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Overview
Video artists create moving images, animation, visual effects and digital or analogue video works using film, images, computers and electronic tools.
In job descriptions, look for digital media, computer graphics, animation, special effects, storyboards, artistic approach, location adaptation, technical staff collaboration, intellectual property and project budgets.
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Video artist work can happen in studios, galleries, live venues, film settings or digital production teams. The work joins concept, image editing, animation, effects, projection or installation needs, often with technical staff close by.
Skills and specialization
Useful depth includes digital art, computer graphics, moving-image composition, special effects, storyboards, colour work, intellectual property awareness and adapting a visual plan to a physical or digital location.
Salary context
Salary context depends on project scale, technical complexity, client or exhibition responsibility, budget handling, delivery deadlines and whether the role is an artist-led commission, production job or educational activity.
Career paths
Career paths can lead toward effects design, interactive video, multimedia campaigns, exhibition work, live visuals, teaching workshops, digital content production or broader artistic project direction.
Good to know
Check whether adverts ask for a portfolio, specific software, live operation, installation work, animation, client consultation, rights handling or coordination with sound, lighting, editing and projection staff.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 3
Photographers
27-4021.00
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSpecial Effects Artists and Animators
27-1014.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETFilm and Video Editors
27-4032.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Occupation group
Visual artists (2651)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7beefadd-ea05-4f59-bc4b-01075f27b937 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2651.11 |
| ISCO group | 2651 |
| Concept type | Occupation |