Game industry roles and competences

The game industry employs a wide range of professionals.

The main departments include audio, art, business, design, marketing, production, programming and quality assurance.

Within these departments are many titles and skills which sometimes overlap depending on the size of the studio and/or the project being worked on.

A fantastic overview of many job titles and skillsets can be seen from the Gamebadges Competence Map which is a comprehensive guide to roles and competences required in the game industry.