Latest TrendWatch Report Finds Top Three Job Titles in the Industry are Producer, Video Editor and Director

TrendWatch Special Report Details Job Titles in the U.S. Visual Effecst/Dynamic Media industry. This 70 page report lists jobs titles by type and size of studio/facility.

Mill Valley, CA (PRWEB) November 17, 2004 -- TrendWatch Inc., a leading market information company for the pro-video, visual effects, content creation and graphics markets, today announced the availability of its Job Titles Report," an informative 70-page special report that provides a detailed analysis of todays job titles. Based on original TrendWatch research conducted with a wide range of U.S. studios and facilities, this special report includes detailed and timely data, and expert analysis that are crucial to decision makers involved in todays rapidly growing video and effects industry.

From what we observe in the industry, as projects change, so do job titles," says Jim Whittington, TrendWatch founding partner. More than 70% of studios/facilities in this industry have less than ten employees and do not necessarily have formal management titles. A studio owner may be a producer on one project, a CG supervisor on another and a director when needed. Smaller studios are more flexible in terms of job titles, which are driven by a studios current projects roster. This report provides valuable information for understanding how studios are organized and how large they need to be to add certain jobs."

In the Job Titles Report," TrendWatch writers and experts discuss industry job titles and present specific conclusions and recommendations for industry suppliers, educators, trainers, studio/facility owners and managers. A few key findings in this report include:

• Overall, the top three job titles in the industry are producer, video editor and director.

• In larger studios (20+ employees), the top job titles are producer, graphic artist, video editor, and AE/sales executive.

• The average number of producer titles per U.S. studio/ facility is two. (Over 70% of the studios/facilities in the U.S. have fewer than 10 employees or are freelancers).

• For studios with 20+ employees, the average number of producers is four.

Some of the job titles covered in this report include account executive, sales executive, audio engineer, character animator, compositor, computer programmer, creative director, digital matte artist, director, effects animator, FX artist, graphic artist, sound editor, video editor, videographer, writer and many more.

TrendWatch reports are based on comprehensive surveys and research with todays animation and visual effects studios, postproduction facilities, audio recording/mixing studios, video editing/recording studios, independent filmmakers, corporate film and video companies, production companies, broadcast/cable studios and Web/interactive media companies. TrendWatch research methodology has been carefully developed to ensure that the studios and facilities responding to TrendWatch surveys are representative of the overall market demographics. TrendWatch market information is from primary quantitative market research designed to show trends and changes in the industry segments and markets.

Pricing and Availability

The TrendWatch Job Titles Report" is sold separately and is priced at USD $575. For more information and details on the reports contents, key findings and excerpts from this research, please visit www.trendwatch.com/special.html. To order, please visit the TrendWatch eStore or contact TrendWatch at (415) 380-8561 or via email at info@trendwatch.com.

About TrendWatch

TrendWatch is among the most trusted and respected market information brands in the professional graphics industries. Since 1996, TrendWatch has provided an independent resource for tracking on-going business metrics. TrendWatch reports are based on original market research with studio/facility business owners/ executives and used by leading suppliers and analysts. For more information, please visit the companys Web site at www.trendwatch.com.

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Jim Whittington, Partner

TrendWatch, Inc.

(415) 380-8561

jimw@trendwatch.com