Illustrator - ANZSCO 232412
- Assessment Authorities: VETASSESS
Illustrator plans, designs, develops, and prepares pictures and diagrams to communicate messages, clarify meaning, assist in presentations and illustrate stories, using traditional and digital media such as drawing, painting, drafting, collage, models, photography, and image capture and manipulation software.
Illustrators may perform the following tasks:
- study the project brief (instructions) and select an appropriate style, technique and medium to use
- research a topic by looking at photographs, artworks, advertisements and books, and by observing people, animals and plants
- prepare sketches, layouts and storyboards to try out different ideas
- create illustrations using charcoal, pen, ink, paint, photography and computer graphics software
- create and model creatures, characters, environments and interiors for 2D and 3D computer animations
- discuss the project with clients and the production team, making changes as requested.
This occupation belongs to Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) . STSOL consists of the list of the occupations which are high in demand in Australia. If you want to apply for Australia sponsored Permanent Residency (subclass 190) your occupation must be listed in the relevant STSOL list and you must have an invitation/sponsorship from the state government. This list is also a part of the Australia Point system. If eligible, you can live and work in Australia for an indefinite period of time.
If your occupation is on STSOL, you may be eligible to apply for the following visa subclasses:
- Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
- Training visa (subclass 407)
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) - State or Territory nominated
- Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short-term stream
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 494)
Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as an Illustrator ?
Illustrator is classified as Group B occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group B occupations are the following :
- Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years; Or
- Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree with an additional qualification at least Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Diploma level in a highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years; Or
- Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree without a highly relevant field of study and at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years;
According to Vetassess, if you have pre-qualification employment and if all of your employment is before your qualification assessed at the AQF bachelor degree level , you are required to have five years of highly relevant employment in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as an Illustrator, please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.
