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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
387 skills listed by ESCO, 168 of them essential. 387 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3D lighting | skill | essential | 3 |
| 3D texturing | skill | essential | 3 |
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Showing 10 of 25, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| adapt existing designs to changed circumstances |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| adapt to artists' creative demands | skill | essential | 3 |
| adapt to type of media | skill | essential | 3 |
| adobe creative suite | skill | essential | 3 |
| aesthetics | skill | essential | 3 |
| align content with form | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse a script | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse business requirements | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse music score | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse texts to be illustrated | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse the scenography | skill | essential | 3 |
| animate 3D organic forms | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply 3D imaging techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply desktop publishing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply publicity code | skill | essential | 3 |
| art history | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess power needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| attend rehearsals | skill | essential | 3 |
| augmented reality | skill | essential | 3 |
| authoring software | skill | essential | 3 |
| build business relationships | skill | essential | 3 |
| coach staff for running the performance | skill | essential | 3 |
| collaborate with designers | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate during show | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| compose description for web elements | skill | essential | 3 |
| compose digital game story | skill | essential | 3 |
| computer equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| computer graphics | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct costume research | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult with business clients | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult with editor | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult with production director | skill | essential | 3 |
| contextualise artistic work | skill | essential | 3 |
| convert into animated object | skill | essential | 3 |
| convert scribbles into virtual sketches | skill | essential | 3 |
| copyright legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| create 3D characters | skill | essential | 3 |
| create 3D environments | skill | essential | 3 |
| create 3D texture map | skill | essential | 3 |
| create animated narratives | skill | essential | 3 |
| create concept of digital game | skill | essential | 3 |
| create digital game characters | skill | essential | 3 |
| create digital images | skill | essential | 3 |
| create gambling games concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| create moving images | skill | essential | 3 |
| create pen-and-paper images | skill | essential | 3 |
| create software design | skill | essential | 3 |
| create website wireframe | skill | essential | 3 |
| define artistic approach | skill | essential | 3 |
| define creative components | skill | essential | 3 |
| define technical requirements | skill | essential | 3 |
| demonstrate games | skill | essential | 3 |
| design an artificial lighting system | skill | essential | 3 |
| design graphics | skill | essential | 3 |
| design process | skill | essential | 3 |
| design prototypes | skill | essential | 3 |
| desktop publishing | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop an artistic framework | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop animations | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop creative ideas | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop design concept | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop design ideas cooperatively | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop digital content | skill | essential | 3 |
| digital arts | skill | essential | 3 |
| digital communication and collaboration | skill | essential | 3 |
| digital compositing | skill | essential | 3 |
| digital content creation | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| digital game creation systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| digital game genres | skill | essential | 3 |
| digital media | skill | essential | 3 |
| digital systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| discuss artwork | skill | essential | 3 |
| draw up lighting plan | skill | essential | 3 |
| edit digital moving images | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure legal gaming | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure visual quality of the set | skill | essential | 3 |
| establish customer rapport | skill | essential | 3 |
| finish project within budget | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow a brief | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow ethical code of conduct of gambling | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow safety procedures when working at heights | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow work schedule | skill | essential | 3 |
| formulate game rules | skill | essential | 3 |
| games rules | skill | essential | 3 |
| gather reference materials for artwork | skill | essential | 3 |
| graphic design | skill | essential | 3 |
| graphics editor software | skill | essential | 3 |
| have computer literacy | skill | essential | 3 |
| holography | skill | essential | 3 |
| ICT software specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement front-end website design | skill | essential | 3 |
| integrate content into output media | skill | essential | 3 |
| intellectual property law | skill | essential | 3 |
| interactive media | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret illustration needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| JavaScript | tool | essential | 3 |
| JavaScript Framework | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep up with trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| labour legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| legal standards in gambling | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage online content | skill | essential | 3 |
| meet deadlines | skill | essential | 3 |
| migrate existing data | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor developments in technology used for design | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor sociological trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| motion graphics | skill | essential | 3 |
| multimedia systems | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate 3D computer graphics software | skill | essential | 3 |
| particle animation | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform ideation activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform image editing | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform market research | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform quality control of design during a run | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan act lighting | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepress processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| present artistic design proposals | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent fire in a performance environment | skill | essential | 3 |
| principles of animation | skill | essential | 3 |
| printing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| propose improvements to artistic production | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide input to collaborators to guide their work | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide multimedia content | skill | essential | 3 |
| publicity code | skill | essential | 3 |
| publishing strategy | skill | essential | 3 |
| read lighting plans | skill | essential | 3 |
| render 3D images | skill | essential | 3 |
| research new ideas | skill | essential | 3 |
