Modeled career paths · Level design

Where does a Design Director, Games go next?

What employers are asking a Design Director, Games for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Specialist path
VP Marketing+23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 16% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Executive Producer, Games+50% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Producer, Games. 17% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Marketing Officer+88% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 5% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Narrative Director-5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Design Director, Games go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Marketing-14% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Design Director, Games go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Creative Director-27% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Design Director, Games go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Senior Producer, Games-22% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Design Director, Games go here
pivot100% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.

Where does a Design Director, Games go next? · Startline