Table 1Transition record

animation directortoanimation layout artist

A animation director already meets 67% of what the animation layout artist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animation director

67%

Overlap1

To animation layout artist

30 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

42.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.3

This move: 42.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the animation layout artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animation director profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A animation layout artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animation director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held motion capture arts and humanities
already held manage portfolio communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create 3D characters working with computers
already held study relationships between characters information skills
already held create moving images communication, collaboration and creativity
already held motion graphics arts and humanities

All 30 carried skills, including the 15 the animation layout artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ensure visual quality of the set required
required, not held provide input to collaborators to guide their work required
required, not held set up animation elements required

optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held convert into animated object optional
optional, not held create animated narratives optional

02 arts and humanities 2 required

required, not held digital arts required
required, not held holography required

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held study media sources required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held operate a camera optional
optional, not held select camera apertures optional
optional, not held set up cameras optional

05 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held provide multimedia content optional
optional, not held rig 3D characters optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a animation layout artist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 30 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held 3D lighting knowledge
already held ICT software specifications knowledge
already held adapt to type of media skill
already held analyse a script skill
already held computer graphics knowledge
already held consult with production director skill
already held edit digital moving images skill
already held finish project within budget skill
already held follow a brief skill
already held follow work schedule skill
already held graphic design knowledge
already held motion graphics knowledge
already held multimedia systems knowledge
already held operate 3D computer graphics software skill
already held study relationships between characters skill
already held Adobe Illustrator knowledge
already held Adobe Photoshop knowledge
already held GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visio knowledge
already held SketchBook Pro knowledge
already held Synfig knowledge
already held apply 3D imaging techniques skill
already held augmented reality knowledge
already held create 3D characters skill
already held create moving images skill
already held design graphics skill
already held develop animations skill
already held graphics editor software knowledge
already held manage portfolio skill
already held motion capture knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held Capture One optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held digitization optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Capture One optional
optional, not held animate 3D organic forms optional
optional, not held convert into animated object optional
optional, not held create animated narratives optional
optional, not held operate a camera optional
optional, not held provide multimedia content optional
optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
optional, not held select camera apertures optional
optional, not held set up cameras optional
optional, not held digitization optional
optional, not held rig 3D characters optional

13 held skills the animation layout artist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role create 2D painting skill
not needed by the target role create 3D environments skill
not needed by the target role digital compositing knowledge
not needed by the target role help the programmer define an artistic vision skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role render 3D images skill

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held digital arts required
required, not held holography required
optional, not held Capture One optional
optional, not held digitization optional

Index

Other moves recorded from animation director

Full index of moves from animation director

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.