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Game Jobs in Santa Monica

Every open Santa Monica game industry role in the games industry, pulled straight from studios' own career pages and refreshed every hour. Salary shown when the studio publishes it, ghost-job listings flagged, and you apply on the studio's own site. No ads, no recruiters in the middle.

Santa Monica has 48 open game industry roles right now across 6 studios, led by Design, Engineering, Production, Animation. Studios hiring in Santa Monica: Naughty Dog, Activision, Absurd Ventures, Blizzard Entertainment, Sony Interactive and more. Every listing is pulled straight from the studio's own careers page and refreshed hourly — you apply on their site, not ours.

Right now, hiring skews Mid (44% of open Santa Monica game industry roles), Activision (HQ) has the most live openings (16), 77% publish a salary range, 8% were posted in the last week.

48 open roles 5 studios synced hourly · updated 2026-08-04

Open Santa Monica game industry roles right now

Mission Designer
Absurd Ventures · Santa Monica
Mid$100K–$115K1 day ago
Principal Gameplay Animator
Absurd Ventures · Santa Monica
Lead$150K–$175K1 day ago
Lead Open World Designer
Absurd Ventures · Santa Monica
Lead$150K–$175K4 days ago
Head of Compensation
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Director+$168K–$311K8 days ago
Project Manager, HR Strategic Projects
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Mid$74K–$137K9 days ago
Associate Manager, Digital Marketing - Activision
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Entry$73K–$134K91 days ago
Senior Character Artist
Naughty Dog · United States
HybridSenior14 days ago
Marketing & Franchise Development Manager (Temporary)
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Mid$81K–$149K84 days ago
Senior Game Designer (Combat)
Naughty Dog · United States
OnsiteSenior$145K–$181K19 days ago
Game Designer, Level (Contingent)
Naughty Dog · United States
HybridMid19 days ago
Game Designer, Technical (Contingent)
Naughty Dog · United States
HybridMid19 days ago
Auditor, Controls & Compliance
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Mid$57K–$105K20 days ago
Senior Communications Specialist (Temporary)
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Senior37 days ago
Software Engineer, Automation and Data - Central Technology (Temporary)
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
HybridMid$78K–$143K51 days ago
Product Manager, Emerging Franchises
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Mid$114K–$211K40 days ago
Cinematic Technical Designer
Absurd Ventures · Santa Monica
Mid$115K–$140K26 days ago
Senior Software Engineer I
Blizzard Entertainment · Santa Monica
Senior$103K–$190K35 days ago
Principal Sound Designer
Absurd Ventures · Santa Monica
Lead$140K–$160K33 days ago
Senior Producer
Absurd Ventures · Santa Monica
Senior$120K–$150K34 days ago
Associate Game Designer, Technical
Naughty Dog · United States
HybridEntry34 days ago
Senior Technical Program Manager - Central Technology (Temporary)
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Senior$95K–$175K34 days ago
Lead Game UX/UI Designer
Absurd Ventures · Santa Monica
Lead$150K–$190K35 days ago
Senior Technical Product Manager - Tech Strategy, Central Technology
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Senior$81K–$149K63 days ago
IT Support Services Lead
Naughty Dog · United States
OnsiteLead$133K–$167K41 days ago
Sr. Manager, Activision Labor Relations
Activision (HQ) · Santa Monica
Senior$105K–$194K98 days ago

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The Santa Monica game industry market right now

Computed from the 48 live roles on this page, refreshed hourly.

Seniority mix

Entry3 · 6%
Mid21 · 44%
Senior13 · 27%
Lead9 · 19%
Director+2 · 4%

Where the roles are

  • Santa Monica, California, United States of America 17
  • United States, Santa Monica, CA 16
  • Santa Monica 13
  • Santa Monica, CA 2

Tools & engines asked for

  • Unreal 12
  • Python 9
  • C++ 9
  • C# 8
  • Lua 6
  • Motion Capture 5
  • Maya 4
  • UX Research 4

Pay & freshness

37 of these roles publish a range (77%). Median advertised band: $121K–$175K.

4 posted in the last 7 days; the median role here has been live 49 days.

0% of the roles that state a work model are fully remote — this is a mostly on-site corner of the industry.

How DevQuest keeps this list honest

Game-dev hiring is full of stale and "ghost" postings. DevQuest shows how long each role has been live and flags listings that keep getting re-posted, so you don't waste an afternoon applying into the void. We show real salary only when the studio publishes it, never an invented "competitive" range, and we link you straight to the studio's own application page. No recruiters, no ads, and we never sell your data.

Don't see your fit yet?

4 new Santa Monica game industry roles landed in the last seven days, most recently across studios like Activision (HQ), Naughty Dog, Absurd Ventures. Filter the full board by seniority, region, studio, and tech stack (search a skill like C++ or Unreal), or set a free weekly email alert and let the new ones come to you.

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How often are Santa Monica game industry roles updated?

Every hour. We pull Santa Monica game industry openings straight from studios' own career pages, so this list reflects what's live right now — currently 48 roles across 5 studios.

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How does DevQuest handle stale or ghost jobs?

We show how long each role has been live, flag listings that keep getting re-posted, and drop links that go dead — so you don't waste time applying into the void.

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