How to become a multimedia designer or artist or animator

Official title: Multimedia designer/artist/animator

Also called: 3D modeller, Animator, Computer games artist, Computer graphics (CG) modeller, Motion graphics designer, Multimedia animator, Multimedia artist, Multimedia designer, Three-dimensional multimedia modeller, Two-dimensional multimedia modeller, Visual effects artist, 2D Artist (Concept Art/Background Art/Character Art, Storyboarding)

Multimedia designer/artist/animator conceptualises, develops and refines creative communication by utilising computer technologies to create special effects, animation and live video content for a diverse array of media (e.g. movies, music videos, social media and commercials). He/she creates graphics, 2D and 3D animations, and edits videos. He/she develops storyboards that map out key scenes in the animation and researches on upcoming projects to help create a realistic design or animation. He/she may also ensure the synchronization and integration of multimedia contents.

Main tasks

• Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
• Undertaking research and analysing functional communication requirements
• Formulating design concepts for the subject to be communicated
• Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts
• Designing complex graphics and animation to satisfy functional, aesthetic and creative requirements of the design brief
• Creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modelling programmes
• Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, sales and production staff
• Selecting, specifying or recommending functional and aesthetic materials and media for publication, delivery or display

Ways in

• University: Creative Arts & Design degrees, Offered by 4 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a multimedia designer or artist or animator?

Ways in include: Creative Arts & Design degrees.

Will AI change the work of a multimedia designer or artist or animator?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026