Also called: Motion Designer, Animator (Advertising)
Animates text, logos, and graphics for ads, social videos, and TV.
You animate a logo so it bursts out of a coffee cup, then make five versions sized for TikTok, YouTube, and billboards.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's or associate in motion design or animation; reel matters most.
Ways in: 4-year college, 2-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Motion Design, Animation, Graphic Design.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Tracks BLS animators.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI video tools now generate simple animations and resizes automatically; designers with strong style and concepts last.
Classes: Graphic design, Animation or digital media, Art and design, AP Computer Science Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1014.
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