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This is an entry level role and great for a recent grad! Game Testers at SIE are responsible for finding and replicating bugs/glitches and accurately reporting them to the game developers. The ideal ...

Game Designer, Casual F2P

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$167K/yr

Play and deeply analyze casual games across genres, Match-3, Time Management, Simulation, Indie ... Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, art, QA, marketing) to ensure designs are ...

Throughout the program, students collaborate on interdisciplinary teams with programmers, artists ... indie games, to art games, and games for change on established and experimental platforms. In ...

... A developers like Activision and Electronic Arts to the Kickstarter-fueled Indie scene. If you're looking to jumpstart a career in game journalism, mxdwn Games is a great place to begin. If ...

... A developers like Activision and Electronic Arts to the Kickstarter-fueled Indie scene. If you're looking to jumpstart a career in game journalism, mxdwn Games is a great place to begin. If ...

Game Test Analyst

San Diego, CA · On-site

$17.75 - $18/hr

This is an entry level role and great for a recent grad! Game Testers at SIE are responsible for finding and replicating bugs/glitches and accurately reporting them to the game developers. The ideal ...

ABOUT US Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with ...

ABOUT US Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with ...

ABOUT US Xsolla is a global e-commerce company with robust tools and services to help game developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner ...

ABOUT US Xsolla is a global e-commerce company with robust tools and services to help game developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner ...

This is an entry-level engineering role ideal for someone eager to grow their skills while contributing to high-quality slot game experiences. We are actively seeking candidates who use AI-assisted ...

This is an entry-level engineering role ideal for someone eager to grow their skills while contributing to high-quality slot game experiences. We are actively seeking candidates who use AI-assisted ...

This is an entry-level engineering role ideal for someone eager to grow their skills while contributing to high-quality slot game experiences. We are actively seeking candidates who use AI-assisted ...

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As of Jun 24, 2026, the average yearly pay for entrylevel indie game developer in the United States is $108,471.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $81,500.00 and $124,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.
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Adjunct Instructor for IDeATe

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 12 days ago


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8.6

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The IDeATe course 53-322 IDeATe: Little Games/Big Stories: Indie Roleplaying Game Studio is seeking an adjunct instructor for the Fall 2026 term.
With the media resurgence of tabletop and live action roleplaying, standards like Dungeons and Dragons and Vampire the Masquerade have gained more players thanks to popular streaming platforms. While these games have been a cultural touchstone, players have always gone out of their confines and into the thriving independent role playing games community. Producing unique forms of play, and exploring themes outside the realms of fantasy, indie games are bigger than ever. This studio course aims to introduce students to the history and methods of creating independent analog roleplaying games in their many forms. Students will receive hands-on experience which aims to cultivate a praxis and practice as well as investigate the current art of independent roleplaying games. Focusing on analog roleplaying games across the current indie design spectrum (storytelling, tabletop, journaling, and larp), students will split their time between playing games and critically learning from their form and creating their own games. At the end of the semester, students will submit their work in the form of a self-published roleplaying zine. There will be opportunities for students to receive feedback from current industry practitioners in critique sessions. No game writing or design experience is necessary to join this course.
53-322 IDeATe: Little Games/Big Stories: Indie Roleplaying Game Studio
Units | 9
Time | 10:00-11:50am, Tues/Thurs
Location | Hunt Library A10A (IDeATe Media Lab)
Lab/office Hours | To be set by instructor
Qualifications
We are open to applicants from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds, including (but not limited to) game design, performing, electronic, and visual art, humanities, and other technical disciplines (engineering/sciences/mathematics). We prefer applicants who have already earned a master's degree in their discipline, but are open to considering students currently in a master's or doctoral program. We encourage applications from people who identify as members of communities that are historically underrepresented in the academy.

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