Experience Designer (UX) - EA SPORTS NHL

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks vacation per year

10 days sick time per year

Extended health/dental/vision coverage

Basic life insurance

Job summary

EA SPORTS NHL is seeking an Experience Designer II to optimize player experiences across platforms. You will translate complex needs into intuitive solutions, collaboration across disciplines, and uphold the visual identity of EA SPORTS NHL and seasonal campaigns.

Reporting to the Associate UX Director, you will help elevate usability, clarity, and emotional impact while advocating for players and driving design quality across the team.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional UX experience in video game development or a similar field.
• 2+ years working with multi-platform development.
• 3+ years of professional UX design experience using Figma.
• Portfolio demonstrating impactful UX work with design process, rationale, documentation and outcomes.
• Experience designing for diverse input methods and variable performance profiles with cohesive UX.
• Knowledge of UX and interaction design principles: user flows, information hierarchy, wireframes, prototyping, and player-centric thinking.
• Experience with graphic design, layout, and gestalt principles.
• Positive, collaborative mindset with a drive to learn and improve craft.
• Bachelor-level degree in Experience Design, HCI, Psychology or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine player flows, wireframes, interaction patterns, and layouts to improve usability.
• Ensure multi-platform parity and high-quality player engagement across environments.
• Contribute to team discussions, share insights, and improve design quality and collaboration.
• Conduct team interviews and facilitate brainstorms or workshops with guidance.
• Advocate for UX excellence and iterate on feedback to enhance usability and emotional impact.

Skills

UX design

Figma

User flows

Prototyping

Multi-platform

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Figma

Job description

About the Role

The EA Sports NHL team is seeking a collaborative, creative, and passionate Experience Designer II. This role is pivotal in ensuring experiences are optimized and intuitive across diverse hardware capabilities for millions of players across multiple platforms. The designer will advocate for players, transform complex needs into intuitive solutions, and elevate the quality of interactive experiences. Reporting to the Associate UX Director, the role collaborates with all disciplines to create high-quality experiences that promote player engagement and strengthen the visual identity of EA SPORTS NHL and seasonal campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and refine player flows, wireframes, interaction patterns, and layouts that improve clarity, usability, and comprehension.
• Guide the adaptation and translation standards of core gameplay, controls, and menu experiences to accommodate multi-platform, ensuring parity of experience and high-quality player engagement across all environments.
• Contribute to team discussions, share documentation and insights, and help improve design quality, consistency, and collaboration across the team.
• Conduct team member interviews and facilitate brainstorms or workshops under guidance.
• Advocate for UX design excellence with the team at large, gathering feedback, and iterating on solutions that enhance usability, clarity, and emotional impact.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience within video game development or an applicable similar industry.
• 2+ years working with multi-platform development.
• 3+ years of professional UX design experience using Figma.
• Portfolio demonstrating impactful UX work, with clear examples of design process, design rationale, documentation, and outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience designing for diverse input methods and variable performance profiles, with a focus on maintaining a cohesive user experience.
• Experience with UX and interaction design principles, including user flows, complex information hierarchy, wireframing, copywriting, prototyping, and player-centred thinking.
• Experience with graphic design, layout, and gestalt principles.
• Positive, collaborative mindset with a commitment to learning, improving craft quality, and contributing to stronger team outcomes.
• University degree (Bachelor's) in Experience Design, Human-Computer interaction, Psychology or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits & Perks

• 3 weeks of vacation per year to start
• 10 days of sick time per year
• Extended health/dental/vision coverage
• Basic life insurance

About the Company

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.