Also called: AI Video Producer, Synthetic Media Artist
Uses AI image and video tools to create ads, music videos, game art and films.
You turn a brand's storyboard into a 30-second ad using AI video tools, generating hundreds of clips and hand-editing the best ones together. Half your skill is taste, half is knowing how to steer the tools.
New field; pay varies from freelance gigs to studio jobs.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 3 years after high school. Background in art, film or design; many are self-taught on new AI tools.
Ways in: Self-taught, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Film, Digital Arts, Graphic Design.
Growing much faster than average. Fast-growing as studios and agencies adopt AI tools.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI art tools get easier for everyone, so being 'the AI person' stops being a job; strong art direction stays valuable.
Classes: Art, Film or video production, Photography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1014.
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