u/Dizzy_Back5341

I am a student and obviously nervous for the future. Is anyone a recent grad that has secured full-time work? The few recent grads I've seen that have gotten industry work have had sporadic freelance jobs or contract work for shorts on their resume, but no full-time position. I'm sure there's outliers, but it's just crazy how few people get work at all, and then that work is so small and short. I feel like I'm on a runaway train going to school for animation sometimes haha but when I was a teenager it seemed like full-time positions still existed, now it seems like most everyone that has graduated from 2023-now has been shut out.

Edit: I realize I was pretty vague in my post but I'm specifically talking about character design and storyboard work in the US!

Hi everyone! I am nearing graduation and obviously having very little luck finding work in animation, specifically animation production and development. I am also an artist but, after seeing the state of the industry for artistic roles two years ago, decided to add a marketing minor and pivoted to looking for production and development roles. I've been lucky to have had a semi-related internship in comics since then and have had some interviews, but nothing has aligned for me yet. I plan to keep applying to production and development roles, but am not sure what other industries/roles my skills would be applicable for. I have been studying marketing in school but have no real experience in it yet, FWIW. Does anyone have any ideas for what career I could potentially pursue out of college outside of animation with my background?

Hi everyone! I am nearing graduation and obviously having very little luck finding work in animation, specifically animation production and development. I am also an artist but, after seeing the state of the industry for artistic roles two years ago, decided to add a marketing minor and pivoted to looking for production and development roles. I've been lucky to have had a semi-related internship in comics since then and have had some interviews, but nothing has aligned for me yet. I plan to keep applying to production and development roles, but am not sure what other industries/roles my skills would be applicable for. I have been studying marketing in school but have no real experience in it yet, FWIW. Does anyone have any ideas for what career I could potentially pursue out of college outside of animation with my background?

I am a senior and am working on updating my portfolio. I have been studying out of anatomy books since last summer and I just can't get myself to enjoy learning anatomy this way. I know the value of improving from study, but I haven't seen much in terms of results and it still feels like pulling teeth after all this time. What are some ways you've found to study anatomy from home (I go to life drawing, but I want a method I can do anytime) while making it enjoyable?