Also called: Motion Designer, Mograph Artist
Animates text, logos, and graphics for title sequences, ads, explainers, and social videos.
A motion designer uses After Effects to animate a sports network's score graphics, or a movie's opening titles, timing every element to music.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Graphic design or animation degree, or self-taught.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Graphic Design, Animation, Digital Media.
Growing about average. Huge demand from ads and social media.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI templates and video tools now produce many ads and social graphics, cutting routine jobs; custom, brand-level work stays human.
Classes: Graphic design CTE, Art, Computer applications, Marketing.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1014.
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