Is a Career in the 3-D Animation Industry for You?

Over the past ten years or so, a number of new careers have emerged in the high tech sector – thanks to the advent of the internet and rapid advances in modern technology. Better still, these positions tend to offer a good salary and tend to be extremely interesting ones – provided that you have the correct skillset of course. Moreover, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for multimedia animators is expected to increase as the demand for more realistic special effects in movies, tv shows and video games increases.

 

That said, what exactly is the 3-D animation industry like – and more importantly, is this type of career for you? Well, a career in this high-tech industry involves the chance for you to utilize both your scientific and artistic skillset. As you may have guessed, your main task when completing this type of work is to take your cutting edge ideas and turn these ideas into effective visuals. Thus, you do need to exude creativity – while still possessing the required technical software skills to execute your vision.

Quite a few people that decide to pursue this type of career enjoy great success by working as a cartoon graphics 3-D Animator for films, movies, and related markets. Obtaining work in this specific film field is extremely competitive. Fortunately, there are also other career options for people who decide to specialize in this technology. Some other career examples include creating video games, cutting-edge websites, and highly interactive online advertisements.

More specifically, people who specialize in the 3-D animation industry find satisfying careers at television production firms, advertising companies, animation businesses, and yes – also web design companies. Some of the job titles available to 3-D animation design and modeling specialists include Production Designer, Technical Artist, 3-D Designer, and Animation Modeller.

All in all, with all of the new technology available today and in the future, a career in the 3-D Animation sector looks like it will be a promising one.

 

Larisa Redins is a full time writer and editor with degrees in both Arts and Biological Science. She writes about career issues for CollegeJobBankBlog.com and other topics for a variety of international websites and magazines. Please visit her other blogs at CollegeJobBankBlog.com and view job posting at CollegeJobBank.com.