Games Designer

6 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Light & Wonder Full time

Gaming:
Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. Light & Wonder’s gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

Bring our games to life by creating exciting new concepts that drive slot gameplay. Work with a group of exceptionally talented mathematicians and game designers to provide the best gaming experience for the slot player.

As a member of the Game Design Team, your primary responsibility will be to contribute to the design and development of new gaming content. The role will provide opportunities to design games & math models for a wide range of markets including the UK, US, Europe & online.

Full training and mentoring will be given along with the potential for career development opportunities.

**Responsibilities**:

- Initiate and contribute to the concept design of casino/slot machine games.
- Maintain a thorough and current knowledge of the markets the company is involved in.
- Collaborate with mathematicians and game designers to brainstorm new game mechanics and assess the mathematical feasibility of concept math models.
- Develop an understanding of competitive products and technologies.
- Collaborate with software engineers and artists to realize the full potential of the final game design.

**Qualifications**:
Essential:

- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Games Designer in the Casino/Gambling industry.
- Proven success in design within the Casino/Gambling environment.
- Passion for gaming products.
- Technical design flair and vision.

Desirable:

- Proficiency in software such as C++ (or related).
- Background in mathematics, particularly in math models.
- Artistic skills.
- Musical aptitude is a bonus for contributing to our game jingles.

What can we offer?
- Annual performance bonus
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working
- 1 day of paid leave to work on charitable projects
- Half Day for Health (encouraging you to take time away for you & your wellbeing)
- 5% employer pension contributions
- A reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

If you are invited to an interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.


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