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Multi-Media Artists & Animators
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Multi-Media Artists & Animators
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Create special effects, animation, or other visual images using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products or creations, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Knowledge
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $54,430.00 |
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| North Carolina | $42,920.00 |
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| South Carolina | $28,430.00 |
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Skills
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Tasks
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| Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, and computer equipment. |
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| Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs. |
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| Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion. |
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| Apply story development, directing, cinematography, and editing to animation to create storyboards that show the flow of the animation and map out key scenes and characters. |
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| Assemble, typeset, scan and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives and printer's proofs. |
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| Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television. |
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| Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques. |
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| Create pen-and-paper images to be scanned, edited, colored, textured or animated by computer. |
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| Develop briefings, brochures, multimedia presentations, web pages, promotional products, technical illustrations, and computer artwork for use in products, technical manuals, literature, newsletters and slide shows. |
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| Use models to simulate the behavior of animated objects in the finished sequence. |
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| Create and install special effects as required by the script, mixing chemicals and fabricating needed parts from wood, metal, plaster, and clay. |
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| Participate in design and production of multimedia campaigns, handling budgeting and scheduling, and assisting with such responsibilities as production coordination, background design and progress tracking. |
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| Convert real objects to animated objects through modeling, using techniques such as optical scanning. |
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| Implement and maintain configuration control systems. |
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Career Activities
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use film production techniques |
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| use graphic arts techniques |
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| use knowledge of multi-media technology |
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| use object-oriented computer programming techniques |
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| use oral or written communication techniques |
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| use project management techniques |
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| Thinking Creatively |
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| achieve special camera effects |
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| achieve special lighting or sound effects |
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| create art from ideas |
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| edit video film scenes |
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| establish pace of program or sequence of scenes |
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| prepare artwork for camera or press |
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| set page layout or composition |
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| sketch or draw subjects or items |
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| use characteristics of graphic design materials |
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| use creativity in graphics |
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| use creativity to art or design work |
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| write story copy |
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| Making Decisions and Solving Problems |
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| determine locale or period of story |
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| Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People |
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| review assembled film or video tape on monitor |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| distinguish details in graphic arts material |
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| identify color or balance |
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| Interacting With Computers |
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| use computer graphics design software |
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| use computers to enter, access or retrieve data |
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| use word processing or desktop publishing software |
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| Scheduling Work and Activities |
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| establish production schedule |
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| schedule work to meet deadlines |
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| Processing Information |
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| organize story elements |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| edit written material |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| proofread printed or written material |
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| Monitoring and Controlling Resources |
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| develop budgets |
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| Handling and Moving Objects |
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| mix paint, ingredients, or chemicals, according to specifications |
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| Performing for or Working Directly with the Public |
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| provide customer service |
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| Handling and Moving Objects |
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| set type in compositional sequence |
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| shape clay |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| operate cameras |
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| operate film or sound editing equipment |
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| operate scanner |
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| operate special visual effects equipment |
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| Performing General Physical Activities |
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| cut, shape, fit, or join wood or other construction materials |
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Career Context
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Telephone |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Physical Proximity |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Degree of Automation |
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| Level of Competition |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment |
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| Exposed to Radiation |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Spend Time Standing |
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| Coordinate or Lead Others |
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| Exposed to Contaminants |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled |
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| Deal With Physically Aggressive People |
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| Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting |
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Career Styles
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Attention to Detail| | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
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Dependability| | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
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Adaptability/Flexibility| | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
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Stress Tolerance| | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
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Cooperation| | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
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Achievement/Effort| | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
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Independence| | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
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Initiative| | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
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Innovation| | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Persistence| | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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Self Control| | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
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Analytical Thinking| | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Concern for Others| | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Leadership| | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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Integrity| | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
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Social Orientation| | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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