| respect publication formats | skill | essential | 3 |
| rig 3D characters | skill | essential | 3 |
| run a media server | skill | essential | 3 |
| safeguard artistic quality of performance | skill | essential | 3 |
| search databases | skill | essential | 3 |
| select artistic materials to create artworks | skill | essential | 3 |
| select illustration styles | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up animation elements | skill | essential | 3 |
| specify digital game scenes | skill | essential | 3 |
| study media sources | skill | essential | 3 |
| study relationships between characters | skill | essential | 3 |
| style sheet languages | skill | essential | 3 |
| supervise plotting of stage lights | skill | essential | 3 |
| systems development life-cycle | skill | essential | 3 |
| take measurements of performance space | skill | essential | 3 |
| task algorithmisation | skill | essential | 3 |
| tools for software configuration management | skill | essential | 3 |
| translate requirements into visual design | skill | essential | 3 |
| tune a projector | skill | essential | 3 |
| typography | skill | essential | 3 |
| understand artistic concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| update design results during rehearsals | skill | essential | 3 |
| use communication equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| use creative suite software | skill | essential | 3 |
| use e-services | skill | essential | 3 |
| use markup languages | skill | essential | 3 |
| use polygonal modelling | skill | essential | 3 |
| use specialised design software | skill | essential | 3 |
| use technical documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| verify feasibility | skill | essential | 3 |
| web based collaborative platforms | skill | essential | 3 |
| WebCMS | skill | essential | 3 |
| web programming | skill | essential | 3 |
| work ergonomically | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with respect for own safety | skill | essential | 3 |
| 3D modelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| 3D printing process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ABAP | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| adapt artistic plan to location | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adapt developed game to the market | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Adobe Illustrator | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Adobe Photoshop | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advertising techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Agile development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Agile project management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| AJAX | tool | desirable | 2 |
| analyse the need for technical resources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Ansible | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Apache Maven | tool | desirable | 2 |
| APL | skill | desirable | 2 |
| application usability | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply gaming psychology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply grammar and spelling rules | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply social media marketing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply technical communication skills | skill | desirable | 2 |
| artificial lighting systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ASP.NET | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Assembly (computer programming) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess conservation needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess each stage of the creative process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| audio editing software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| brainstorm ideas | skill | desirable | 2 |
| C# | tool | desirable | 2 |
| C++ | tool | desirable | 2 |
| calculate design costs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Capture One | skill | desirable | 2 |
| COBOL | skill | desirable | 2 |
| CoffeeScript | skill | desirable | 2 |
| collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Common Lisp | skill | desirable | 2 |
| computer programming | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct content quality assurance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create 2D painting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create advertisements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create clay figures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create original drawings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create puppets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create sketches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create storyboards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| CryEngine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| CSS | tool | desirable | 2 |
| cue a performance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design greeting cards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design materials for multimedia campaigns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design objects to be crafted | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design puppets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design the digital interface of gambling, betting and lottery games | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design the physical outlook of games | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design web-based courses | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop artistic educational activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop artistic project budgets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop drama production process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop educational resources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop professional network | skill | desirable | 2 |
| DevOps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| digitise documents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| digitization | skill | desirable | 2 |
| document your own practice | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draw design sketches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draw up artistic production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit negatives | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit photographs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit recorded sound | skill | desirable | 2 |
| emergent technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| enhance website visibility | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure safety of mobile electrical systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Erlang | skill | desirable | 2 |
| estimate duration of work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| focus lighting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Frostbite (digital game creation systems) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Gamemaker Studio | skill | desirable | 2 |
| GameSalad | skill | desirable | 2 |
| gather reference materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geographic information systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| GIMP (graphics editor software) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| give live presentation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| grammar | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Groovy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle different pottery materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hardware platforms | skill | desirable | 2 |
| harmonise body movements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Haskell | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Havok Vision | skill | desirable | 2 |
| help the programmer define an artistic vision | skill | desirable | 2 |
| HeroEngine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| IBM WebSphere | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ICT performance analysis methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ICT project management methodologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ICT security legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| id Tech | skill | desirable | 2 |
