What Can I Do With My Degree

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Work experience

Animation is highly competitive. You will need a showreel to present your work to potential employers. This can be helpful even if your goal is to work in animation.

While at university, you may be able to participate in festivals, enter competitions and display your work at degree shows. These opportunities can be used to build your portfolio, develop your technical skills and expand your network.

Animation experience is invaluable.

Also, you might look for opportunities that allow you to learn complementary skills such as working with other people, working independently, and managing your time.

Keep an open mind for opportunities that might give you valuable work experience. You could also offer to create animations or promotional videos for a charity website.

These are some examples of typical employers

There are many employers depending on where you work.

You could be a film animator.

• large commercial studios, e.g. Pixar and Dreamworks, Pixar, Pixar, Aardman
• A studio that produces films or TV programs (including children's TV)
• You can start your own studio, or work as a freelancer.

Your animation skills could be used in other areas of TV and film, such as:

• Post-production and Visual Effects (VFX) are available for production companies like Lucasfilm, Framestore and MPC Film.
• Motion graphics - The moving image work that introduces films and programmes.
• Pre-visualization - Digital models are used to show directors what something might look and feel like without having to build sets or make physical models.

You are also highly sought-after in other areas such as:

• computer systems design
• Software publishing
• Advertising and Marketing
• Data visualisation (e.g. models of election results).
• Insurance (for the investigation and simulation of accident scenes).
• Animation for medical, architectural and crime scene purposes.

Skills for your CV

An animation degree will allow you to develop technical skills such as drawing and modeling. You can choose to study modules that relate to the animation type you are interested in, or you could opt to learn a more general combination.

Additionally, you will learn how to work with others and collaborate well, which will help you develop transferable skills such as:

• Manage your time and manage your projects
• attention to detail
• Creativity
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Skills in teamwork and interpersonal relationships.

Additional study

A first degree in animation is sufficient. However, some graduates go on to pursue a Masters in Fine Art to further their knowledge in animation. You may be able to create and define your own style through further study, but you should do your research to ensure it is the right decision for you.

ScreenSkills lists details of courses that are suitable for professionals and new entrants. You may be eligible for funding through the animation skills fund, or as a bursary. Learn more at the 3D Animation course.

You can find more information about further study or to search for a course that interests, visit Masters degree and search postgraduate programs in animation.

What does an animation graduate do?

28% of animation graduates are IT professionals, while 17% work as web and multimedia designers. Animation graduates are reported to have held the most prominent roles in media, artistic, literary, and IT technicians within 15 months of graduation.