Description
Electronic Arts creates incredible entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans worldwide. Here, everyone is part of the story, connected through a community that spans the globe. As a Senior Game Designer on the EA SPORTS™ NHL team, you will report to the Game Design Director and manage a pod of designers to deliver high-quality experiences across defined areas of the product.
The EA SPORTS NHL franchise has revolutionized sports gaming for millions of players worldwide, pioneering award-winning creative technology and experiences that connect players to the speed, skill, and heart of the NHL. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the team comprises diverse talent dedicated to creating on-ice experiences that connect gamers around the world through play.
As a Senior Game Designer, you will be responsible for:
- End-to-End Ownership: Driving the vision for features from inception to completion, striving for the absolute best quality possible in every experience you own.
- Clear Communication: Creating and maintaining comprehensive design documentation, pitch decks, and wireframes to clearly communicate feature vision and mechanics to cross-functional teams and leadership.
- Iterative Design: Championing a culture of prototyping and iteration, actively participating in playtests and using peer feedback to refine and polish game feel and mechanics.
- Team Leadership: Managing, mentoring, and growing a team of designers, actively shaping their careers and providing daily coaching.
- Design Excellence: Leading and participating in design reviews, fostering a culture of constructive critique, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the design discipline.
- Evolutionary Design Approach: Adopting AI and automation foundations to drive evolutionary changes in how we construct game features, from dynamic commentary and broadcast packages to next-gen gameplay systems.
- Adaptable & Utilitarian Design: Maintaining a flexible approach with the ability to expand and adapt to different areas of the product, tackling core game systems, UX flows, presentation features, or game modes as the needs of the franchise evolve.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborating closely with Production, Audio, Art, UI/UX, and Engineering to ensure all features and sequences are flawlessly integrated at a high quality.
- Data-Informed Vision: Analyzing real-world sports broadcasts, market trends, and player behavior to form a creative vision aligned with business goals.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Game Designer working with internal teams on console/AAA game development, including shipping high-quality titles from concept to completion.
- Direct experience in personnel management, coaching, and developing design talent.
- Demonstrated ability as a highly motivated self-starter who consistently pushes for top-tier quality from pitch to final polish.
- Familiarity with adopting AI foundations or automation logic to evolve game features, provide more player value, and improve game development workflows.
- Familiarity with data-driven design methodologies, including working with KPIs and product insights to make informed design decisions.
- Valued Asset: Experience in sports game presentation, broadcast styling, or scripting dynamic commentary systems.
- Proven versatility in tackling diverse design challenges and adapting to varying product needs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- This will be an onsite hybrid role at the EA Burnaby campus.
Benefits:
Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance, mental wellness support, pension plans, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more. We foster environments where our teams can give their best in what they do.