The field of animation is one of the biggest job areas where a person who has a passion towards multimedia and graphics can join.  There is no one in this world who does not like animated figures. From the well liked cartoon characters such as Tom and Jerry and Mickey mouse to the even more popular Hollywood carton character Stuart little and Walt Disney’s Little Mermaid, cartoon characters has enthralled us for years and are set to do just that for a long time. With Indian mythological figures and old grandmother tales, new characters are being created almost daily. In fact, it can be said that this field is a treasure chest of opportunities.

A passion for animation is the most vital thing needed for a person of this field. They need to have the ability to think outside the box. This is because, creative and innovative ideas must brought forth by animators. A 10+2 pass in needed to join the graduate level course in animation. It will be beneficial for students if they have the PG degree in animation. It will help them a lot in their career. Details on the job opportunities available for aspirants in the field of animation are given below.

Private Sector Jobs after B.Sc Animation Multimedia

The career prospects available for animation professionals in the private sector are quite high. This exciting field has many job opportunities in our country and overseas. One thing that is most essential to people who aspire to join the field of animation is specialized computer knowledge. Many private sector animation firms are there in India that offers jobs to candidates. They are mentioned below.

• Bellpepper Animation
• Bluegrass Studios
• Brain Arts Studio Ahmedabad
• Buena Vista International India
• Cartoon Network (India)
• Crest Communications
• DMP Animations and Media Private Limited
• DQ Entertainment
• Future Thought Productions
• Heart Entertainment
• Jadoo Works
• Octave Simulations
• Oxygen Animation Studio
• Pentamedia Graphics
• Phoebus creations
• Picasso Animation College
• Prana Studios
• Rasterr animation studio
• Reliance MediaWorks Ltd
• Sanraa Media Ltd
• Snipple Animation
• Sohan Technologies
• Source Animation Studio
• Super Audio (Madras) Pvt Ltd
• Tata Elxsi
• Techzone Multimedia (P)Ltd Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh INDIA www.techzonemultimedia.com
• Toonz Animation
• UTV Toonz
• Zica animation

Government Sector Jobs after B.Sc Animation Multimedia

To promote animation within our country, the government of India together with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has involved players from the animation industry in a big way. Many top firms are there in our nation that provides jobs for professionals of animation. Job areas include:

• Advertising (commercials and print ads)
• Business (product promotions and marketing demos)
• Development of computer games/mobile games
• Education (Computer Based Tutorials/Web Based Tutorials)
• Engineering
• Entertainment (movies and television)
• Fashion designing and interior designing
• Leading studios and training institutes
• Medical, legal and insurance industry (presentations and models)
• Publishing (graphics and printing)
• Sales (presentations)
• Virtual reality in Defense
• Web designing

Job Prospects Abroad after B.Sc Animation Multimedia

Many career opportunities are at hand for animators within the nation as well as abroad. Once they finish their education, they can get work as multi-media artists within the entertainment industry. This includes films.

A few jobs that are offered in the animation industry are:

• 2D animator
• 3D animator
• Background artist
• Character animator
• Clean-up artist
• Compositing artist
• Compositor
• Content developer
• Digital ink and paint artist
• Image Editor
• Key frame animator
• Layout artist
• Lighting artist
• Modeler
• Rendering artist
• Rigging artist
• Special effects artist
• Story Broad Artist
• Texture artist
• Website designing

Advertisement agencies as well as production houses take in multimedia artists for fill time and part time jobs. With enough experience in this field, one can even start a firm of their own. Going for higher studies is also a good idea. As there are numerous professional courses available in animation, one can opt for any of these courses. These include:

Courses in Traditional animation

• Clay-mation
• Computer generated 2D and 3D animation
• Drawing
• Photoshop
• Rotoscoping
• Stop-motion animation

It is also needed by aspirants to have good knowledge in computer programming. Besides programming skills, one also needs to have a keen eye for design and color. An artistic blend of mind is one of the other important qualities needed for animators. Good communication skills are also very much necessary for these candidates.