Games

Games is our fastest growing entertainment industry. The Games Map UK reveals clusters of games developers forming in Manchester, Cambridge, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leamington Spa and many more.

The industry needs a wide range of skills, ranging from art to programming. There's also a demand for those with skills in marketing, project management, sales and finance. Scroll through our job profiles to find one that interests you and click for information on the routes in.

You might also want to download our map: careers in the games industry (PDF)

Concept artist
Entry Level

3D modelling artist
Entry Level

Environment artist
Entry Level

Texturing artist

Entry Level

Animator
Technical animator

Entry Level

Games tester
Quality assurance (QA) build engineer

Other industries

Film and TV drama

Covers genres ranging from period dramas to epic fantasies screened at the cinema, on TV or on streaming sites

Visual effects (VFX)

Involves making sequences on a computer that can't be created on set, like enormous crowds and fire-breathing dragons

Animation

Creates the illusion of movement, includes computer-generated, stop-motion and hand-drawn animation

Unscripted TV

Can be defined as 'TV without actors' - non-fiction telly on any subject from natural history and music to dating or learning a skill

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