Role ID 210005 Worker Type Regular Employee Studio/Department EA Studios - SPORTS Work Model Hybrid Description & Requirements Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.
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, EA FC soccer, NHL® hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.
As an Associate Game Designer, reporting to the Senior Game Designer, you will create content that aligns with business and design goals with unwavering attention to theme, quality, and the needs of our players.
Responsibilities
Be an advocate, represent the Design team and help establish best practices for the team.
Be an active member of the Design team, brainstorming and writing designs, and providing feedback to other designers.
Have a depth of knowledge across a majority of systems, being able to own entire pillars for a pack and train/support the team on its features.
Determine gameplay experience goals for designs, and tune features to meet those goals.
Improve designs based on playtests, game metrics, team input and community feedback.
Be resourceful and solve problems using the tools and time/scope available to create unique and fun experiences for players.
Communicate and collaborate with all team disciplines, including artists, animators, modelers, engineers and producers to get support from the team and guide a project from initial design to final production.
Become an expert on the game and our community, drawing from our large, varied player base and our past games to make and defend intelligent design choices going forward.
Have an eye for improving process and efficiency to make life easier for the Design team.
Qualifications
At least 2 years of game design experience on a video game development team.
Excellent creative, analytical and organization skills with ability to write and maintain detailed design documentation throughout a project life cycle.
Progressive thinking while remaining energetic and motivated to overcome challenges with practical solutions.
Champion a design and get the team excited to work on it.
Experience prioritizing multiple tasks.
Become proficient in multiple proprietary development tools.
Strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
Design and implementation experience with game features which focus on open-ended player creativity.
Effective at working both autonomously and in groups of different profiles.
Desired experience: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
Desired experience: Comfortable with MS suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.), Google Docs, Visio, JIRA, online collaboration suites such as Confluence.
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