Game Designer Jobs in Ohio
Game Designer jobs in Ohio are open across Cleveland, Columbus, and Solon and other Ohio metros, with employers like Scientific Games hiring at every experience level. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Scientific Games:
Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.
Position Summary
This role is a highly technical Business Analyst to serve as a Solution Subject Matter Expert (SME) within a complex, enterprise lottery systems environment.
The Business Analyst will act as the bridge between business stakeholders, site operations, and Software Development to ensure solutions are technically feasible, architecturally aligned, and successfully delivered.
This is a hands-on, technically grounded role suited for a BA who is comfortable operating at the intersection of systems architecture, integration, and business process design.
- Serve as a technical SME for assigned solution(s), maintaining working knowledge of architecture, integrations, infrastructure components, and deployment flows.
- Lead requirements definition efforts and author detailed System Requirements Specifications (SRS), including functional and non-functional requirements.
- Translate business needs into structured user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
- Enter and manage requirements in JIRA, ensuring traceability from intake through delivery.
- Respond to technical inquiries from customers and internal teams, articulating system capabilities, constraints, and integration impacts.
- Partner with our corporate Development, QA, Technical Services, and Operations teams to validate feasibility and alignment.
- Identify technical risks, sequencing dependencies, and integration impacts early in the lifecycle.
- Support full lifecycle activities including design validation, UAT preparation, production readiness, and post-launch support.
- Apply structured methodology and change management best practices to ensure governance alignment and documentation quality.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
Years of Related Experience
3+ years of Business Analysis experience in complex system environments
Position Required /Qualifications:
- Experience participating in full life cycle (FLC) implementations.
- Working knowledge of:
- System architecture
- Integration sequencing
- Configuration & customization
- Production cutover processes
- Experience developing use cases and conducting gap analysis.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly at all organizational levels.
- Strong documentation and analytical skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
- Lottery industry experience preferred.
- Experience using JIRA or similar backlog management tools.
- Strong technical aptitude and systems thinking, with demonstrated experience authoring detailed functional and system requirements in complex environments.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, multi-project environments while maintaining quality and attention to technical detail.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge business and technical teams and drive alignment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including experience translating business needs into technically sound requirements and identifying integration impacts.
- Customer-focused professional written and verbal communication skills, capable of clearly explaining technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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
Scientific Games, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “SG”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain SG 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 SG complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, SG requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with SG (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SG 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.
SG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.
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Who's Hiring
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What Ohio Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in game designer jobs across Ohio.
- Proficiency with game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine
- Experience designing game systems, levels, or mechanics with documented results
- Portfolio demonstrating shipped or prototype game projects
- Strong understanding of player psychology, pacing, and difficulty balancing
- Ability to collaborate with artists, engineers, and producers using agile workflows
- Familiarity with prototyping tools and scripting basics such as Blueprints or Lua
Game Designer Jobs in Ohio: Frequently Asked Questions
How many game designer jobs are there in Ohio?
There are 7+ game designer openings in Ohio on Migrate Mate as of June 2026, with the most roles in Cleveland, Columbus, and Solon. New positions post regularly as employers across Ohio hire.
How much do game designers make in Ohio?
Game designers in Ohio earn a median of about $83,360 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $48,940 for the lowest 10% to over $151,090 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which Ohio cities have the most game designer jobs?
Cleveland, Columbus, and Solon have the most game designer openings in Ohio right now, with additional roles spread across smaller metros statewide.
Which companies hire game designers in Ohio?
Employers hiring game designers in Ohio include Scientific Games, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote game designer jobs in Ohio?
Yes. About 0% of game designer openings tied to Ohio are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in Ohio metros.
How do I apply for game designer jobs in Ohio?
You can apply to game designer jobs in Ohio directly on Migrate Mate. Search the listings above, find roles that match your experience and preferred Ohio location, then apply to each one that fits.
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