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Competences — 3D animator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/52df9d56-efd4-48d0-ad93-59231943fc4c).

Essential

  • 3D lighting (knowledge)
  • 3D texturing (knowledge)
  • animate 3D organic forms (skill/competence)
  • apply 3D imaging techniques (skill/competence)
  • augmented reality (knowledge)
  • computer graphics (knowledge)
  • create 3D characters (skill/competence)
  • create 3D environments (skill/competence)
  • discuss artwork (skill/competence)
  • holography (knowledge)
  • operate 3D computer graphics software (skill/competence)
  • particle animation (knowledge)
  • principles of animation (knowledge)
  • render 3D images (skill/competence)
  • rig 3D characters (skill/competence)

Optional

  • create animated narratives (skill/competence)
  • create storyboards (skill/competence)
  • develop creative ideas (skill/competence)
  • draw design sketches (skill/competence)
  • maintain an artistic portfolio (skill/competence)
  • manage schedule of tasks (skill/competence)
  • receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples (skill/competence)
  • select illustration styles (skill/competence)
  • use scripting programming (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 67 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • 3d animation — 45 %
  • 3d modeling — 27 %
  • character animation — 21 %
  • lighting — 21 %
  • rendering — 19 %
  • texturing — 19 %

Responsibilities

  • animation creation — 22 %