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Assistant Content Designer - EA SPORTS™ NHL

EA SPORTS NHL has revolutionized sports gaming for millions of players worldwide. We’ve pioneered award-winning creative technology and experiences to connect players to the speed, skill, and heart of the NHL.

The EA SPORTS NHL franchise is founded on passion and new ideas. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the team is composed of diverse talent dedicated to creating on-ice experiences that connect gamers around the world through play. If you're a creative pioneer with a passion for your craft, this will be more than a job. It’ll be what you love.

An EA Sports Assistant Live Content Designer at EA Vancouver works with the production and design team on identifying and creating live content that the EA Sports customer longs for. You will report to one of the Producers on the EA Sports NHL team. Knowledge of Hockey and a genuine passion for the sport is a requirement. You will also need a good eye for product quality and usability along with a hunger for AAA game development. Some of the main tasks for this position include live content design and live content execution which will require you to have collaboration skills. Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external developers is therefore a requirement.

Competencies

Work closely with a live service team through all phases of the live product cycle.
Work with individuals from different disciplines, focused on achieving shared product/team goals.
Understand recent trends and what good looks like within a live service model and how it applies to the current product.
Come up with and document creative ideas. Evaluate and critique existing ideas.
Good eye for game quality and strong advocate for the end-user experience.

Responsibilities

Work closely with NHL Live Team to build and execute on the live content plan.
Responsible for executing content plan, meeting deadlines and quality levels for live content.
Translate real-world events into live content ideas/plans on short notice, which may sometimes require flexible work hours to mirror real world hockey events.
Clearly define goals and opportunities for live content based on "Key Performance Indicators".
Work with NHL producers to understand targets and priority changes.
Responsible for effective communication of progress and quality with NHL team.
Develops game-wide relationships and strong engagement with other groups (e.g. Marketing/QA/etc).
Work closely across teams to manage dependencies and coordinate deliverables.
Contribute to team morale & team health. Encourage others towards positive working relationships.

Qualifications

Minimum 1 year background in game design and/or production with relevant experience working on a live service

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$60,300 - $78,800 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

In Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of paid sick time, company top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement benefits to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and long-term cash programs.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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