Electronic Arts

Assistant Content Designer - EA SPORTS™ NHL

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.

EA SPORTS NHL has revolutionized sports gaming for millions of players worldwide. We’ve pioneered award-winning creative technology and experiences to connect players to the speed, skill, and heart of the NHL.

An EA Sports Assistant Content Designer at EA Vancouver works with the production and design team on identifying and creating live content that the EA Sports customer longs for. You will report to one of the Producers on the EA Sports NHL team. Knowledge of Hockey and a genuine passion for the sport is a requirement. You will also need a good eye for product quality and usability along with a hunger for AAA game development. Some of the main tasks for this position include live content design and live content execution which will require you to have collaboration skills. Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external developers is therefore a requirement.

Competencies

• Work closely with a live service team through all phases of the live product cycle..
• Work with individuals from different disciplines, focused on achieving shared product/team goals.
• Understand recent trends and what good looks like within a live service model and how it applies to the current product.
• Come up with and document creative ideas. Evaluate and critique existing ideas.
• Good eye for game quality and strong advocate for the end-user experience.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with NHL Live Team to build and execute on the live content plan.
• Responsible for executing content plan, meeting deadlines and quality levels for live content.
• Translate real-world events into live content ideas/plans on short notice, which may sometimes require flexible work hours to mirror real world hockey events.
• Clearly define goals and opportunities for live content based on "Key Performance Indicators".
• Work with NHL producers to understand targets and priority changes.
• Responsible for effective communication of progress and quality with NHL team.
• Develops game-wide relationships and strong engagement with other groups (e.g. Marketing/QA/etc).
• Work closely across teams to manage dependencies and coordinate deliverables.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year background in game design and/or production with relevant experience working on a live service game