Slot Game Designer

One of the world's leading mobile game studios is based in Boca Raton, FL hiring a Game Designer to play a key role in the design and development of the next generation of online casino games.

Overview:

The Game Designer role requires a passionate, adaptive, and pioneering team leader with experience adapting proven gameplay mechanics, creativity, innovation, and business analytics into designing AAA online and mobile slot gambling games for a massive international market. This is a key Product Owner role responsible for leading cross-disciplined teams via clear and constructive communication in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with game production teams to create AAA online slot gaming experiences for international online and mobile gambling markets.
• Conceptualize game designs and game mechanics. Create detailed Game Design specifications for entertaining and competitive gambling products that also align with defined technical and regulatory constraints. Create and own all game logic for designs.
• Provide high level direction on all aspects of the product during the entire life cycle inclusive of visuals, audio, technical implementation, user interface, and gameplay flow. Lead and participate in iterative mathematical design reviews.
• Actively work on multiple projects concurrently; strong multitasking skill are essential!
• Demonstrate strong communication and consensus-building skills working directly with highly integrated, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Manage communications with external-facing partners, customers, and licensing agencies.
• Perform active field research, analysis, and utilize industry knowledge in developing new features and products.
• Extensively play test all games in studio development and provide detailed verbal or written feedback around all aspects of the player experience.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5+ years in a Production Team Leadership / Product Owner Role developing for-money slot gambling experiences.
• 10+ shipped titles in a Slot Game Designer role creating AAA slot gaming products for online and/or land-based markets.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must possess a long-standing passion for playing games of multiple genres, particularly slots and casino games.
• Strong understanding of how probabilistic math models affect player experience and impact retention.
• Excellent communication skills with a wide variety of different disciplines within the development studio.
• Well adapted to success in a fast-paced and highly collaborative team environment and continually evolving industry.
• Proficiency in MS Office, JIRA & Agile methodologies.

Benefits:

• All benefits begin and are vested immediately.
• Zero deductible health care coverage
• 30 days sick time
• 17 vacation days, 5 days off paid Christmas to New Year's and Federal holidays
• 4% 401k match
• Up to 25% bonus paid quarterly based personal and game team performance

Location:

• This role is based is in Boca Raton, FL
• It is in-office 5 days per week
• Relocation expenses are paid

Applicants should expect to complete an Assessment Evaluation as part of the interview process.

About the company:

Join a team that values people and loves gaming. No TPS reports, guaranteed!

This three studio software engineering company is quickly becoming known as a leading creative developer of online mobile casino games. With no legacy or corporate entity to serve, this company is embracing leading technologies to deliver new and innovative experiences. Their customers are shifting work from other studios to them as their games are achieving faster market penetration, higher user satisfaction and superior quality. They recruit for attitude and aptitude. They believe the right people will employ their passion for gaming to create great product with minimal supervision/overhead which is the inspiration behind their small distributed studio approach to growth. You owe it to yourself to see this amazing alternative to corporate and indie game development.