Petroglyph is a small, independent company with dedicated, talented people and a strong culture which gives us the flexibility to create the kind of games we all want to play. Our work environment is creative, fun, and casual, allowing individuals to foster their career growth and achieve their greatest potential. We offer competitive salaries, an excellent benefits package and a generous profit sharing plan.
We are located in fabulous Las Vegas, NV where the cost of living is lower, there is no state income tax and warm, sunny days abound year round.
Our previous titles include Star Wars: Empire at War and it's expansion Forces of Corruption, and Universe at War: Earth Assault for the PC and XBox 360. We currently have exciting new MMO projects in the works including our upcoming online game MYTHEON. Become a part of Petroglyph and join in on all the fun!
The MMO Game Designer is responsible for understanding, refining, maintaining, and disseminating the game design vision, game design, mission building, gameplay balancing, and game proposal development of a Massive Multiplayer Online Game. Typically reports to Lead/Sr. Designer or Producer.
Duties include:
• Responsible for designing and developing project story lines, including writing proposals, treatments, levels and scenarios on a console project. • Develops concepts and treatments for products. • Creates game and AI scripts using LUA, or similar C/C ++ structured languages. • Works with the team to define the creative vision and fun factor, as well as product content and schedule. • Writes and maintains design documents for the MMO project. • Works closely with members of the production team to execute design and work though design revisions as needed.
Qualifications:
• Minimum of 3 years game design experience in the game industry, with design credit on at least one shipped MMO game title. • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. • Exceptional organization, communication, and writing skills. • Expert knowledge of game design trends. • Self-directed, detail oriented, problem solver with a burning desire to contribute to a uniquely creative environment. • Knowledge of scripting languages such as LUA and C++ structured scripting languages. • Experience and a thorough knowledge of how the major game design elements all work together. • Proven success in creating compelling game-play, scenarios, activities, and encounters. • Strong organizational skills: ability to keep track of minute details as well as the big picture while multitasking. • Ability to both conceptualize and implement game ideas using various tools and technology. • An avid gamer with strong interest in pushing the industry forward creatively.
