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Design, Arts and Crafts - Animator

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Animators bring drawings and computer generated characters to life on screen.

• Visualise how to animate storyboard and script ideas
• Draw by hand or use animation software to create characters and scenes
• Add lighting, shading, colour, texture and special effects
• Use motion capture methods to create expressions and movements that are lifelike
• Use stop-motion techniques to film 3D models
• Combine several layers of animation to create the final product

You could work in a creative studio, in an office or from home.

Animators tend to work between 35 to 40 hours a week. You could work occasional evenings and weekends. 

Variable

You could do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or a degree in:

• animation
• art and design
• computer games development
• animation production
• visual effects

It might be useful to choose a course which includes practical skills and offers a work placement.

You could do a college course to get some of the skills you'll need to become an animator. Courses include:

• Level 3 Diploma in Creative and Digital Media
• Level 3 Diploma in Games, Animation and VFX Skills
• Level 3 Diploma in Creative Art and Design

You might be able to get into this work by doing a Higher Apprenticeship, such as:

• Junior Animator Level 4
• Junior VFX Artist or Assistant Technical Director Level 4
• Storyboard Artist Level 7