Associate UX Designer

Electronic Arts (EA); Vancouver; On-site; CAD 83,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Vancouver seeks an Associate UX Designer to enhance user experience across platforms. The ideal candidate will possess 3+ years of UX design experience and demonstrate strong collaborative skills with product managers and engineers. This role emphasizes owning feature-level designs and applying established UX strategies. Benefits include competitive pay range and various wellness programs to promote a balanced life.

Benefits

3 weeks vacation

10 sick days

Health, dental, vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience conducting usability testing, including planning and facilitation.
• Ability to apply usability and accessibility principles.
• Self-starter mindset to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver feature-level UX design work within a defined scope.
• Support senior designers by applying guidance into feature designs.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to iterate designs.

Skills

Customer-centric approach

Strong feature-level UX thinking

High-quality visual design craft

Collaboration with product managers

Heuristic analysis skills

Education

3+ years of professional UX design experience

Tools

Google Workspace tools

Job description

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Overview

We’re looking for an Associate UX Designer with a strong UX foundation who is ready to grow their impact within a collaborative product design team. You’ll report to the Design & Content Production Director. This role is well-suited for a designer who is comfortable owning feature-level design work, applying established UX strategy and patterns, and supporting senior product designers who are responsible for defining broader experience direction.

You’ll work across the EA website and internally facing tools, collaborating closely with product managers, producers, engineers, and senior designers. While you’ll be expected to deliver independently within a defined scope, the role includes ongoing mentorship, feedback, and support to help you continue developing your skills and judgment. You’ll design layouts, templates, and assets that scale across global regions and multiple platforms, all while maintaining a strong understanding of UX and UI best practices.

Our ideal candidate has a proven track record of successfully crafting high-quality and data-backed human-centered design solutions. You thrive in collaborative environments, adapt well to a constantly evolving industry, possess practical knowledge UX research and digital marketing visual strategies, and generally carry positive energy that benefits the greater team. Additionally, this candidate must thrive in a collaborative environment, adapt well to a constantly evolving industry, possess practical knowledge of brand and digital design, and generally carry positive energy that benefits the greater team.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver feature-level UX design work within a defined scope, applying guidance from senior designers
• Support senior product designers by translating overarching UX strategy and interaction patterns into well-executed feature designs
• Design experiences for both public-facing web properties and internal tools
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to understand requirements, explore solutions, and iterate toward implementation
• Plan and conduct usability testing, synthesize findings, and apply insights to improve designs
• Perform heuristic evaluations to identify usability issues and opportunities; create user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI designs with a strong emphasis on craft and polish
• Apply existing design systems and interaction patterns to ensure consistency, quality, and speed
• Participate actively in design critiques, reviews, and cross-functional discussions
• Seek feedback, incorporate guidance, and continuously improve your UX and visual design skills

Qualifications

• Approximately 3+ years of professional UX design experience, or equivalent experience demonstrating readiness for this level
• A portfolio that demonstrates:
  • A customer-centric approach to problem solving
  • Strong feature-level UX thinking and execution
  • High-quality visual design craft and attention to detail
• Experience conducting basic usability testing, including planning, facilitation, and synthesis
• Ability to perform heuristic analysis and apply usability and accessibility principles
• Comfort collaborating with product managers, engineers, and designers
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain design decisions clearly
• A self-starter mindset, able to work independently while staying aligned with the team
• A high visual design bar, with the ability to create work that feels polished, cohesive, and production-ready
• Experienced managing and scoping projects within quick deadlines
• Familiarity with web, email, and in-game creative requirements, and comfort using Google Workspace tools

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) $83,000 - $116,400 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid 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, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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.