Game Designer Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Game Designer includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Creating innovative games for entertainment or education purposes.
  • Conceptualizing and developing characters, rules, settings and stories for new games.
  • Pitching new game ideas to executives and clients.
  • Monitoring work and cash flows.
  • Developing design and gaming protocols.
  • Doing quality control.
  • Managing multiple teams and projects.
  • Prototyping new games.
  • Following industry trends and good practices.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Game Designer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Game Designer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.