Don’t be an NPC, make work your play in a career that’s both technical and creative
Here’s your chance to have a career that uses both the technical and creative parts of your brain!
How can this be when we’re being told AI is coming for our dream jobs? Well, when it comes to the world of tech and creativity, AI lacks the unique storytelling flair, intuitive design skills, and truly innovative spark that humans can have.
This is great news if you’re tech-smart and creative – you’ll be essential in an AI world! You could pursue fields like design, media, gaming or film… your imagination is the limit!
Did you know?
Australians love video games! In 2024, Australians spent $3.8 billion on video games and related hardware.
Creative tech jobs include:
- Associate producer
- Extended reality (XR) developer
- Digital animator
- 3D artist
- Game designer
- Creative director
- Technical artist
- Human-centred UX/UI designer
- Architect
- Graphic designer
Start your career here
Technology+creativity+study
- Bachelor of Game Design and Development, Torrens University
- Bachelor of Design (Honours), UTS
- Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments, QUT
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Games Design and Development), Murdoch University
- Certificate III in Information Technology (Game Development Foundations), Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Technology+creativity+jobs
- Technical artist $56K–$82K
- 3D animator $47K–$89K
- Video game programmer $40K–$78K
- Creative director $66K–$178K
Salaries according to payscale.com
This originally appeared in Careers with STEM: Technology 2025.
