Some of us don’t know what we want to be when we leave the protective nest that we call home. We spend a lot of time thinking we would be great at a job, only to find out that there were other jobs out there. That was the case for me. Every career test and job search that I’ve taken says that I would make a great teacher, or a awesome social worker. But those aren’t the kind of things I want to do with my life. Sure, I like to help people, the pay is good, and there are plenty of jobs open for those positions, but I don’t want to be them. I want to have some fun in my life, you know. I want to be creative and independent. That’s why, while looking for a job, I found the perfect one. I ‘m Sabrina Nystrom, and my future occupation is Animation and Multimedia.

I chose this job because it caught my interest immediately. With the age we are in, there’s a need for more animators. More movies are using 3-D graphics and characters. The job pays very well, but it’s a job where, if you imagine and animate something, you could create your own movie. My mom also said that it would be the perfect occupation for me, because it requires all of your creativity and imagination. When clients come to you, wanting a character that will catch attention, you have to dream up a character that will please them and the future audience. Doesn’t that seem like a cool job?

The working conditions of a multi-media animator’s occupation aren’t that demanding. You’re required to have a medium level of social interaction, communicate daily by telephone, e-mail, and in person. You’re required to work indoors, work near others, and make decisions that affect coworkers. You must also work with clients on a weekly basis, you must be very exact and accurate while working on a project, you have to meet strict deadlines, set some independent goals and tasks, and work a set schedule. The location of this occupation depends on who you work with you. The most popular companies to offer this type of work are Disney and Dreamworks. The benefits of being a animator are awesome. You get lots of social interaction, and you get to have fun and make your characters do whatever you want. If you want to add on to a character, you can do it without asking permission.

In the future, need for animators and multi-media artists will increase rapidly by 2014. The number of nationally working animators is 93,700, whilst in 2014 it will be 107,000. Quite a change huh. There are lots of opportunities now for animators and multi-media artists, since they can assist the art director and design director of a movie.

To prepare for this job, I’ll need to take all English courses, computers courses, fine and performing arts, business courses, journalism, and social studies/history classes. If I choose to be self-employed, then I’ll have to take accounting also. I will also need 4-8 years of college at schools like the University of Pennsylvania or D.A.V.E. School, which are the top schools for animation and multimedia art. The D.A.V.E. School, which stands for Digital Animation and Visual Effects, requires a high school diploma, and applicants must desire to become a serious computer animator. Applicants must also have common computer knowledge and Internet usage skills. University of Pennsylvania requires font that students who avail themselves to the rich cultural, social, and academic opportunities in the academic community. Students will be in a very diverse community and should pride themselves on their academic accomplishments.

If I go decide to go to the D.A.V.E. school, then I will be provided a apartment near Universal Studios, which is right behind the school. If I go to Penn, then I will be able to stay in a dorm. Penn, because it is a Ivy League school, will cost 34,580 dollars a year. The D.A.V.E. school will cost about 15,000 dollars a year.

When I start the job, I will be working with 15-20 people on one project. Each of us will have our own computer and job to do, and only the directors have cubicles or offices. We will not have to work with the public, and the work environment is not physically demanding. The average animator or multi-media artist is payed 33.13 dollars hourly, 5,741 dollars monthly, and 68,910 dollars yearly.

In conclusion, this occupation would be perfect for me. I love to work on art, and it seems like it would be very fun, and there would be many new people to meet. I learned a few new things, like where and when the animators and artists work, and how much work they do.