How much does an Visual effects creator earn
A Visual effects creator earns between $1.311 and $7.844 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.136 and a median salary of $2.526 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.
Our research is based on the salaries of 294 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).
| Monthly Salary | Annual Salary | Salary Per Week | Hourly Salary | |
| Average wage | 3.136 | 37.633 | 784 | 15 |
| 1º Quartile | 1.311 | 15.731 | 328 | 6 |
| Median Salary | 2.526 | 30.307 | 631 | 12 |
| 3º Quartile | 5.982 | 71.785 | 1.496 | 29 |
| Higher Salary | 7.844 | 94.127 | 1.961 | 38 |
Professional job categories
- Middle level technicians
- medium-level technicians in cultural, communications and sports services
- technicians in sound, scenography and projection equipment operation
- technicians in assembling, editing and finishing audiovisual media
Related Positions:
Main workplaces
Technicians in assembling, editing and finishing audiovisual media they work in small, medium and large independent production companies, such as television networks, advertising film producers, etc. They work both in the private and public spheres, in this case in artistic foundations. They work irregular hours and closed environments, both individually and collectively, under occasional supervision, except for the audiovisual media editor who works at fixed hours, whether day or night. The work is carried out with a portfolio or on their own account, as in the case of audiovisual media editors, editors and finalists of cinema films. In some activities, they are exposed to intense noise and can work under pressure, leading them to a stressful situation.
What does it take to work in the field of Technicians in assembling, editing and finishing audiovisual media
To carry out these activities, high school education and vocational courses are required, offered by professional training institutions. The full exercise of activities occurs after three or four years of experience, and for the Audiovisual Media Editor and Image Director (TV), it occurs after one or two years of experience.
Functions and activities of Visual effects creator
Technicians in assembling, editing and finishing audiovisual media must:
Activities
- participate in material capture;
- send recorded media to the quality department;
- treat audio;
- check first copy movie image quality;
- indicate sound editing procedures;
- list assembled plans;
- insert credits;
- work as a team;
- speed up/slow down images;
- list scenes for applying visual effects;
- mount song guide;
- work as a team;
- becoming aware of the raw material (music, photo, video, sound );
- allocate technical equipment according to program script;
- rotate images/materials;
- freeze images;
- mount movies and audiovisual media in editing system;
- request image capture;
- multiply images;
- define final cut of films and audiovisual media;
- guide the capture of images for the application of special effects;
- coordinate operational team;
- operate the cutting table (switcher);
- fit graphic arts formats;
- synchronize sound with picture;
- list assembled sound plans;
- participate in the artistic formatting of the program;
- arrange material for trickery;
- make decisions;
- capture images;
- crop images;
- compose images;
- elaborate recorded content index;
- demonstrate critical sense;
- export audiovisual media;
- speed up/slow down images;
- apply filters;
- create framing and/or camera movements;
- define visual effects;
- check camera axis;
- add graphics;
- apply software preset effects;
- correct color, brightness and contrast;
- check negative assembly;
- check first copy movie sound timing;
- monitor sound editing;
- mount direct soundguide;
- invert images;
- manage time;
- mix audio;
- determine dubbing script;
- coordinate editing assistant activities;
- receive material collected from other sectors and areas;
- selecting images;
- check first copy movie sound quality;
- demonstrate discernment;
- supervise dubbing;
- monitor sound mixing;
- review final edits;
- ordering film and audiovisual media narratives;
- relate script to raw material;
- send assembled copy to laboratory;
- cut audio;
- arrange for sending materials for sound editing;
- analyzing image and sound quality;
- apply characters;
- make credits;
- modulating narrative times;
- propose definitions of narratives;
- sequence audio;
- demonstrate visual acuity;
- demonstrate creativity;
- work under pressure;
- participate in agenda discussion;
- demonstrate sensitivity;
- provide dubbing maps;
- sound audiovisual media;
- planning assistant editing activities;
- demonstrate ability of aesthetic perception;
- request separation of scenes for visual effects;
- instruct image positioning and/or framing;
- distort images;
- orient footage for application of special effects;
- supervise film copy making;
- select direct sounds;
- request available images on file;
- demonstrate flexibility;
- sequence images;
- put images/materials on the air;
- demonstrate auditory acuity;
- control external image signals;
- merge images;
- create characters;
- review final edits;
- demonstrate fine motor skills;
- make edit decision list;
- create graphics;
Sectors that hire Visual effects creator the most in the job market
- open television activities
- temporary labor lease
- advertising agencies
- radio activities
- data processing, application service providers and internet hosting services
- movie, video and television program production activities
- production of films for advertising
- development and licensing of customizable computer programs
- professional and management development training
- development and licensing of non-customizable computer programs
