10 of the Most Popular Types of Character Animation Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Character Animation Jobs

• Motionbuilder

  Salary range: $31,500 - $64,000

  Motionbuilder is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Motionbuilder jobs pay between $31,500 (25th percentile) and $64,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Motionbuilder job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• From Home Sony Animation

  Salary range: $45,500 - $133,000

  From Home Sony Animation is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for From Home Sony Animation jobs pay between $45,500 (25th percentile) and $133,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for From Home Sony Animation job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Full Time Houdini Artist

  Salary range: $92,500 - $400,000

  Full Time Houdini Artist is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Full Time Houdini Artist jobs pay between $92,500 (25th percentile) and $400,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Full Time Houdini Artist job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Freelance Houdini

  Salary range: $50,500 - $128,500

  Freelance Houdini is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Freelance Houdini jobs pay between $50,500 (25th percentile) and $128,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Freelance Houdini job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Animator

  Salary range: $45,500 - $133,000

  Animators create moving images for television, movies, video games, websites, multimedia platforms, and other forms of media. As an animator, your duties are to design illustrations to match characters and settings described in scripts. Sometimes an animator comes up with a new character before developing a script or role for it, while other times animators work closely with writers to collaborate on character development. After the creation stage, your responsibilities shift to rendering the image for whatever medium you work in, such as feature-length computer animated films or short graphic descriptions of news for an online magazine.

• Freelance Maya

  Salary range: $50,500 - $128,500

  Freelance Maya is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Freelance Maya jobs pay between $50,500 (25th percentile) and $128,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Freelance Maya job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Animator Contract

  Salary range: $45,500 - $133,000

  Animator Contract is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Animator Contract jobs pay between $45,500 (25th percentile) and $133,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Animator Contract job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Animation Compositing

  Salary range: $45,500 - $133,000

  Animation Compositing is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Animation Compositing jobs pay between $45,500 (25th percentile) and $133,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Animation Compositing job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Vfx Assistant

  Salary range: $35,500 - $77,500

  Vfx Assistant is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Vfx Assistant jobs pay between $35,500 (25th percentile) and $77,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Vfx Assistant job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Motion Animator

  Salary range: $45,500 - $133,000

  Motion Animator is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Motion Animator jobs pay between $45,500 (25th percentile) and $133,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Motion Animator job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.