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.
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Doll Designers and Makers
- Graphic Designers
- Industrial Designers
- Marketing Managers
- Multimedia Artists and Animators
- Multimedia Sound Workers
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Sporting Goods Production Workers
- Toy Industry Workers
- Video Game Art Directors
- Video Game Producers
- Video Game Testers