Electronic Arts

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, FC soccer, NHL® hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.

As a Senior Game Designer on you’ll be a hands-on creator who builds new presentation features and complex systems. You’ll partner closely with design, engineering, and content teams to prototype, implement, iterate, and polish—from early concept through live tuning. 

Responsibilities:

• Work with designers, engineers and other creatives to develop the vision and innovate on compelling gameplay systems.
• Implement and drive gameplay systems and/or modes from concept to ship quality.
• Align and collaborate with multiple disciplines and communicate the vision of gameplay features.
• Ensure a high-quality release by bug fixing, balancing, and creating a fun gameplay experience.
• Pitch ideas, provide feedback and rapid iteration with the team
• Build new innovative American Football experiences (mechanics, modes, progression, meta systems, tuning frameworks, etc.) that integrate cleanly into the game.
• Quick prototype building of new features

Requirements:

• Proven ability to use AI to problem solve and quickly prototype/tune systems 
• Worked on shipped titles as a AAA Game Designer
• Passion for crafting gameplay systems, mechanics and game modes.
• Familiarity, passion and knowledge of American Football and football products.
• Expertise in comprehending the game design process, specifically with game mechanics and design theory. 
• Experience with content-driven game engines (Unreal, Frostbite, Unity, GtkRadiant).
• Experience developing in a multiplayer live service environment.
• Experience with scripting languages (such as Lua, Python, Javascript, and/or other scripting languages).