Table 1Transition record

storyboard artisttocartoonist

A storyboard artist already meets 56% of what the cartoonist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From storyboard artist

56%

Overlap1

To cartoonist

17 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

46.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 46.4

This move: 46.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the cartoonist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the storyboard 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 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 storyboard artist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create animated narratives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create original drawings communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use traditional illustration techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held select illustration styles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use digital illustration techniques working with computers
already held create 2D painting communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 9 the cartoonist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interpret illustration needs required
required, not held maintain an artistic portfolio required
required, not held practice humour required
required, not held consult with editor required
required, not held follow a brief required

optional, not held write captions optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held analyse texts to be illustrated required
required, not held follow the news required

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held finish project within budget required

04 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held desktop publishing optional

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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt to type of media skill
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held create animated narratives skill
already held create sketches skill
already held develop creative ideas skill
already held follow work schedule skill
already held graphic design knowledge
already held select illustration styles skill
already held study media sources skill
already held ICT software specifications knowledge
already held create 2D painting skill
already held create original drawings skill
already held design graphics skill
already held multimedia systems knowledge
already held perform image editing skill
already held use digital illustration techniques skill
already held use traditional illustration techniques skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held write captions optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

16 held skills the cartoonist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
not needed by the target role cameras knowledge
not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
not needed by the target role create digital images skill
not needed by the target role develop animations skill
not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
not needed by the target role familiarise with personal directing styles skill
not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
not needed by the target role photography knowledge
not needed by the target role present storyboard skill
not needed by the target role use storyboards skill
not needed by the target role work with playwrights skill

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

optional, not held desktop publishing optional

Index

Other moves recorded from storyboard artist

Full index of moves from storyboard artist

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.