2021 Croner Animation Visual Effects Compensation Survey - Position Grids STORY / VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ANIMATION Family 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 280 300 Production TV Animation / Character Visual Character Level Story Design / Art Pre-Visualization Modeling Layout Shorts Design Development Animation Executive Management Direction 12 Head of Production Management Generates and Manages the Creates the look Creates characters Creates and Creates sequences of Creates, builds and Creates 3D layouts. Defines, leads and 14 Head of Animation Studio develops story ideas, animation process of and artistic to meet established presents concepts shots that convey the maintains models Translates sketches into 3D executes major 16 Top Creative Executive sequences, an animated deliverables to vision for the and designs for the story through the of story elements, layouts and shot sequences character animation storyboards, television or short film meet the artistic, production, production, including application of traditional including and scenes. May create for productions, elements and production, ensuring creative and including look, character, sets, filmmaking principles in characters, sets and scenes. including personality Brief Job Family Descriptions enhancements that the creative aesthetic vision of personality, lighting, props, key a 3D computer graphics environments, Determines camera and animation style. throughout desires, as well as a production. movement, art. Creates plan environment. elements, sets, placement, blocks production. production expression. views and blue structures. characters, sets and props. requirements, are prints. Shepherds shots through met. final layout. Senior Production 21012 Head of TV 25012 Head of Pre- 30012 Head of 20012 Head of Story 22012 Production Designer 28012 Head of Layout Leadership / Animation / Shorts Visualization (New) Character Animation Head of Function Production Leadership Pipeline / 20016 Story 25016 Pre-Visualization 30016 Animation Sequence 22016 Animation Art Dir 26016 Model Supv 28016 Layout Supv Supervisor Supv Supv Leadership Principal 20021 Princ Story 22021 Assoc 23021 Character 24021 Princ Visual 26021 Principal 28021 Principal Layout Individual 30021 Princ Animator Artist Animation Art Dir Designer (Princ Lvl) Dev Artist Modeler Artist Contributor Advanced Individual Contributor Senior / Lead 23024 Character Individual 20024 Sr/Lead Story 24024 Sr/Lead 25024 Sr/Lead Pre- 26024 Sr/Lead 28024 Sr/Lead Layout 30024 Sr/Lead Individual Designer (Sr/Lead Contributor Artist Visual Dev Artist Visualization Artist Modeler Artist Animator Contributor Lvl) 23025 Character Individual 24025 Visual Dev 25025 Pre-Visualization 20025 Story Artist Designer (Journey 26025 Modeler 28025 Layout Artist 30025 Animator Contributor Artist Artist Lvl) Associate 23026 Character 20026 Assoc Story 24026 Assoc Visual 26026 Assoc 30026 Assoc Individual Designer (Associate 28026 Assoc Layout Artist Artist Dev Artist Modeler Animator Contributor Level) Senior Coordinator / Technician Coordinator / 24027.5 Visual Dev Support Technician Coord Assistant © THE CRONER COMPANY UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED Page 1 of 8 2021 Croner Animation Visual Effects Compensation Survey - Position Grids TECHNICAL / SHOT PRODUCTION Family 402 404 410 415 420 465 467 Stop Motion Fabrication Character Set-Up / 3D Environment Shading / Texture Level Character Simulation Matte (New Family) (New Family) Rigging (New Family) Painting Creates animation and Fabricates components for Constructs character rigs and Creates 3D environments using Designs tools and/or texture Creates, models and animates Creates digital environments character performances in stop puppets, clay figures, sets animation controls for use by modeling, texturing, lighting maps, and creates shading the external features of either for animated productions motion using puppets, clay and/or interactive props used in animators, including skeleton, and other techniques to meet and/or surface qualities of characters, including hair, fur, or live-action films. figures, interactive props and/or animated, typically stop motion, limb, facial expression, skin and art direction for a production. elements, including characters, cloth, grooming and/or tailoring other physical assets that meet productions. hair movement. sets, props and environments. and dynamic simulation. Brief Job Family Descriptions the creative vision for a production. 