Human roles in game development (MobyGames)

This page documents the human standard roles in game development as used by MobyGames in February 2011. This data shall be the basis of the development of our very own role system. Please refer to this link for more information regarding the following roles.

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 Business

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Chief Operational Officer (COO)
President
Management

 Production

Vice President of Product Development
Executive Producer
Line Producer
Director of Development
Project Director / Leader / Manager
Senior Producer
Technical Producer
Producer
Associate Producer
Assistant Producer
Project Coordinator
Tester
Additional Support

 Programming / Engineering

Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Technical Director
System Programmer
Engine Programmer
Physics Engine Programmer
Software Tools Programmer
Lead Programmer
Lead Multiplayer Programmer
Senior Programmer
Programmer
Rendering Leads
Online Programmer
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programmer
Script Programmer
Event Programmer
Battle Programmer
Combat Programmer
Gameplay Programmer
Camera Programmer
Hardware Engineer
Lead Scripter
Scripter
System Optimizer
Graphic Optimizer
Data Optimizer
Simulation Algorithm
Installation Programmer
Graphics Programmer
Network Programmer
Additional Programming

 Design

Creative Director
Director
Assistant Director
Development Director
Technology Manager
Design Manager
Lead Designer
Lead Multiplayer Designer
Senior Designer
Designer
Scenario Director
Lead Level/Scenario Designer
Level/Scenario Designer
Planner
Concept Author
Conceptual Design
Interface Designer
Research
Additional Design

 Writers

Story Writer
Scenario Writer
Script Writer
Text Writer
Dialogue Writer
Copy Editor

 Art/Graphics

Senior Art Director
Art Director
Assistant Art Director
Lead Artist
Lead Technical Artist
Lead Visual Effects Artist
Senior Artist
Artist
Graphic Design
Concept Art
Environment Artist
Visual Effects Artist
User Interface (UI) Artist
Character Modeler
Character Designer
Animation Director
Animation Supervisor
Lead Animator
Animator
Additional Art
Additional Animation

 Video/Cinematics

Cinematics Director
Actor
Producer
Casting
Movie Crew
Full Motion Video
Motion Capture
Video-Engineering / Post-Production
Cinematic Lead Animator
Additional Video

 Audio

Director/Manager
Sound Producer
Sound Designer
Music Designer
Sound Engineer
Sound Programmer
Sound Mixer/Editor
Sound Effects (FX)
Composer
Musician
Singer/Vocalist
Lyricist/Songwriter
Orchestration
Voice Director
Recording Engineer
Voice Talent
Additional Sound
Additional Music

 Quality Assurance

Vice President
Director
Senior Manager
Manager
Supervisor
Senior Project Lead
Project Lead
Assistant Lead
Senior Tester
Database Coordinator
Tester
Technical / Compatibility Testing
Additional Support

 Localization

Director
Executive Producer
Producer
Assistant Producer
Manager
Coordinator
Lead Tester
Tester
Translator
Documents
Support

 Marketing

Vice President
Director
Senior Manager
Product / Brand Manager
Associate Brand Manager
Associate
Coordinator
Intern
Additional Support

 Public Relations

Vice President
Director
Manager
Associate
Coordinator
Publicist
Intern
Additional Support

 Creative Services

Vice President
Director
Manager
Coordinator
Cover Design
Packaging
Documentation / Manual
Copywriter
Editor
Manual Illustrations / Photos
Additional Support

 Technology

Vice President
Director
Manager
IT
Webmaster
Other

 Customer / Technical Support

Director
Senior Manager
Manager
Senior Lead
Lead
Representative

 Administration

Administrative Support
Human Ressources

 Support

Consultant
Support
Mastering / Replication Manager
Mastering / Replication Technician

 Thanks

Dedication
Special Thanks

 Other

President (not the head president)
Executive Vice President
Vice President
Sales
Finance
Legal
Licensing
Busines Development
Operations
Manufacturing
Development
Intern
Other
Unknown
Uncredited