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

digital artisttoconceptual artist

A digital artist already meets 55% of what the conceptual artist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From digital artist
55%
Overlap1
To conceptual artist
22 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
51.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.4/ 100

1 Share of the conceptual artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the digital artist 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 conceptual artist role treats 9 of its required skills as things a digital artist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • art history
  • contextualise artistic work
  • define artistic approach
  • define creative components
  • develop an artistic framework
  • discuss artwork

What stands in the way is 9 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A conceptual artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a digital artist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create pen-and-paper images communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assess each stage of the creative process communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held design greeting cards communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide input to collaborators to guide their work communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop animations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held define creative components communication, collaboration and creativity

All 22 carried skills, including the 9 the conceptual artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt artistic plan to location required
  • required, not held create artwork required
  • required, not held identify artistic niche required
  • required, not held maintain an artistic portfolio required
  • required, not held make artistic processes explicit required
  • required, not held select artistic materials to create artworks required
  • optional, not held use artistic materials for drawing optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor art scene developments required
  • required, not held study artistic techniques required
  • optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
03 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held iconography required
04 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage artistic project optional
  • optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure safety of exercise environment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a conceptual artist 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held art history knowledge
  • already held contextualise artistic work skill
  • already held define artistic approach skill
  • already held define creative components skill
  • already held develop an artistic framework skill
  • already held discuss artwork skill
  • already held gather reference materials for artwork skill
  • already held intellectual property law knowledge
  • already held labour legislation knowledge
  • already held assess conservation needs skill
  • already held assess each stage of the creative process skill
  • already held create pen-and-paper images skill
  • already held design greeting cards skill
  • already held develop animations skill
  • already held develop artistic educational activities skill
  • already held develop artistic project budgets skill
  • already held develop educational resources skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held participate in artistic mediation activities skill
  • already held plan art educational activities skill
  • already held present exhibition skill
  • already held provide input to collaborators to guide their work skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure safety of exercise environment optional
  • optional, not held manage artistic project optional
  • optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
  • optional, not held use artistic materials for drawing optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
19 held skills the conceptual artist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adobe creative suite knowledge
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role convert into animated object skill
  • not needed by the target role create digital images skill
  • not needed by the target role design materials for multimedia campaigns skill
  • not needed by the target role develop design concept skill
  • not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role digital arts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
  • not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
  • not needed by the target role digital media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor developments in technology used for design skill
  • not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare digital art for master photograph skill
  • not needed by the target role receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
  • not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill
  • not needed by the target role web based collaborative platforms knowledge
1 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 iconography required
Index

Other moves recorded from digital artist

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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.