Game Designer - EA SPORTSTM FC

Electronic Arts; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 92,900 - 129,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks vacation

10 days sick time

Health/dental/vision coverage

Retirement plan

Job summary

Electronic Arts is looking for a Game Designer for EA SPORTSTM FC in Vancouver, Canada. The candidate will design and lead gameplay systems from initial concept through to final production while collaborating with various teams to ensure high-quality player-centric designs.

With at least 3 years of game design experience, strong creative and analytical skills are essential. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage and paid time off.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of game design experience.
• Ability to write and maintain detailed design documentation.
• Strong understanding of interconnected game systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead complex gameplay systems from concept to production.
• Create high-level creative briefs and detailed design specifications.
• Refine features using game metrics and playtesting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a unified vision.

Skills

Game design experience

Creative skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Understanding of Live Service games

Experience with multiplayer games

Experience with sports games

Job description

Game Designer - EA SPORTSTM FC

Vancouver, Canada

Your Responsibilities

• Design and lead complex gameplay systems, mechanics, and content from initial concept through to final production.
• Author high-level creative briefs and detailed design specifications that clearly communicate the vision, goals, and player experience for new features.
• Create spreadsheets and models to simulate, tune, and balance progression systems and game economies.
• Refine features using a mix of game metrics, live performance data, user research, and playtesting to ensure designs meet high-quality player-centric goals.
• Collaborate with design leadership, UX, art, engineering, product management, and production teams to align on direction and feasibility, and to ensure a unified creative vision.
• Pitch innovative ideas and advocate for diverse player-first experiences while clearly communicating the trade-offs and goals of specific design choices.
• Act as a subject matter expert on the player base and franchise history to make informed design decisions that resonate with a diverse global audience.
• Navigate time and scope constraints to deliver unique, fun experiences, consistently tuning, balancing, and bug‑fixing to ensure a polished release.

Your Qualifications

• At least 3 years of game design experience in a game design role.
• Excellent creative, analytical and organization skills, with a demonstrated ability to write and maintain detailed design documentation.
• Strong understanding of Live Service games as an interconnected web of systems that make up the entire player experience.
• Experience with social, multiplayer games as a designer or a passionate player.
• Experience with sports games as a designer or a passionate player.

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): $92,900 - $129,200 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 equity.

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.