Research on the skills necessary for a 3D Animator



In order to get a better understanding of what the people in the industry are looking for, I have started searching for job adverts from different studios or companies that needed a person to fulfil the role of a ‘3D Animator Artist’. The searching parameters were set to cover the whole England for the results to be as varied as possible, although the majority of adverts or job offers came out as based in London.

Upon conducting the research, several key skills kept being listed in most of the job adverts I have gone through. Those skills are as follows:

·         Strong knowledge of major 3D software packages (such as Maya or 3DS Max)
·         Animating a human bipedal figure as well as other organic forms
·         Experience with rigging inside Maya or other 3D software equivalent
·         Understanding of animation pipelines and the processes involved


Other skills worth mentioning would be ‘the ability to create and iterate key-frame animations’, ‘implementing animations in-game’, ‘experienced in creating animations for Unity 3D’ and a few more.

Apart from the unique skill set listed above, all of the employers were also looking for general skills such as being able to communicate effectively with your team, being passionate about games, being self-motivated, collaborative and such. However, due to the scope of this project I will be concentrating entirely on the unique skill set listed previously.




 References:


Adzuna. (2018). 3D Animator - adzuna.co.uk. [online] Available at: https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/997345269?v=B88EF7F27A740336ED52DC01E3FFFE7F251D48BE&se=B4c2xAzVRpei_mv4auiBQw [Accessed 2 Nov. 2018].
Glassdoor.co.uk. (2018). Help Us Keep Glassdoor Safe. [online] Available at: https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Job/london-3d-animator-jobs-SRCH_IL.0,6_IC2671300_KO7,18.htm [Accessed 2 Nov. 2018].
Indeed.co.uk. (2018). 3d Games Animator Jobs - November 2018 | Indeed.co.uk. [online] Available at: https://www.indeed.co.uk/3d-Games-Animator-jobs?vjk=96cf7c274e4cc2f2 [Accessed 2 Nov. 2018].
Totaljobs.com. (2018). 3d animator in London | SearchParty Digital Ltd - totaljobs. [online] Available at: https://www.totaljobs.com/job/3d-animator/searchparty-digital-ltd-job83796914 [Accessed 2 Nov. 2018].
Totaljobs.com. (2018). 3d artist in Worcester (WR1) | Gleeson Recruitment Group - totaljobs. [online] Available at: https://www.totaljobs.com/job/3d-artist/gleeson-recruitment-group-job83584150 [Accessed 2 Nov. 2018].

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