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Game Industry Careers

Career pathways

There are a wide variety of job positions in the games industry. The job roles generally fall into Visual Arts, Programming, Design, Production and Other production areas.

To understand what is generally required for each of these production areas, read the employment attributes. Also check out the tertiary courses that you can do to get into the industry.

To read and listen to interviews with people in the games industry, select the job role that interests you in the table below.

Visual Art Programming Design Production Business
Creative director Lead programmer Lead designer Senior Producer Manager
Senior animator

Effects programmer

Lead sound designer Producer Administrator
Senior artist Engine programmer Level designer Quality assurance lead  
2D artist Junior programmer Audio designer Game tester
Art technician Tools programmer   Script writer
3D model artist Audio programmer Composer

Character animator

Artificial Intelligence
programmer
 

 

Multiplayer networking
programmer