Senior Experience Designer - EA Sports FC

Avature; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 107,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative gaming company seeks a Senior Experience Designer to craft engaging user experiences for football fans. This role requires creativity and expertise in UI/UX design, where you will lead the development of features that delight players. Join a diverse team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming experiences, collaborating across disciplines to create visually appealing and functional designs. If you have a passion for games and a strong design background, this is your chance to make a significant impact in the gaming industry.

Benefits

3 weeks vacation

10 days sick leave

Paid parental leave

Extended health/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Free games

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a UI designer or similar role with a strong portfolio.
• Proficient in Figma and Adobe Suite with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of design features from concept to completion.
• Develop collaborative partnerships to enhance game experience.

Skills

UI Design

Interaction Design

Prototyping

User-Centric Design

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Creativity

Empathy

Tools

Figma

Adobe Suite

Game Engines

Job description

• Canada

Role ID

206654

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

Flexible Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

Senior Experience Designer, Visual Craft & UI at EA SPORTS FC

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment – connecting hundreds of millions around the world to sports. We believe our future is to build joyful experiences and push the boundaries of our games.

After nearly 30 years of creating genre-defining, interactive football experiences with the world's largest football entertainment platform, EA SPORTS FIFA, we rebranded to EA SPORTS FC. This marks the future of football from EA SPORTS as we strive to take global football experiences to new heights on behalf of football fans everywhere.

WHAT WE DO?

Experience design strives to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to a global community of fans.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

You will use your creativity, passion and knowledge of experience design, branding, and modern UI/UX practices to develop leading edge experiences for highly engaged Football Club fans. You will work closely with the experience design team, game design and our partners to create experiences that surprise, delight and inspire millions of players around the world to play.

YOUR ROLE:

• Take ownership of design features autonomously to deliver all phases of production from concept to completion (e.g. layouts, information organization, typography, color theory).
• Leverage and evolve an established FC Design System and Visual Identity when crafting visual and interactive solutions.
• Find opportunities to improve implementation standards, innovation of experiences and collaborative workflows.
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships across disciplines such as Game Design, production and engineering to help further develop the game experience and visual language.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate, rationalize, and empathize with user needs effectively.
• Be a mentor and foster a culture of growth and education within the XD team while being a champion for UX UI within the organization.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• 5+ years of experience as a UI designer, interaction designer, product designer or similar role.
• Proficient in Figma, Adobe Suite, and prototyping software.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centric, data-driven, visually appealing, and functional designs.
• Attention to detail and ability to create solutions in 2D.
• Skilled in creating complex prototypes for player experience.
• Proactive, outcome-oriented, and solution-driven.
• Empathetic and collaborative team player.
• Passion for playing games.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with working and implementing designs into game engines like Unreal or proprietary engines.
• Illustrative design skills such as iconography.
• Experience with game design.
• Knowledge of Football.

If this resonates with you and you have something to contribute, please contact us, even if you don't meet all of the criteria above.

*Please include a portfolio link and password if applicable. Also, please be prepared to show recent accomplishments/processes/case studies/projects.

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).

• BASE SALARY RANGES: $107,600 - $147,100 CAD

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also 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.