Explore your future pathway Multimedia Artist and Animator Career Overview Education/Training Multimedia artists and animators create two- and three- Employers typically require a bachelor’s degree, and they dimensional models, animation, and visual effects for look for workers who have a portfolio of work and strong television, movies, video games, and other forms of technical skills. Animators typically have a media. They often work in a specific form or medium. bachelor’s degree in fine art, computer graphics, animation, Some create their work primarily by using computer or a related field. Programs in computer graphics often software while others prefer to work by drawing and include courses in computer science in addition painting by hand. Each animator works on a portion of the to art courses. project, and then the pieces are put together to create one cohesive animation. Bachelor’s degree programs in art include courses in painting, drawing, and sculpture. Degrees in animation Animators typically do the following: often require classes in drawing, animation, and film. Many -Use computer programs and illustrations to create schools have specialized degrees in topics such as graphics and animation interactive media or game design. -Work with a team of animators and artists to create a movie, game, or visual effect Important Qualities -Research upcoming projects to help create realistic designs or animations Artistic talent should have artistic ability and a good understanding of color, texture, and light. However, -Develop storyboards that map out key scenes they may be able to compensate for artistic shortcomings in animations with better technical skills. -Edit animations and effects on the basis of feedback from Communication skills need to work as part of a directors, other animators, game designers, or clients complex team and respond well to criticism and feedback. -Meet with clients, other animators, games designers, directors, and other staff to review deadlines and Computer skills use computer programs or write development time lines programming code to do most of their work. Creativity must be able to think creatively to Work Environment develop original ideas and make them come to life. Multimedia artists and animators held about 73,700 jobs in 2016. About 59 percent of them were self-employed as Time-management skills The hours required by freelancers. Animators work in teams to develop a movie, most studio and game design companies can be long, a visual effect, or an electronic game. Most work a regular particularly when there are tight deadlines. Artists and work schedule; however, when deadlines are approaching, animators need to be able to manage their time effectively they may need to work nights and weekends. when a deadline approaches. Salary The median annual wage $70,530 in May 2017. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $39,330, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $123,060. Job Outlook Employment is projected to grow 8 percent from 2016 to 2026, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Job growth may be slowed, however, by companies hiring animators and artists who work overseas. Multimedia artists will be needed to satisfy a recently increased demand for computer graphics animations for games and applications for mobile devices. “I am an animator. I feel like I’m the manager of an ani- mation cinema factory. I am not an executive. I’m rather like a foreman, like the boss of a team of craftsmen. That is the spirit of how I work.” - Hayao Miyazaki

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