How to Become an Executive Director of Video Game Design
Becoming a director in the gaming industry is no easy task, but it can be done. It takes some time, a lot of patience and significant leadership skills
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How to Become a Director of a Video Game Design Company
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A game design or even a graphic design degree is the starting point of a career in game design. In recent years, more colleges have been offering gaming-specific degrees. Closer to graduation take on internships that deal with your desired field or one that will build leadership skills within the industry.
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Round out a game design degree with a business administration degree or minor. Business administration degrees or minors give you the skills you need to manage a team and will make you a better candidate than an individual who lacks such skills.
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Most directors are promoted from within the ranks. In fact, well over 50 percent of all executive directors have 10 or more years of game design experience. Once you receive your college degree, if you are interested in a director position you should become involved in the gaming industry as a designer or programmer.
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Pay your dues. Starting off low in the ranks is not negotiable in the gaming industry. If you can get into the industry as a designer or a programmer, take the opportunity and put time into a single company. The longer you stay with one employer the more likely you will get promoted into the position you want.
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Take any chance you get to become a leader and take on responsibilities that involve leading a team. You will eventually find your way into a team leader position and can continue to work your way up from there.
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pleasebewell
Dec 16, 2010
Thanks for the article. Please realize, anyone, that those private overpriced for-profit tech schools that offer a major in 'video game design' are NOT the best way to possibly get a job. Aiming at becoming a computer software engineer or computer programmer may help one to reach that goal albeit there is A LOT of competition out there. -
theillustrist
Feb 06, 2010
A good article. Points are well put r.e showing leadership skills whenever the opportunity presents itself and being persistent to work your way up through the ranks. I feel this is a useful and informative article however the method analysis also seems slightly blinkered to me. I believe this method of becoming an executive director/video game studio director is the "conventional" way to get to the position in question yet it has been written in a way that implies it is the only way to achieve this goal. I firmly believe that other ways are possible for those who may not start specifically with a degree in graphic design, video game development or programming to those with enough talent, dedication and passion e.g ambitious 3D modelers and computer literate concept artists i.e very creative and resourceful people used to thinking outside the box. Apart from the above I agree wi...
