Game Designer

Gaming:
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Position Summary

Job Summary:
The person in this position assists in the creation and development of poker machine (slot) games, including contributing ideas for initial concepts, the design of the mathematical model used in the poker machine game, performing payback calculations, and running simulations to verify the correctness of those calculations. The person in this position will also primarily be responsible for creating required submission documents for gaming regulatory bodies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Assists in the creation of concepts for new poker machine games that maximize player appeal and game performance in the field.
- Assists in the design of fun, innovative math models.
- Responsible for all math model calculations for assigned games, including base game/free games, bonus features, and all payback percentages, hit frequencies, standard deviations, and other metrics as appropriate.
- Creates their own programming tool to verify math models and analyse game play characteristics.
- Prepares Excel spreadsheets for regulatory submission, adhering to Light & Wonder standards for formatting and preferred mathematical methods.
- Reviews other Game Designer’s calculations prior to regulatory submission, checking for correctness and adherence to Light & Wonder standards.
- Develops new and improves existing mathematical methods.
- Works with the regulatory agencies as needed to address and resolve math-related compliance issues.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Proficiency in mathematics, especially probability and statistics.
- Proficiency in Excel, especially in the use of linking and formulas to dynamically calculate probabilities and describe complicated probabilistic events.
- Curiosity, creativity, and high personal integrity.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), especially the ability to communicate complicated mathematical concepts to people without a background in mathematics.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Knowledge of the industry is desirable.
- Intermediate programming skills in C++, C#, Python, Unity, or related languages is desirable.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

**Qualifications**:
Experience, Education and Qualification:

- Ability to work with technical correspondence.
- Bachelor’s degree with Strong Mathematical component, with an emphasis in probability and statistics, or equivalent experience.

Physical Requirements

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.

Work Conditions

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, “L&W”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As 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 of its 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.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.