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    This document outlines various job roles in the video game industry, including producers, programmers, designers, directors, artists, animators, sound engineers, and quality assurance testers. It lists the typical duties, skills, qualities, and real examples of people who have held these roles for Grand Theft Auto IV. The roles span areas such as production, programming and design, direction, art, animation, sound, and quality assurance testing.

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    This document outlines various job roles in the video game industry, including producers, programmers, designers, directors, artists, animators, sound engineers, and quality assurance testers. It lists the typical duties, skills, qualities, and real examples of people who have held these roles for Grand Theft Auto IV. The roles span areas such as production, programming and design, direction, art, animation, sound, and quality assurance testing.

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    JOB ROLES IN VIDEO GAMES

    PRODUCTION, PROGRAMMING & DESIGN

    ROLE DUTIES SKILLS QUALITIES REAL EXAMPLE


    FROM GTA IV
    PRODUCER
    Leslie Benzies

    • Responsible for filing and • Knowledge of health and • A passion for Games
    ASSISTANT archiving game assets such as safety regulations and • Good communication skills
    PRODUCER marketing requirements and management skills
    William Mills
    • Act as the main source of • Ability to plan ahead, set • Ability to work within a
    contact for outside objectives and prioritize team
    companies

    SENIOR/LEAD
    PROGRAMMER John Whyte

    PROGRAMMER Karim Hemraj

    GAME/SENIOR
    DESIGNER Keith McLeman

    • Knowledge of health and • A passion for games and the Kevin Wong
    LEVEL EDITOR/ safety regulations and games design theory
    DESIGNER requirements Ross Wallace
    David Watson
    + 20 more
    JOB ROLES IN VIDEO GAMES
    DIRECTION, ART, ANIMATION, SOUND & Q.A
    ROLE DUTIES SKILLS QUALITIES REAL EXAMPLE
    FROM GTA IV

    CREATIVE/STUDIO
    DIRECTOR Andrew Semple

    • Act as a role between artists • Ability to work with minimum • Ability to think creatively Adam Fowler
    TECHNICAL and programmers supervision to resolve technical
    ARTIST/DIRECTOR challenges and limitations Alexander Rodger
    • Works as part of the art team • Good organization skills
    • Setting up and maintaining the • Knowledge of console • Ability to see the needs of Obbe Vermeij
    art production workflow manufacture architecture artists to help productivity.

    • Responsible for the portrayal • Organization skills and the • Creativity and imagination
    ANIMATOR/ and movement of characters ability to work deadlines • Good communication and
    ANIMATION within a game • Knowledge of 2D and 3D presentational skills
    • Also for other aspects of the animation techniques Alex Horton
    DIRECTOR • Ability to work within a
    game such as scenery and • Knowledge of relevant health group and contribute to
    objects and safety regulations the team
    • Responsible for overall look of • Computer art and design skills • A passion for games
    LEAD/CONCEPT the game • A good understanding of what • Ability to manage people,
    ARTIST • Produces much of the initial makes a game visually time and resources
    Ian McQue
    artwork themselves appealing and fun to play • Experience is key to this
    • Supervising artwork team • Problem/Conflict solving skills role
    • Involves the composing, • Ability to compose and • Strong communication and
    AUDIO ENGINEER/ scoring and recording of music perform music interpersonal skills
    SUPERVISING • Will also have to audition any • Knowledge of relevant tools • Creativity and imagination
    Nicholas
    actors for their voices within and technology • A feel for the atmosphere
    SOUND EDITOR the game. Montgomery
    • Sense of time management within gameplay
    • They test for bugs in the • Knowledge of health and • Passion for playing games
    QA software, from complete safety regulations • Good communication skills
    TESTER/MANAGER crashes to minor glitches in the • Attention to detail and the • Persistence and Patience Craig Arbuthnott
    programme. ability to evaluate quality • Ability to work in a team
    • Also report on first play of • Good negotiation skills and
    • Good knowledge of the
    game to check for conflict resolution skills
    improvements games industry and titles

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