animation director
Animation directors supervise and recruit multimedia artists. They are responsible for the quality of the animation, that the production is delivered on time and within budget.
Also called: supervising animator, animation supervisor, director of animation, mechanical animation director, animation design director, character animation director, technical animation supervisor, film animation director
- 15
- essential skills
- 28
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2654
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- animator9 skills in common
- special effects artist9 skills in common
- animation layout artist8 skills in common
- desktop publisher7 skills in common
- video and motion picture editor6 skills in common
- cartoonist5 skills in common
- computer shop manager5 skills in common
- computer software and multimedia shop manager5 skills in common
Essential skills
15- adapt to type of media
- analyse the need for technical resources
- computer equipment
- finish project within budget
- follow a brief
- follow work schedule
- graphic design
- ICT software specifications
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- manage technical resources stock
- motion graphics
- multimedia systems
- perform project management
- recruit employees
Optional skills
28- 3D lighting
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- analyse a script
- apply 3D imaging techniques
- augmented reality
- computer graphics
- consult with production director
- create 2D painting
- create 3D characters
- create 3D environments
- create moving images
- design graphics
- develop animations
- digital compositing
- edit digital moving images
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- graphics editor software
- help the programmer define an artistic vision
- manage contracts
- manage portfolio
- Microsoft Visio
- motion capture
- operate 3D computer graphics software
- render 3D images
- SketchBook Pro
- study relationships between characters
- Synfig
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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