Special Effects Artists and Animators, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

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SOC code
27-1014.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
11 activities
Activities an agent can take on
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Special Effects Artists and AnimatorsSOC 27-1014.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
83% · agentMostly automatable
80% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
28% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Graphics & Animation Agent
Adobe After Effects · Adobe Photoshop · Python
● No integration needed
Storyboard Development Agent
Adobe Illustrator · Figma · Adobe Creative Cloud software
● No integration needed
Illustration & Design Agent
Adobe Illustrator · Adobe InDesign · Canva
● No integration needed
Concept & Presentation Agent
Microsoft PowerPoint · Figma · Adobe Creative Cloud software
● No integration needed
Format Conversion Agent
Adobe Acrobat · Python · Adobe Photoshop
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final creative direction and artistic vision for client deliverablesOwn client relationships and negotiate project scope and budgetsMake final decisions on which designs/animations meet brand and quality standardsMaintain physical equipment and troubleshoot hardware/software issues on-site

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Create 2D/3D graphics, animation, and visual effects88% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable
Develop storyboards and narrative sequences85% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 11 detailed work activities O*NET records for Special Effects Artists and Animators, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.