Cinematic Designer - EA Sports FC

EA SPORTS; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks vacation

Sick time 10 days

Top-up to EI/QPIP

Health/dental/vision

Retirement plan

Bonus potential

Job summary

EA SPORTS FC is seeking a Cinematic Designer in Vancouver to craft emotionally driven moments that align with our cinematic language and design standards. You will collaborate with Animators, Artists, and Engineers to integrate sequences into the game engine across platforms.

You will manage scope, contribute to reviews and playtests, and help maintain a cohesive visual storytelling style for the EA SPORTS IP. A shipped title and strong storytelling skills are required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional game design experience.
• One or more shipped titles in Cinematic/Animation/Narrative design.
• Familiarity with game engine cinematic tools.
• Experience with cinematic language, frame composition, pacing, tone, and narrative structure.
• Collaborates well, accepts feedback and critiques peers.

Responsibilities

• You will create compelling action and emotionally motivated moments.
• You will uphold cinematic standards across the game and IP.
• You will manage scope and budgets to meet deadlines without jeopardizing the player's experience.
• You will participate in reviews, stand-ups, playtests, and cross-department work.

Skills

Cinematic design

Game design

Animation tools

Narrative pacing

Team collaboration

Tools

Game engine cinematic 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.

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. Cinematic Designer - EA SPORTS™ FC EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment with over 30 years of innovation, passion, and connection of millions of players across the globe to their favorite sports, teams, and players. EA SPORTS portfolio includes one of the world’s #1 best-selling video game with over 200M engaged players across multiple platforms, including console, PC, and mobile. Innovation, passion, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for the brightest talent so we can continue to create experiences that connect with millions of hearts and minds the world over. To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to integrate complex animations into the game engine to industry standards. You will work closely with the Animators, Artists, and Software Engineers to seamlessly integrate these animations into game.

Responsibilities

• You will create compelling action and emotionally motivated moments.
• You will uphold established cinematic standards across the game and broader IP to maintain a design language.
• You will manage the scope and budget of assigned tasks to meet project deadlines without jeopardizing the player's experience.
• You will participate in reviews, stand-ups, playtests, and work across departments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional game design experience.
• One or more shipped titles in a Cinematic, Animation, or Narrative Design capacity.
• Familiarity with one or more game engine cinematic tools
• Experience with cinematic language, frame composition, pacing, tone, and narrative structure.
• Work collaboratively, receive feedback, and constructively critique peers.

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) *$77,700 - $107,900 CAD

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

For Canada, 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 other incentive 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.