How to Work Faster in AE, Shake, etc.

Hi,
In perusing the market for jobs in rotoscoping, or other digital artist positions related to film, it seems that speed is paramount. If you can't work fast enough, you're fired!
What's the best way, outside of practice (which is obvious) to work the fastest?
Are there specific methods for doing things faster, or, aside from learning all the keyboard shortcuts, is practice really the main way to speed up your work?
If post production houses expect shots to be turned around in a day tops, meaning editing hundreds of frames quickly, that seems a bit daunting without superhuman speed and exceptional accuracy.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated

I guess it's tough for someone straight out of art school to get in somewhere and get the necessary experience to even have the opportunity to perform quickly enough for a paid position.
That's the understatement of the year. IMHO, you don't get "fast" until you get "good"...and you don't get "good" without experience. There's nothing worse than someone that can promise work to be done quickly / cheaply...and it's sub-par. When I got out of Film School, I wanted to be an Editor / Compositor and work on Special FX. My demo was laughable compared to what was out there in my chosen field so I had to take a job with a cap company converting client's logo / image files (AI / EPS files) to stitch patterns that could be fed into a giant sewing machine that sews 50 hats at a time. I didn't learn sh!t about my chosen field...but I did learn about clients and as I got better at it...I got FASTER and started to develop my own proficient way of working that made me even faster.
Does most everyone start out as an intern and build their skills that way?
In my market (Florida), it's not as specialized as LA / NY. Here, the more you know the better your chances of landing a steady gig. Internships are OK if you can afford to work for free. I could not so I had to take gigs that were outside my target so I could take care of my family. That made me even more determined to make it so I started doing personal projects on my own time, posted up a website and flooded my market with demos & resumes - following up frequently with all of them via email. I got my first full time After Effects / Avid gig with an Ad Agency almost 9 years ago and the rest is history.
Persistence pays off. It's a cliché, but it's so true. To this day I keep an updated demo / resume / website & business card at all times. Nothing is certain in this business and you never know when the next big gig will come along (probably when you least expect it) :)
Joey

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