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Toy and Game Designers

Employment Prospects

Employers

Toy and game designers work for toy and game design firms and manufacturers. This is a small field. For example, there are approximately 2,740 toy, dolls, and game manufacturing businesses in the United States, according to the market research group IBISWorld. The Toy Industry Association represents more than 950 member organizations. Competition for jobs is keen and employers prefer to hire toy and game designers with prior design experience and strong computer-aided design skills.

Starting Out

A common way to get a foot in the door is through an internship in a design firm or a manufacturing company. Designers may also start in entry-level positions, such as an assistant to the design department. With a year or more of experience they may become junior designers.