Animator
Also known as: 2D Animator · 3D Animator · Junior Animator
Creates movement for characters and objects in 2D or 3D for films, series, games, ads and e-learning.
What you’d do
An animator brings drawings and models to life by creating movement, frame by frame or with digital rigs. Animation and VFX studios, game studios, ad agencies and e-learning companies hire animators. A typical day involves working on assigned shots, presenting them at reviews and making revisions.
- Animate characters and props from storyboards
- Work to timing, posing and lip-sync notes
- Revise shots based on review feedback
- Prepare files for compositing
How you get in
Freshers are hired mainly on a showreel. Many start as trainee or junior animators, or in related studio roles such as in-betweening or clean-up, and move up shot by shot. Studio tests are common.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Drawing, posing and timing
- Principles of animation
- 2D or 3D animation software
- Taking and applying feedback
- Meeting shot deadlines
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition4
How many graduates enter each year?
BFA graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field4
Is it diverse?
Share of women among BFA graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Common next roles: senior animator, lead animator, animation supervisor.
- Much studio work is project-based, so workload rises and falls.
- Software changes, so ongoing practice and learning are part of the job.
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