Blog Reflection 2: 5 Job Titles, Skills, Knowledge & Abilities, and Professional Animator: Jess Purviance

For this week's assignment in LTEC 3000 at UNT, there were two parts.

Part 1

I completed the O*NET Interest Profiler to determine my set of interests and how they break down across a range of six categories:

  • Realistic
  • Investigative
  • Artistic
  • Social
  • Enterprising
  • Conventional
What follows are the careers that the O*NET system offered up as recommendations based on my interests, level of education, and work experiences.

The top five job titles from my six-category score are

There are sets of attributes that people who work in these positions have in common, from the tools they use and are adept in using, as well as various skills and knowledge needed for the roles.
Below the attributes are broken down by each job, as provided by the O*NET Online summary report
(each job title is linked to its respective summary report):

Graphic Designer

Top three TECHNOLOGY skills:

  1. Computer aided design CAD software
  2. Desktop publishing software
  3. Graphics or photo imaging software
Top three REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:
  1. Design 
  2. Communications and Media
  3. English Language
Top three SKILLS:
  1. Active Listening
  2. Critical Thinking
  3. Speaking
Top three ABILITIES:
  1. Near Vision
  2. Originality
  3. Fluency of Ideas


Top three TECHNOLOGY skills:
  1. Computer aided design CAD software
  2. Development environment software
  3. Graphics or photo imaging software
Top three REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:
  1. Computers and Electronics
  2. English Language
  3. Design
Top three SKILLS:
  1. Active Listening
  2. Critical Thinking
  3. Reading Comprehension
Top three ABILITIES:
  1. Oral Comprehension
  2. Oral Expression
  3. Visualization


Top three TECHNOLOGY skills:
  1. Desktop publishing software 
  2. Graphics or photo imaging software 
  3. Video creation and editing software
Top three REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:
  1. Sales and Marketing
  2. English Language
  3. Communication and Media
Top three SKILLS:
  1. Active Listening
  2. Speaking
  3. Judgement and Decision Making
Top three ABILITIES:
  1. Fluency of Ideas
  2. Originality
  3. Near Vision 


Top three TECHNOLOGY skills:
  1. Computer aided design CAD software
  2. Development environment software
  3. Graphics of photo imaging software
Top three REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:
  1. Design
  2. Engineering and Technology
  3. Mechanical
Top three SKILLS:
  1. Active Listening
  2. Reading Comprehension
  3. Complex Problem Solving
Top three ABILITIES:
  1. Fluency of Ideas
  2. Near Vision
  3. Originality


Top three TECHNOLOGY skills:
  1. Analytical or scientific software
  2. Data base management system software 
  3. Development environment software

Top three REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:
  1. Computers and Electronics
  2. Mathematics
  3. Engineering and Technology
Top three SKILLS:
  1. Complex Problem Solving
  2. Critical Thinking
  3. Judgment and Decision Making
Top three ABILITIES:
  1. Deductive Reasoning
  2. Inductive Reasoning
  3. Oral Comprehension

Part 2

I selected an expert who might be willing to mentor me on things he knows that I don't, and who works in more than one of the job areas in Part 1.

Introduction

Meet Jess Purviance. Jess is the owner and Lead Animator at Pilgrim Animation, based in Overland Park, KS, a suburb of Kansas City.

Why Jess?

I chose Jess for this assignment for multiple reasons. First and probably easiest, I already know Jess, and would likely have a good chance of being able to shadow him or get advice on a handful of things related to his craft. Many of the skills and knowledge Jess has span several of the jobs on my list, including Sales and Marketing, fluency of ideas, and judgment and  decision making.  Another couple of reasons I chose Jess is because he is very skilled and has had notable success in his field. He owns his company and has delivered great results on projects for clients such as KC Streetcar (the streetcar system in Kansas City, MO), which led to additional video campaign projects for other rail systems in Detroit, MI, and El Paso, TX.

Work/Experience Summary

Jess has owned and operated his animation business for over 10 years. Jess is also an Adjunct Instructor of Adobe After Effects and Principles of Motion Graphics at Avila University.

In addition to working in animation, Jess has studied business, audio engineering, and worked as a television producer.

Below are links to Jess' company website, his work at Pilgrim Animation, and accolades for their quality and skill:

Pilgrim Animation

KC Streetcar Overview

El Paso Streetcar

Q-Line Detroit (2018 GOLD ADDY AWARD WINNER)

2018 Gold ADDY (American Advertising Awards)

Pilgrim Animation Showreel

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