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All Computer Schools Home | Articles & Resources | Find Computer Schools Computer animators are master storytellers who bring drawings to life by creating characters and stories for animated films and computer games. Animators work primarily in the film and video industries, advertising, and computer design services. As an animator, you'll draw by hand and use computers to create the large series of pictures that form the animated images or special effects seen in movies, television programs, and computer games. Many animators draw storyboards for television commercials, movies and animated features. Careers for computer animation program graduates include 3D illustrators, digital artists, storyboard artists, game designers, video post-production artists, broadcast graphics designers, film animators.  Computer Animation Education and Training - A college-level education in fine art or a computer animation program is essential due to the highly technical nature of the job.
- Computer animation internships can help you get your foot in the door.
- An impressive design portfolio is a key requirement for advancing your career.
Computer Animation Salaries Earnings for computer animators vary depending on the type of design they do, whether they are self-employed or salaried, years of experience, reputation, demand, regional differences and other factors. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for animators in 2006 was about $58,030. Career Spotlight: Computer Animation Scott Clark
Job Title: Supervising Animator, Pixar
Years in Field: 9 years Were you always interested in animation?
I've been drawing since I was about 5. I grew up drawing cartoons and watching Bugs Bunny on Saturday mornings. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, the movies that inspired me were the mythic fairy tales of our times, like Star Wars. Continue reading our interview with a computer animator. All Computer Schools Home
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