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

photographertodigital artist

A photographer already meets 15% of what the digital artist role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From photographer
15%
Overlap1
To digital artist
7 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
85.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

15%

Learning distance A rebuild

85.1/ 100

1 Share of the digital artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the photographer 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 digital artist role treats 3 of its required skills as things a photographer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • computer graphics
  • create digital images
  • develop an artistic framework

What stands in the way is 20 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A digital artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a photographer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare digital art for master photograph working with computers
  • already held design greeting cards communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held create digital images communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held computer graphics information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held develop an artistic framework communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop artistic project budgets information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the digital artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 8 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 7 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held convert into animated object required
  • required, not held create pen-and-paper images required
  • required, not held define artistic approach required
  • required, not held define creative components required
  • required, not held develop animations required
  • required, not held develop design concept required
  • required, not held discuss artwork required
  • optional, not held assess each stage of the creative process optional
  • optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held provide input to collaborators to guide their work optional
  • optional, not held design materials for multimedia campaigns optional
  • optional, not held develop educational resources optional
02 working with computers 5 required
  • required, not held digital communication and collaboration required
  • required, not held digital content creation required
  • required, not held develop digital content required
  • required, not held have computer literacy required
  • required, not held use specialised design software required
03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held contextualise artistic work required
  • required, not held gather reference materials for artwork required
  • required, not held monitor developments in technology used for design required
  • optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
04 arts and humanities 3 required
  • required, not held digital arts required
  • required, not held art history required
  • required, not held digital media required
05 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held intellectual property law required
  • required, not held labour legislation required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held adobe creative suite optional
  • optional, not held web based collaborative platforms optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a digital 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held computer graphics knowledge
  • already held create digital images skill
  • already held develop an artistic framework skill
  • already held design greeting cards skill
  • already held develop artistic educational activities skill
  • already held develop artistic project budgets skill
  • already held prepare digital art for master photograph skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan art educational activities optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adobe creative suite optional
  • optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
  • optional, not held assess each stage of the creative process optional
  • optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held plan art educational activities optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held provide input to collaborators to guide their work optional
  • optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
  • optional, not held web based collaborative platforms optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held design materials for multimedia campaigns optional
  • optional, not held develop educational resources optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
46 held skills the digital artist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on photography skill
  • not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role art collections knowledge
  • not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role care for food aesthetic skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct extensive international travel skill
  • not needed by the target role create artificial light skill
  • not needed by the target role create infrared imagery skill
  • not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
  • not needed by the target role determine image composition skill
  • not needed by the target role develop film skill
  • not needed by the target role develop visual elements skill
  • not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role direct photographic workers skill
  • not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
  • not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
  • not needed by the target role handle artworks skill
  • not needed by the target role home decoration techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role license photo usage skill
  • not needed by the target role load film skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain photographic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role measure light levels skill
  • not needed by the target role mount photos skill
  • not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
  • not needed by the target role organise product display skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare personal work environment skill
  • not needed by the target role represent company in exhibitions skill
  • not needed by the target role research new photographic procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role scan photos skill
  • not needed by the target role select auxiliary equipment for photographic work skill
  • not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
  • not needed by the target role select photographic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role select photos skill
  • not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
  • not needed by the target role set up photographic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role set up photographic exhibitions skill

6 further entries not listed here

8 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 digital arts required
  • required, not held art history required
  • required, not held digital media required
  • required, not held intellectual property law required
  • required, not held labour legislation required
  • optional, not held adobe creative suite optional
  • optional, not held web based collaborative platforms optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
Index

Other moves recorded from photographer

Full index of moves from photographer

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.