Re: FLASH: Flash Animator Salaries/Hourly Wages

[Dorian Nisinson]

Elizabeth,

    If they understand movie clips, tell target and load movie then they are

mid level experienced.


If they use Actionscript instead of tweens for those properties that are

scriptable (x and y location on the stage, x and y scale for the size of the

object on the stage, rotation etc.) and they can demonstrate the ability to

create small fast graphics and interactivity that doesn't cause you to grow

old waiting for it to load and they understand the uses of load variables

from a text file then they are probably experienced. The tricky bit will be

determining if they really know these things or just know of them.


Salary rates are certainly strongly effected by where you live so I won't

venture an opinion on that one. One thing though, for freelance work, I

never charge or quote an hourly rate. I gather as much information about the

project from the client  and then give them an estimate. Usually, I have at

least 2 price points with the tasks to be completed itemized on the

estimate. That way everyone knows what to expect and there are no nasty

surprises.


I go by the old adage, I "Never assume. It makes an ass of "u" and "me"


Dorian


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----- Original Message -----

From: Elizabeth Sasseen <

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To: <

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Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 6:31 PM

Subject: FLASH: Flash Animator Salaries/Hourly Wages



> Hi everyone!  It was suggested to me that you all may be able to offer me

professional level information.   I'm trying to figure out the going salary

and/or hourly rate for Flash Animators.  It seems as though many people say

they have experience but when you really probe, they've taken a class but

have little or no professional experiences.   Basically, I'm trying to find

out two things:

>

> 1) How would you determine someone's skill level to be entry-level,

mid-level or senior level.  What markers in their knowledge base would

define their level of experience.

> 2) What is an appropriate salary range and/or hourly rate for an

entry-level animator using Flash?  mid-level?  senior level?

>

> Thanks for any and all information you can offer.

>




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