Level Designer (Video Games)

Job Description:

A Level Designer's job is to keep the player focused on moving through the game and achieving their goal or mission while reducing the potential for confusion. The first level of a game will introduce the player to the game and help learn the bare minimum. Each level that follows will then act to further the story, develop characters, increase the level of complexity, and draw the player further into the game.

Salary: Junior: $55,000  Mid: $80,000  Senior: $111,000  Lead/Manager: $135,000

Occupational Outlook: 

There are always new openings!

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Educational Requirements:

Bachelor's degree

Yale University


Address: 433 Temple Street New Haven, CT 06511

Website: https://www.yale.edu   

Information on the Major:     https://cpsc.yale.edu/


Chicago University


Address: 1101 E. 58th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637

Website: https://www.uchicago.edu/ 

Information on the Major:

https://computerscience.uchicago.edu/ 


University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Address: 601 E John St Champaign, IL

Website: https://illinois.edu/ 

Information on the Major: http://catalog.illinois.edu/courses-of-instruction/cs/ 


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Pros and Cons to Choosing This Career

Pros (Positives to this Career)

Helps and entertains people    

Able to work from home

Good Pay

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Career Researched By: (Shy/David Trivisonno)

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