| incremental development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| iterative development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Java | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Jenkins | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Joomla | skill | desirable | 2 |
| JSSS | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep personal administration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lead a team | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lean project management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| LESS | skill | desirable | 2 |
| light a show | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Lisp | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain an artistic portfolio | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage contracts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage feedback | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage localisation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage personal professional development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage portfolio | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage schedule of tasks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage website | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manipulate puppets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| MATLAB | tool | desirable | 2 |
| meet expectations of target audience | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Microsoft Visio | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Microsoft Visual C++ | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ML (computer programming) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| motion capture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Objective-C | skill | desirable | 2 |
| OpenEdge Advanced Business Language | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate a camera | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate a lighting console | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate lighting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organise resources for artistic production | skill | desirable | 2 |
| participate in artistic mediation activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Pascal (computer programming) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform backups | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform data mining | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform ICT troubleshooting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform online data analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform resource planning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform video editing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Perl | tool | desirable | 2 |
| photography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| PHP | tool | desirable | 2 |
| plan art educational activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plot lighting states | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plot lighting states with automated lights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| post-processing of photographs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare digital art for master photograph | skill | desirable | 2 |
| present exhibition | skill | desirable | 2 |
| problem-solving with digital tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Process-based management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Project Anarchy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Prolog (computer programming) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| proofread text | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prospect new customers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Prototyping development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide technical documentation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| publishing industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Puppet | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Python | tool | desirable | 2 |
| R | tool | desirable | 2 |
| RAGE (digital game creation systems) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Rapid application development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report gaming incidents | skill | desirable | 2 |
| reprography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| rig lights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Ruby | tool | desirable | 2 |
| run a projection | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Salt (tools for software configuration management) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| SAP R3 | skill | desirable | 2 |
| SAS language | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Sass | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Scala | tool | desirable | 2 |
| scan photos | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Scratch (computer programming) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select artwork developed by staff members | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select camera apertures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| set up cameras | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set up equipment in a timely manner | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set up light board | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set up projection equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Shiva (digital game creation systems) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| SketchBook Pro | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Smalltalk (computer programming) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| software design methodologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| software interaction design | skill | desirable | 2 |
| solve problems in gambling through digital means | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Source (digital game creation systems) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| spelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Spiral development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| STAF | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Swift | tool | desirable | 2 |
| Synfig | skill | desirable | 2 |
| take pictures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| translate artistic concepts to technical designs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| TypeScript | tool | desirable | 2 |
| types of pottery material | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Unity (digital game creation systems) | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Unreal Engine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| update budget | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use CAD software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use content management system software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use digital illustration techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use personal protection equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use photographic equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use presentation software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use scripting programming | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use spreadsheets software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use technical drawing software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use traditional illustration techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use word processing software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| VBScript | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Visual Basic | tool | desirable | 2 |
| visual presentation techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Waterfall development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| WordPress | tool | desirable | 2 |
| work closely with news teams | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work safely with machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write technical riders | skill | desirable | 2 |