Producer (Apex Legends)

Respawn Entertainment; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 93,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Bonus program

Job summary

Respawn Entertainment in Vancouver is seeking an experienced Producer to drive cross‑functional world development, coordinating long‑ and short‑term plans and ensuring milestones are met. You will foster strong communication across departments and manage dependencies, risks, and schedules to keep development on track.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years as a Producer on AAA titles, with a solid grasp of production workflows, agile and waterfall planning, and a proactive approach to problem solving.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Producer on AAA game projects.
• Ability to communicate goals, risks and dependencies clearly.
• Strong understanding of game development methodologies.
• Experience with waterfall and agile planning approaches.
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence tools.
• Proactive mindset and drive to move projects forward.

Responsibilities

• Drive production for multiple features and central teams concurrently.
• Collaborate with team leads to surface challenges and impediments.
• Manage team schedule, scope, and capacity planning.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement production improvements.
• Facilitate cross‑department communication and support the team.
• Partner with Production and department leads to address needs.
• Plan long-term strategies to prevent roadblocks and keep momentum.
• Lead features from initial requests through release.
• Encourage best practices across the production team.

Skills

Producer

Communication

Project management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall planning

Jira/Confluence

Tools

Jira

Confluence

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.
Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars™ Jedi: Survivor and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry.
You can learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio.
Reporting to the Senior Producer, we are looking for an experienced Producer who will embrace our player- and gameplay-first philosophy and share their hard-earned expertise to help us create an incredible experience for our players.
In this role, you will be responsible for creating and supporting the execution of long- and short-term plans for cross-functional world development. You will facilitate communication across the team, support workflow dependencies, identify and mitigate risks, and be a key component in our team hitting our development goals.

What You’ll Do...

• In partnership with department directors and team leads, drive production for multiple features and centralized groups simultaneously.
• Partner closely with the team leads to understand their challenges and identify impediments to success.
• Establish and maintain the team’s schedule and scope/capacity plans.
• Focus on development processes, identifying inefficiencies and introducing production and development process improvements.
• Be a conduit of communication between departments and provide support to the team in a variety of different capacities.
• Work closely with the Production team and department leads, identifying and informing the team of any issues or needs.
• Look at long term strategies for any potential roadblocks and proactively address them.
• Drive features from initial requests through release.
• Combat inertia, act as a force to keep moving things forward.
• Partner effectively with other team members to support overall efforts of the department and help define and encourage production best practices.
  

Ideally you will have...

• 3+ years of experience as a Producer on AAA game/s through the full development cycle, from concept to ship.
• Ability to effectively communicate goals, risks, and dependencies to the development and leadership teams.
• A strong understanding of game development methodologies.
• Experience working with waterfall and agile planning methods.
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
• Proactive tendencies and an endless motor.
• Sense of urgency and a desire to get things done.
• Ability to self-motivate and help motivate others.
• Ability to juggle many tasks at once.
• Strong people skills. Empathy for fixing the problems of others, respect for others’ time.
• Intense passion for helping people and teams achieve their goals.
  

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) *$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 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.