Table 1Transition record

animation layout artisttoanimation director

A animation layout artist already meets 63% of what the animation director role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animation layout artist

63%

Overlap1

To animation director

30 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

40.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 40.6

This move: 40.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the animation director role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animation layout artist 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 director role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animation layout artist 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 create moving images communication, collaboration and creativity
already held study relationships between characters information skills
already held motion graphics arts and humanities

All 30 carried skills, including the 8 the animation director role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 management skills 5 required

required, not held manage technical resources stock required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held manage staff required
required, not held perform project management required
required, not held recruit employees required

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held computer equipment required

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held analyse the need for technical resources required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

optional, not held create 3D environments optional
optional, not held help the programmer define an artistic vision optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held digital compositing optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a animation director 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 ICT software specifications knowledge
already held adapt to type of media 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 3D lighting knowledge
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 analyse a script skill
already held apply 3D imaging techniques skill
already held augmented reality knowledge
already held computer graphics knowledge
already held consult with production director skill
already held create 3D characters skill
already held create moving images skill
already held design graphics skill
already held develop animations skill
already held edit digital moving images skill
already held graphics editor software knowledge
already held manage portfolio skill
already held motion capture knowledge
already held operate 3D computer graphics software skill
already held study relationships between characters skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create 3D environments optional
optional, not held help the programmer define an artistic vision optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held digital compositing optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

17 held skills the animation director role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Capture One knowledge
not needed by the target role animate 3D organic forms skill
not needed by the target role convert into animated object skill
not needed by the target role create animated narratives skill
not needed by the target role digital arts knowledge
not needed by the target role digitization knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
not needed by the target role holography knowledge
not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
not needed by the target role provide input to collaborators to guide their work skill
not needed by the target role provide multimedia content skill
not needed by the target role receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
not needed by the target role rig 3D characters skill
not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
not needed by the target role set up animation elements skill
not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
not needed by the target role study media sources skill

2 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 computer equipment required
optional, not held digital compositing optional

Index

Other moves recorded from animation layout artist

Full index of moves from animation layout artist

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.