Interactive Media Job Roles
There are various areas of work in the Interactive Media industry. Often, due to the fluid, dynamic nature of this sector, as well as the high pace of technological change, job titles and roles tend to be less fixed than in other sectors.
In small companies several roles may be undertaken by one employee, and in others employees may co-operate on some duties and not others.
Outlined in the diagram below are the principal roles associated with Interactive Media - arranged to demonstrate instances where responsibiltities may overlap.
In addition the chart below demonstrates the levels of experience required to undertake each role, showing that often interactive media practitioners will switch between these principal roles throughout their careers as they gain seniority.
Where the bars fade out, this indicates that career progression usually requires moving into a different role at this point - typically to one that is adjacent or nearby on the diagram above.
Where the bars do not fade out, this indicates that career progression is possible within the role, with increasingly senior positions usually being available.
To read in more detail about the different areas of work in interactive media please see our job profiles for this sector: