Video Game Design as a Career
Video game design is a constantly growing field, growing alongside programming, video graphics, and electronic technology. There is no specific job that a video game designer has, but rather a group of designers have specific jobs within a project that a developer is working on.
Jobs
Writer: Writes the dialogue and script
Animator: Designs characters, landscapes, and items and sprite them
Game Designer: Designs a concept for a game
Translator: Translates dialogue and script into different languages
Programmer: Designs and develops code to make the game work
Audio Engineer: Writes the music and develop sounds for the game
Producer: Keeps production within a budget and time frame
Marketing Research Analyst: Determines what investments companies should make (product-wise)
Marketing Manager: Formulates how the game will be marketed to the public
Animator: Designs characters, landscapes, and items and sprite them
Game Designer: Designs a concept for a game
Translator: Translates dialogue and script into different languages
Programmer: Designs and develops code to make the game work
Audio Engineer: Writes the music and develop sounds for the game
Producer: Keeps production within a budget and time frame
Marketing Research Analyst: Determines what investments companies should make (product-wise)
Marketing Manager: Formulates how the game will be marketed to the public