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storyboard-artist Occupational skill for the role 'storyboard artist' (also: storyboard revisionist, storyboard and animatic artist, story-boarder, storyboard & animatic artist, storyboarder, storyboard artist and revisionist). Use when the user asks for typical storyboard artist work such as: typical storyboard artist responsibilities

Storyboard Artist

Storyboard artists draw out the scenes of a motion picture or television series according to the script in order to see what will be possible during production. They work together with the producer and video and motion picture director.

Core workflow

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • adapt to type of media
  • analyse a script
  • consult with motion picture producer
  • consult with production director
  • copyright legislation
  • develop creative ideas
  • familiarise with personal directing styles
  • film production process
  • follow work schedule
  • graphic design
  • manage feedback
  • present storyboard
  • select illustration styles
  • study media sources
  • use storyboards

Hot technologies

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • C#
  • C++
  • Extensible markup language XML

Hot technologies

Top tools from 57 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-20):

  • Photoshop — 18 %
  • Adobe Photoshop — 14 %
  • Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 — 14 %
  • Storyboard Pro — 12 %
  • Cintiq — 11 %
  • Toon Boom Storyboard Pro — 11 %
  • Blender — 7 %
  • Cosmoquick — 5 %
  • Wacom Cintiq — 5 %

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ae66ca51-e762-48b4-bd46-071dc87cb30d), ONET 30.3 (27-1013.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*