# Senior Animator

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-animator

A Senior Animator crafts polished character performances and complex animation sequences, often reviewing junior animators' work and collaborating with directors on shot design and storyboarding. They rely on Maya for character animation and rigging and Adobe After Effects for compositing and motion graphics, bringing a refined sense of timing, acting, and physicality to every shot. Found in game studios, animation houses, and film/TV production, this role is held by an experienced artist with a strong demo reel and deep command of the animation pipeline.

Top skills: [Adobe After Effects](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/adobe-after-effects), [Character Animation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/character-animation), [Storyboarding](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/storyboarding)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Animator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/animator)
- Often leads to: [Animation Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/animation-director)

## Similar roles

[Animation Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/animation-director), [Motion Graphic Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/motion-graphic-designer), [Senior 3D Artist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-3d-artist), [Senior Game Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-game-developer), [Senior Multimedia Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-multimedia-designer)

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