Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

cartoonisttostoryboard artist

A cartoonist already meets 49% of what the storyboard artist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cartoonist
49%
Overlap1
To storyboard artist
17 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
53.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.2/ 100

1 Share of the storyboard artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cartoonist 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.

Why

Why this move works

A storyboard artist role treats 7 of its required skills as things a cartoonist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to type of media
  • copyright legislation
  • develop creative ideas
  • follow work schedule
  • graphic design
  • select illustration styles

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A storyboard artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cartoonist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create animated narratives communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held create original drawings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use traditional illustration techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held select illustration styles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use digital illustration techniques working with computers
  • already held create 2D painting communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 7 the storyboard artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 4 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 7 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse a script required
  • required, not held consult with motion picture producer required
  • required, not held consult with production director required
  • required, not held familiarise with personal directing styles required
  • required, not held present storyboard required
  • required, not held use storyboards required
  • required, not held manage feedback required
  • optional, not held develop animations optional
  • optional, not held work with playwrights optional
  • optional, not held create digital images optional
02 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held film production process required
  • optional, not held cameras optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
03 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
  • optional, not held digital content creation optional
04 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a storyboard 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to type of media skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held develop creative ideas skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held graphic design knowledge
  • already held select illustration styles skill
  • already held study media sources skill
  • already held ICT software specifications knowledge
  • already held create 2D painting skill
  • already held create animated narratives skill
  • already held create original drawings skill
  • already held create sketches skill
  • already held design graphics skill
  • already held multimedia systems knowledge
  • already held perform image editing skill
  • already held use digital illustration techniques skill
  • already held use traditional illustration techniques skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
  • optional, not held develop animations optional
  • optional, not held digital content creation optional
  • optional, not held work with playwrights optional
  • optional, not held cameras optional
  • optional, not held create digital images optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
12 held skills the storyboard artist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse texts to be illustrated skill
  • not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with editor skill
  • not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role follow the news skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret illustration needs skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain an artistic portfolio skill
  • not needed by the target role practice humour skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
  • not needed by the target role write captions skill
3 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 film production process required
  • optional, not held cameras optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from cartoonist

Full index of moves from cartoonist

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.