Electronic Arts

Reporting to the EA SPORTS FC Platforms Associate Creative Director, and working in close connection with the FC Execution Production team and central EA SPORTS FC publishing teams - You will be based in Vancouver, work in a hybrid work model.  You will work as part of our growth marketing unit tasked with creating high-quality video & design assets to support multiple FC products and global marketing campaigns. You will manage AAA campaign assets (key art, social content, trailers), agency relations (brand design, visual identity, asset production, budget oversight, timeline and delivery management), lifecycle (email images & video) and community content from briefing to creation to deployment.

Responsibilities:

● You will partner with the FC Platforms internal Creative and Campaign teams to guide the creative execution and production of AAA assets for a global sports and gaming audience.

● You will collaborate with partnerships and partner clubs to help produce weekly live service content (adaptations of TOTW, Player of the Month, Live Service player items)

●You will oversee the integration and management of FC Mobile content requirements in cross franchise productions. 

●You will read scripts and provide creative and editorial feedback to the creative director ensuring vision is aligned with brand vision, schedule, budget, and quality targets.

● You will maintain asset trackers and sync with partners to ensure an understanding of asset production statuses and timing.

● You will manage and reduce project risks throughout the production process.

● You will create workback and production schedules based on delivery dates and keep teams (music groups, localization teams, creative, studio & legal teams) on track and informed.

● You will organise frequent creative reviews with dev, brand, activation, talent, licensees/licensors, and other team members to solicit feedback and approval on the latest content / edits.

● You will initiate music licencing and composition requests with EA's music group, confirming usage, territory, timeline, and artist credits (as / if applicable)

● You will quality check all assets for accurate spelling, required legal copy, ESRB ratings, correct end slate CTAs, and ensure files are error-free.

● You will manage post-production vendors w/ FC Platform Creative and Franchise Marketing leads to review bids for accuracy, and consistency, and once approved, initiate SOW's and PO requests.

● You will source in-game assets for vendors including working with our internal Capture team and game producers to understand asset availability.

● You will send trailers and other assets to EA's Legal team with proper caveats for review and confirm required disclaimers.

● You will sync with EA's localization team to confirm on-time delivery of localization projects and assets.

● You will build shoots alongside external production vendors including budgeting, casting, facilities and schedules, and prop list.

● You will forecast and maintain asset production budgets

Skills:

● You are a master of influence, carefully balancing creative excellence with on-time delivery while following budget constraints and following Franchise Marketing guidance to meet our commercial goals

● You are an accomplished mediator and resolver of conflicts, able to help people and teams with opposing points of view come together and agree on solutions.

● You can distil complex plans down to their path and proper milestones.

● You maintain ownership and keep members accountable while investing in great outcomes and high-quality content.

● You can take projects from creation to execution.

● You may travel for studio meetings and shoots.

Qualifications:

● 7+ Years’ experience in Producer roles.

● History in creating, organising, and executing the production of video and design assets

● Experience with Live-action shoots, Key Art, Design & motion systems, Video trailers, Screenshots

● Understanding of pre/post/editorial/design production processes.

● Familiar with common production tools: Airtable, Frame.io, Frontify, and Google Drive

● You have an adept knowledge of EA SPORTS, football, and its culture