Electronic Arts

Game Designer - EA SPORTS™ FC

Vancouver, Canada

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.

Building on an incredible 30 year foundation, we’re redefining football with EA SPORTS FC - a genre-leading ecosystem of interactive experiences, bringing a global community of football fans closer to The World's Game. Together, we’re taking the largest football club in the world to new heights – and this is just the beginning! With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to fans everywhere, we invite you to join us as we pioneer the future of football with EA SPORTS FC, and welcome everyone to the club! 

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.