Game Designer

Position Summary

Our Reno team at Light & Wonder designs and develops content for our Central Determination Class II Historical Horse Racing charitable gaming and Class III markets. It is an exciting environment where game designers, mathematicians, engineers, artists, sound designers and testers work together to produce some of the best content for the market.

• Conceptualizing designs for slot games.
• Create designs based on existing designs and / or games based on stakeholder requirements.
• Pitching designs to various levels of stakeholders.
• Documentation and communication of game design.
• Review and iteration of game design including all aspects of the game art, math, sound, execution & choreography.
• Participation in theme and mechanic brainstorming.
• Market and data analysis of current trends.

• Education
  : A degree in Art, Animation, Game Development, Interactive Media or a related field. Equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.
• Training and Experience
  :
  Minimum 1-3 years of design and / or creative experience. Game design experience preferred. Background in casino style game development is highly preferred.
• Knowledge,
  
  Skills and Abilities
  
  :
  Experience designing games or similar products that come into being through various channels including original concepts, competitively relevant products and business or market needs. Knowledge and experience with various game development pipelines & methodologies. Experience working with multiple disciplines including artists, mathematicians, software developers creating games or products. Strong written and communication skills. Ability to communicate and collaborate with others.
  
  Ability to work in a deadline-oriented environment. Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

This is an on‑site role based at our studio in Reno, Nevada. Team members are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to support collaboration and studio culture.

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming. A result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles.

As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law) you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please  for EEOC Poster.

• Mechanical Design
• Computer Graphics
• GD&T
• Root Cause Analysis
• CAD
• Mechanical Knowledge
• Creo
• Lua
• Unreal Engine
• Maya
• Project Engineering
• Unity

• Full-Time
• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  Unspecified
• Vacancy: 1