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Storyboard artist

Also called storyboarder, story-boarder, story boarder

Storyboard artists draw out the scenes of a motion picture or television series according to the script in order to see what will be possible during production. They work together with the producer and video and motion picture director.

Will there be jobs?Average prospects33 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Legal, social and cultural professionalsWhat does it pay?Above averageFrom about €1,800 (Bulgaria) to €8,800 (Luxembourg) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Legal, social and cultural professionalsWhat do I need to study?Usually a degree9 in 10 have a degree.Legal, social and cultural professionalsWill AI change it?Very littleLevel 1 of 6. AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.Visual artists · ILO

What you'd do

Visual artists · ILO
  • Conceiving and developing ideas, designs and styles for paintings, drawings and sculptures
  • Arranging objects, positioning models, and selecting landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter
  • Selecting artistic media, method and materials
  • Creating representational or abstract three-dimensional or relief forms by shaping, carving and working and combining materials such as, wood, stone, clay, metal, ice or paper
  • Creating representational or abstract drawings and paintings using pencils, ink, chalk, oil paints, water colours or through the application of other techniques
  • Creating drawings and engraving or etching them on metal, wood, or other materials
  • Creating cartoons to depict persons and events, often in caricature
  • Restoring damaged, soiled and faded paintings and other art objects
Manage feedbackConsult with production directorAnalyse a scriptStudy media sourcesConsult with motion picture producer+ 7 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors
  • Sitting most of the day
  • Lots of contact with people, including the public
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Often more than 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Special Effects Artists and Animators"

Will there be jobs?

Average prospects

A typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as legal, social and cultural professionals in the EU
5.41m6.54m7.02m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
354,000 new jobs 1,872,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Legal, social and cultural professionals33
All jobs29
Right now
1 of 27 countries report a shortage of visual artists, 11 a surplus.
Visual artists · EURES

What does it pay?

Above average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,800 a month (Bulgaria) to €8,800 (Luxembourg), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among professionals in the EU, women earn 21% less per hour than men. Professionals · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Usually a degree

A degree in audio-visual techniques and media production is the usual route.

Highest qualification of legal, social and cultural professionals (EU, 2025)
Degree 87%Vocational 6%General secondary 5%Basic schooling 2%
Fields that teach it
Audio-visual techniques and media production · Law
Vocational route, EU
3 in 10 trainees in this field
Arts and humanities graduates in a matching job
52% in the EU

1,154 institutions in the EU offer arts and humanities bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Very little

AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.21 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 8 tasks
Arranging objects, positioning models, and selecting landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter0.26
Creating cartoons to depict persons and events, often in caricature0.26
Selecting artistic media, method and materials0.24
Creating representational or abstract drawings and paintings using pencils, ink, chalk, oil paints, water colours or through the application of other techniques0.23
Conceiving and developing ideas, designs and styles for paintings, drawings and sculptures0.21
Restoring damaged, soiled and faded paintings and other art objects0.19
Creating drawings and engraving or etching them on metal, wood, or other materials0.15
Creating representational or abstract three-dimensional or relief forms by shaping, carving and working and combining materials such as, wood, stone, clay, metal, ice or paper0.15

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for visual artists. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).