Production Director

BioWare; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 187,000 - 259,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement plan

Potential bonuses

Work-life balance programs

Job summary

A leading video game company is looking for a Production Director with substantial experience in game development. The role involves leading teams to ensure high-quality execution of the next title in the beloved franchise. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience, ideally with senior-level leadership on AAA titles, and a deep understanding of RPG development. This position supports a hybrid work model, located in Vancouver, with a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in game development production.
• Proven ownership on multiple AAA titles from concept to launch.
• Strong executive presence and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic bridge between creative intent and execution.
• Provide leadership across the full development lifecycle.
• Identify and mitigate risks early to ensure project success.

Skills

Game development production

Leadership accountability

ARPG and RPG development expertise

Mentoring production leaders

Job description

Overview

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. A team where everyone makes play happen. We are looking for a Production Director with a passion for the Mass Effect universe to serve as a high-impact leader on our next Mass Effect title. You will partner closely with creative leadership, studio teams, and internal and external partners to champion the game's vision and ensure its execution at the highest quality bar. The Production Director will report to the Executive Producer.

Location: Edmonton, Montreal, Vancouver (hybrid, three days a week onsite at the studio).

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic bridge between creative intent and development execution, translating high-level vision into a clear direction that enables teams to deliver at AAA quality.
• Provide leadership across the full development lifecycle, anticipating needs, setting executional direction, and ensuring teams are positioned to succeed at each phase.
• Build and sustain strong coalitions across creative, technical, production, and partner teams, fostering alignment and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Break down complex creative and technical goals into understandable, actionable components, ensuring teams understand both the why and the how behind their work.
• Identify and mitigate risks early, drive resolution of cross-team challenges, and make informed tradeoffs that protect quality, schedule, and long-term franchise health.
• Represent the project and production organization in communications with studio leadership, EA partners, and external stakeholders, including press as needed.
• Establish and reinforce clear objectives, transparency, and accountability across teams to maintain alignment and momentum.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of game development production experience, including senior-level leadership on multiple large-scale AAA titles.
• Proven ownership on multiple games delivered from early concept through launch and live support, demonstrating strong leadership accountability.
• Deep expertise in ARPG and RPG development, including systems, content pipelines, player expectations, and competitive analysis.
• Led complex, multidisciplinary organizations around a shared creative vision.
• Strong executive presence with an influence-based leadership style that builds trust, resolves ambiguity, and enables decision-making at scale.
• Experience partnering with external development teams, vendors, publishing, marketing, first-party partners, press and lead initiatives around game showcases.
• A track record of mentoring senior production leaders, developing high-performing teams, and shaping production culture and best practices at the studio level.

Company & Benefits

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).

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$187,000 - $259,400 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation, sick time, top-up to EI/QPIP benefits, extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, and potential eligibility for bonus and equity. Some roles may be eligible for additional incentives.

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. We empower our teams to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing wellness and work-life balance. EA 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 also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law and provide workplace accommodations as required by law.