Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Ocupacions

Cartoonist

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Caricaturist Cartoonist Comic artist Pocket cartoonist Political cartoonist Satirical cartoonist Strip cartoonist Topical cartoonist

Cartoonists draw people, objects, events, etc. In a comical or derogatory way. They exaggerate physical features and personality traits. Cartoonists also portray political, economic, cultural ans social events in a humoristic way.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Conceiving and developing ideas, designs and styles for paintings, drawings and sculptures;
(b) Arranging objects, positioning models, and selecting landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter;
(c) Selecting artistic media, method and materials;
(d) 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;
(e) Creating representational or abstract drawings and paintings using pencils, ink, chalk, oil paints, water colours or through the application of other techniques;
(f) Creating drawings and engraving or etching them on metal, wood, or other materials;
(g) Creating cartoons to depict persons and events, often in caricature;
(h) Restoring damaged, soiled and faded paintings and other art objects.

Knowledge

  • Software and applications development and analysis
  • Audio-visual techniques and media production
  • Law
  • Computer use

Digital competencies

  • Creating artistic designs or performances
  • Organising, planning and scheduling work and activities
  • Creating artistic, visual or instructive materials
  • Developing instructive or promotional materials
  • Artistic and creative writing

Digital competencies

  • Using computer aided design and drawing tools
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data
  • Using word processing, publishing and presentation software
  • Creating visual displays and decorations
  • Using digital tools for processing sound and images

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Communicating
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Thinking creatively and innovatively

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Legal, social and cultural professionals

Creative and performing artists

Visual artists

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Visual artists

1.999

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

70,51%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-19,98% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

2,60%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

1,15%

Part-time contracts

2,55% Turnover index

479

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

8%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

41%

59%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Creative and performing artists

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Visual artists

No experience
14%
Less than 1 year
34%
Between 1 and 2 years
12%
Between 2 and 4 years
15%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
18%
Activitats artístiques, recreatives i d'entreteniment
24%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
22%
Construcció
13%
Indústries manufactureres
10%
Informació i comunicacions
7%
Altres
24%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.