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Elijah’s Answer
Depends on what industry you wanna work with. In our studio we use Spine software for game animations.
As far as I know a lot of companies require you to know Adobe After Effects, so that might be a good place to start. Theres this awesome After Effects illustrator Tony Babel who shares neat animation tips, tricks and workflow https://instagram.com/tony.babel?igshid=17bgna2x5msh0
Once you have a solid portfolio you'll sure to lend a job.
Ammar’s Answer
All the employers are on the lookout for a particular set of skills that they expect the job-seekers to possess in order to perform a specific job. However, apart from the technical skills that are particular to a specific job, most of the employersseek certain skills that are universal for all types of jobs.