Game Designer II

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IGT
, where innovation meets entertainment on a global scale! From the casino floor to your mobile screen,
we deliver thrilling, responsible, and unforgettable gaming experiences
—powered by world‑class content
, strong technical and commercial capabilities and nurtured by a culture of collaboration, accountability, and ownership.

Whether it’s spinning reels, placing bets, or enabling secure payments, we turn innovation into impact through disciplined execution and long‑term value creation. With a team of over 6,000 employees across 30+ countries and products delivered in more than 100 jurisdictions worldwide
, we operate at scale while staying closely connected to customers we serve. If you’re ready to bring your talent to a team shaping the future of entertainment, your next big move starts here - .

IGT is looking for a Game Designer for the Video Poker product line, which includes poker, keno, blackjack, slots, and roulette games. Game Designers are responsible for developing the design vision for game development projects including oversight of the game development process and team to assure the Designer’s vision is realized. This role is a central point of cross‑functional game contributors including Producers, Graphic Artists, Mathematicians, Developers, Technical Artists, Test Engineers, and 3rd party contractors.

Responsibilities include oversight and decision making with respect to the mechanics of the game, directionality of art, sounds, and themes, and mathematical aspects of how the game plays among others. Game Designers facilitate development in two ways: creation of new games from design ideation through release as a final product and/or existing game adaptation termed reskins or conversions for release in markets with different rules and nuances.

Designers typically work on multiple game development projects at once.
This is a hybrid role based in Reno, Nevada. Candidates must reside in or relocate to Reno.

• Immerse in IGT and gaming industry environment by playing games, reviewing internally available information, and interacting with employees involved in the game development process.
• Understand market requirements in the Video Poker context and bring new games to that market space.
• Develop and document design vision for game products to assigned market(s) with mentor oversight.
• Support team members with development of design vision for game products to assigned market(s).
• Facilitate development and delivery of game projects to assigned market(s) from initial concept to release.
• Engage with and motivate cross‑functional project team to deliver on designer’s vision while ensuring product specifications are met.
• Identify solutions to game development challenges and conflicting expectations of cross‑functional team members.
• Serve as liaison for cross‑functional team requests including prioritizing requests based on impact to game development process.
• Review delivered results against initial vision to identify areas of improvement for successive game development projects.

Business & Role

• Continuously learning designer roles & responsibilities through active field engagement and asking questions of mentor.
• Learn the game development process and tasks of moderately complex game development projects including involved cross‑functional area by shadowing teams and engagement in cross‑functional meetings.

Soft Skills

• Understand team members’ points of view and incorporate those into your approach to team communication.
• Develop working understanding of key factors that determine prioritization of project assignments, game development initiatives, & tasks of cross‑functional game development team.
• Ada…