Feature Designer

EA SPORTS; Victoria; On-site; CAD 107,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading sports entertainment brand as a Senior Feature Designer. In this exciting role, you will leverage your extensive experience in game design to shape innovative gameplay experiences. Collaborating closely with the Creative Director and other design leaders, you will define best practices, architect complex game systems, and elevate core gameplay concepts. This position offers the chance to work on industry-leading sports video games that resonate with fans worldwide. If you are passionate about creativity and sports, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact in the gaming world.

Benefits

3 weeks vacation

10 days sick time

Paid parental leave

Extended health/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Free games

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in AAA game design with a focus on feature design.
• Proficient in writing detailed design documentation and using production tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the game vision and define feature design guidelines.
• Architect interconnected open world game systems and articulate tradeoffs.

Skills

Game Design

Feature Design

Collaboration Skills

Risk Assessment

American Football Knowledge

Tools

Unreal Engine

Frostbite

Unity

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.

Senior Feature Designer - EA SPORTS

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, FC Soccer, NHL hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.

As a Senior Feature Designer, you will bring your deep knowledge of systems, gameplay, and economies to an exciting new title. You will report directly to the Creative Director.

Responsibilities

• Support the game vision as set by the Creative Director
• Define feature design guidelines and best practices
• Architect interconnected open world game systems
• Articulate risks, wins, and tradeoffs with a clear understanding of the system goals
• Work with other leadership within Design to ensure your designs support AAA moment-to-moment gameplay
• Work with gameplay teams to elevate and reenvision core controls and concepts into new experiences
• Provide and receive critique in a constructive and efficient manner

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience shipping AAA projects as a Designer with experience delivering deep and rich feature designs and game systems in action-oriented gameplay
• Experience writing detailed design documentation for features, tools, and balancing content
• Experience using a range of game production content tools for systems and data, such as Unreal Engine, Frostbite, Unity, or other proprietary tools
• Experience implementing feature updates and balance changes in a live environment for games-as-a-service titles
• Self-assess risk, time, and scope
• Outstanding collaboration skills, driving towards the best possible outcomes
• A functional understanding of and enthusiasm for American Football

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) * $107,600 - $147,100 CAD

In 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 take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much 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.