Employment Contracts in the Video Game Industry
Contract
Full time-This is when
you work in a full working
week up to 40 hours
Part time-This is when
you work in a job for less
than 30 hours per week
Short term-A contract
that last less than a year
Permanent-When the
contract is on going
Temporary-Contracts for
a limited period of time
Freelance-Contracts for
employees who work for
free
Benefits Disadvantages Examples of Jobs
• Regular income • Limited freedom • Animator/Animation
• Stability • Limited flexibility Director
• Wage increases • Technical
• Holiday pay Artist/Director
• Health insurance
• Regular income • Lower pay • Programmer
• Stability • No holiday pay • Lead/Concept Artist
• Freedom • No benefits such as
• Possibly have more health insurance
than one job
• Time to study
• Flexible • Contract will end • Level Editor/Director
• Regular income • Less stability • Assistant Producer
• Higher income • Limited holidays
• Stability • Limited flexibility • Creative/Studio
• Regular income Director
• Holiday pay • Audio
Engineer/Supervising
Editor
• Holiday pay • Unstable • Senior/Lead
Programmer
• Senior Designer
• Wage increases • No holiday pay • QA Tester/Manager
• Stability • Producer