Career Summary

Animators produce drawings and computerized animations that are potentially used in the media and advertisement industries including advertisements, promotional projects, campaigns, cartoons and movies. A career in animation requires a strong artistic mind that use artistic methods to communicate an idea and produce the desired effect. A solid familiarity with the latest in computer animation technologies is needed as technology is constantly being created. Animators may work not only with computers but may prepare artwork for printing or mass production.

There are several different career paths for animators. Some include video game animation, movie & television production, and internet advertising.

In addition, many animators design and create business logos, branding promotions, product illustrations and multimedia website designs. Working with clients means explaining to someone who may not be technology knowledgeable and they will probably have to walk them through the creative process.

Animators are involved their own type of coding, unique to the graphic design. Like programming jobs, individuals who wish to work in these fields must know how to write, test, troubleshoot, and maintain scripts and codes to test their work. It also involves a lot of collaboration with other people involved on large projects, as well as constant communication with the client.