Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

3D animatortocartoonist

A 3D animator already meets 19% of what the cartoonist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From 3D animator
19%
Overlap1
To cartoonist
4 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
76.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.9/ 100

1 Share of the cartoonist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the 3D animator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A cartoonist role treats 4 of its required skills as things a 3D animator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • create animated narratives
  • develop creative ideas
  • maintain an artistic portfolio
  • select illustration styles

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cartoonist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a 3D animator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create animated narratives communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held select illustration styles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held maintain an artistic portfolio communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop creative ideas communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the cartoonist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt to type of media required
  • required, not held create sketches required
  • required, not held interpret illustration needs required
  • required, not held practice humour required
  • required, not held consult with editor required
  • required, not held follow a brief required
  • optional, not held create original drawings optional
  • optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held create 2D painting optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
02 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held analyse texts to be illustrated required
  • required, not held follow the news required
  • required, not held study media sources required
03 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held finish project within budget required
  • required, not held follow work schedule required
04 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held graphic design required
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
06 working with computers 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held perform image editing optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cartoonist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 4 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held create animated narratives skill
  • already held develop creative ideas skill
  • already held maintain an artistic portfolio skill
  • already held select illustration styles skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held create original drawings optional
  • optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held create 2D painting optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held perform image editing optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
20 held skills the cartoonist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D lighting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role 3D texturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role animate 3D organic forms skill
  • not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create 3D characters skill
  • not needed by the target role create 3D environments skill
  • not needed by the target role create storyboards skill
  • not needed by the target role discuss artwork skill
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role holography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
  • not needed by the target role particle animation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role principles of animation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
  • not needed by the target role render 3D images skill
  • not needed by the target role rig 3D characters skill
  • not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
  • required, not held graphic design required
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
Index

Other moves recorded from 3D animator

Full index of moves from 3D animator

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.