1. Task 2 Unit 3 Table
You must provide one example of a job for each job area for the sector of the Creative Media industry you have chosen.
Job areas form one sector 1 example of a job Description of the job role The types of tasks and responsibilities this
person might have and the types of tasks
they might completed in their day to day
role
The working
practices that
might affect
the job you
have chosen
The type of
contact and
conditions of
pay that this job
might have
Technical Lead programmer Leading the programming team
responsible for creating all the
computer code which runs and
controls a game. Producing the
technical specification of the
game and managing the overall
code development process
The Lead Programmer leads the
programming team responsible for
creating all the computer code which
runs and controls a game. Programmers
have various roles and specialisms
including AI (artificial intelligence), game
engine development, user interface, tools
development and physics. It is also their
job to make sure that the team delivers
on time and within budget.
Lead
programmers
will be all
under the
misuse of
computer act
if it was office
work or
computers
work.
Average salary
for a
programmer
would be
£50,000.
Editorial Animator Being responsible for the
portrayal of movement and
behaviour within a game,
making best use of the game
engine’s technology, within the
platform’s limitations
Animators must portray movement and
behaviour in an efficient and effective
way which makes best use of the game
engine’s technology, within the
platform’s limitations. It is often
necessary to restrict the number of key
frames used or the number of characters
that can appear on the screen at a time.
Animators work closely with
Programmers and Artists to create the
best balance between smooth seamless
movement and optimised performance
on the target platform.
Animators will
be all under
the misuse of
computer act
if it was office
work or
computers
work.
Salaries may
range from
around £19,440
to upwards of
£26,120 a year.
Freelance
animators may
not always be in
full-time
employment so
their income
may vary.
Administrative Secretary A secretary or administrator The role varies greatly depending on the Under of the Average salary a

2. provides both clerical and
administrative support to
professionals, either as part of a
team or individually. The role
plays a vital part in the
administration and smooth-
running of businesses
throughout industry.
sector, the size of the employer and
levels of responsibility. Most work
involves both written and oral
communication, word processing and
typing, and requires relevant skills such as
IT, organisational and presentation skills,
as well as the ability to multi-task and
work well under pressure.
freedom of
information
act.
secretary will
earn is about
£24,000.
Managerial Product/Brand manager Helping create and implement
marketing campaigns to
maximise the sales of games
In terms of marketing, the job is highly
team-oriented as many different
departments, such as publicity, sales and
outside contractors are involved in
creating a complete campaign.
Tasks typically range from the design,
creation and distribution of packaging
and marketing materials such as cover
images, posters, websites and point-of-
sale assets, to liaising with media buyers
concerning the placement of adverts.
They would
most likely to
be under the
copyright act
and they can’t
copy someone
else’s adverts
or product.
Salaries range
from £19,500 to
£29,500 for a
junior or
assistant brand
manager, up to
£50,000 or
more for a
senior brand
manager.
Finance Production accountant Are there to manage finances
and maintaining financial
records. They work with
production offices with the
preparing schedules and
budgets. They do day to day
office work.
Their responsibilities are calculating
finances, cost production, liaising with
financiers and controlling the cash flow to
ensure that payments are paid on time
and in accordance with agreements and
approved budgets. They also confirm that
all legal requirements and that the
company is a legal trading entity. They
organize the VAT and PAYE registration.
They have to
go through the
Government
regulation of
knowledge of
Union, guild,
tax and other
Government
relevant
regulation.
The ranges
salary of a
production
accountant is
£18,781,52-
£66,990.86.
Creative Games designer Devising what a game consists
of and how it plays, defining all
the core elements.
Communicating this to the rest
During development, the Game Designer
makes adjustments to the original
specification for the game to respond to
technical constraints which have been
Games
designer will
be all under
the misuse of
Salaries may
range from
around £19,000
to £55,000 a

3. of the development team who
create the art assets and
computer code
identified and to incorporate new
programming and art creation methods
developed by the team. They also train
QA Testers to play the game, making sure
that they understand what is expected of
the finished product.
computer act
if it was office
work or
computers
work.
year. Games
designers work
around 35 hours
a week, but
they may need
to work longer
hours as
deadlines
approach.
Sales and Marketing Quality assurance
technicians or testers.
Testing, tuning and debugging a
game and suggesting
refinements that ensure its
quality and playability and
assuring quality in a game and
finding all its flaws before it
goes public
They are responsible for assuring quality
in the final product and for finding all the
flaws in a game before it goes public.
They look for programme bugs - spelling
mistakes, localisation problems
(variations of the game are required for
different territories), graphical or audio
glitches, and also any copyright issues.
Under the
copyright act
and the
misuse of
computer act.
Average salary
of a game tester
is a trainee
technicians earn
£12,000-
15,000 per year.
Experienced
technicians earn
up to £22,000,
while senior
technicians earn
up to £25,000.