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Game Designer I, Systems - LOTRO

Job Title: Systems Designer

Company: Standing Stone Games

Location: Needham, MA, USA

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Standing Stone Games is looking for a passionate systems designer to design compelling game systems, mechanics, and itemization, and work with The Lord of the Rings Online team to bring our favorite parts of Lord of the Rings off the page and into our massively multiplayer online game on PC! The systems designer will collaborate with other disciplines and designers to develop engaging and memorable gameplay experiences. This is a full-time position.

Essential Duties:

• Under supervision, design and implement high quality, compelling systems for a massively multiplayer game
• Collaborate closely with an internal team of world builders, artists, content and systems designers
• Communicate scope and vision effectively and efficiently
• Work under direction in a timely fashion to implement new systems
• Learn proprietary tools quickly and work within a complex asset development pipeline

Qualifications:

• Strong familiarity with game design principles, specifically MMOs and group content
• Strong understanding of numbers and mathematics as they relate to game balance
• An avid gamer, with experience in online games
• Strong organizational skills: ability to keep track of minute details as well as the big picture while multitasking
• Strong general computer skills (very comfortable in Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong documentation skills including design proposals and game design documents
• Proven ability to manage time, self-organize, and meet deadlines

Pluses:

• College degree or equivalent work experience
• Any previous industry experience or demonstrable video game design experience
• A mature, professional attitude and work ethic; you need to be able to champion your ideas, yet accept and value the ideas of others
• Experience playing MMOs
• Experiencing evaluating and/or designing monetization systems or mechanics
• Experience with version control software, such as Perforce
• Self-motivated with the ability to creatively solve problems
• Familiarity with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien
• Experience with The Lord of the Rings Online
• Scripting/coding experience, such as Python, Perl, C# or similar languages

**Standing Stone Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to Diversity in the workplace.**

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