40010 Top Production Technical Role Senior Production Leadership / 40011 Digital Effects Supervisor Head of Function 40012 CG Supervisor Production Leadership Pipeline / 41016 Char Set-Up / Rigging 41516 3D Environment Supv 42016 Shading and/or Texture 46516 Character Simulation Sequence 40216 Stop Motion Supv (New) 40416 Fabrication Supv (New) 46716 Matte Supv Supv (New) Painting Supv Supv Leadership Principal 41021 Princ Char Set-Up / 42021 Princ Shading / Texture 46521 Princ Character Individual 46721 Princ Matte Artist Rigging Tech Dir Painting IC Simulation Tech Dir Contributor Advanced Individual Contributor Senior / Lead Individual 40224 Sr/Lead Stop Motion 40424 Sr/Lead Fabricator 41024 Sr/Lead Char Set-Up / 41524 Sr/Lead 3D Environment 42024 Sr/Lead Shading / 46524 Sr/Lead Character 46724 Sr/Lead Digital Matte Individual Contributor Animator (New) (New) Rigging Tech Dir Artist (New) Texture Painting IC Simulation Tech Dir Artist Contributor Individual 40225 Stop Motion Animator 41025 Char Set-Up / Rigging 41525 3D Environment Artist 42025 Shading / Texture 46525 Character Simulation 40425 Fabricator (New) 46725 Digital Matte Artist Contributor (New) Tech Dir (New) Painting IC Tech Dir Associate 41026 Assoc Char Set-Up / 42026 Assoc Shading / Texture 46526 Assoc Character Individual Rigging Tech Dir Painting IC Simulation Tech Dir Contributor Senior Coordinator / Technician Coordinator / Support Technician Assistant © THE CRONER COMPANY UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED Page 2 of 8 2021 Croner Animation Visual Effects Compensation Survey - Position Grids TECHNICAL / SHOT PRODUCTION Family 470 471 472 475 476 480 Pipeline Generalist Technical Level Lighting Compositing Rendering Technical On-Set Data Acquisition Direction Direction Designs and implements lighting Assembles previously created Renders and finishes shots, Manages and implements technical Provides technical support to all Captures data and reference and shadows of objects, scenes or assets to develop final images including shading, texture, processes that facilitate single or aspects of a production, information during live shoots to effects. during production. shadows and refractions, to create multiple stages of work in an implementing fixes and solutions in be used in the creation of visual final appearance. animation or visual effects the technical and artistic effects. Oversees and guarantees production pipeline. completion of shots and scenes. the integrity and safety of data Brief Job Family Descriptions from the set to all end users. 40010 Top Production Technical Role (continued) Senior Production Leadership / 40011 Digital Effects Supervisor (continued) Head of Function 40012 CG Supervisor (continued) Production Leadership Pipeline / 47516 Pipeline Tech Sequence 47016 Lighting Supv 47116 Compositing Supv 47216 Render Supv 47616 Generalist Tech Dir Supv Dir Supv Leadership Principal Individual 47021 Princ Lighting Artist 47221 Princ Renderer 47521 Princ Pipeline Tech Dir 47621 Princ Generalist Techn Dir Contributor Advanced Individual Contributor Senior / Lead Individual Individual 47024 Sr/Lead Lighting Artist 47124 Sr/Lead Compositor 47224 Sr/Lead Renderer 47524 Sr/Lead Pipeline Tech Dir 47624 Sr/Lead Generalist Tech Dir Contributor Contributor Individual 47025 Lighting Artist 47125 Compositor 47225 Renderer 47525 Pipeline Tech Dir 47625 Generalist Tech Dir 48025 On-Set Data Wrangler Contributor Associate Individual 47026 Assoc Lighting Artist 47126 Assoc Compositor 47626 Assoc Generalist Tech Dir Contributor Senior Coordinator / 47527 Sr Pipeline Coord (New) Technician Coordinator / Support 47527.5 Pipeline Coord (New) Technician Assistant 47528 Asst Pipeline Coord (New) © THE CRONER COMPANY UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED Page 3 of 8 2021 Croner Animation Visual Effects Compensation Survey - Position Grids EFFECTS / LIVE ACTION Family 483 484 485 486 489 490 495 497 Virtual Production Rotoscope / Digital Paint Motion Graphics Level Motion Capture Effects Crowds Stereoscopic Imaging Match Moving (New Family) Art (New Family) Directs and produces the Creates and animates digital Uses on-set virtual production Manages production and Creates, manages and delivers 3D Digitally removes unwanted Manipulates software camera Designs and animates 2D and necessary motion capture effects for (super) natural systems to combine live-action delivery of digital crowds assets for a production, establishing elements from frames and to align computer graphics and 3D motion graphics assets for shots and sequences for a phenomena for live-action footage and computer graphics shots. Develops technical tools the creative and technical approach to ensures that voids match live-action scenes into final a production. production. Manages motion productions and integrates in real time. Facilitates needed to create crowd delivering 3D shots, including frame environment in delivery shots. capture studio and equipment. effects into shots. interactive visualization of animation. stereoscopic approach and creation of of