I used to work in the animation industry. My friends who are still in it tell me that there is constant pressure from the studios to combine multiple roles into one, without any increase in pay. They've got a strong union so there's a lot of pressure to keep union shops as places with a lot of ways for you to bounce around and spend a year really delving into the fine details of one particular part of the craft, while still being able to afford to live in LA.
I used to work in the animation industry. My friends who are still in it tell me that there is constant pressure from the studios to combine multiple roles into one, without any increase in pay. They've got a strong union so there's a lot of pressure to keep union shops as places with a lot of ways for you to bounce around and spend a year really delving into the fine details of one particular part of the craft, while still being able to afford to live in LA.