- Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs.
- Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion.
- 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.
Start Annual Earnings
33452.95
Top Annual Earnings
176692.58
EMSI Career Title Slug
multimedia-artist-and-animator