Senior Art & Design Career Manager — EA SPORTS™ UFC

The EA SPORTS UFC franchise offers an electrifying spectacle and entertainment of MMA for over 20 million players globally. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the EA SPORTS UFC team aims to become the world's greatest fighting game.

As a Senior Art & Design Career Manager, you will report to the Senior Creative Director and be responsible for the long-term career progression, discipline health, and operational structures supporting creative staff. You will lead a department of managers, lead creatives, and individual contributors across multiple art and design disciplines.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct line management, coaching, and career development for Artists and Designers across multiple disciplines.
• Define, refine, and champion clear career pathways, competency grids, and promotion criteria studio-wide.
• Partner with executive leadership on studio-wide headcount planning, creative team structuring, succession planning, and recruiting strategies.
• Organize and lead mentorship programs, cross-project knowledge-sharing, and skill-acquisition initiatives.
• Partner with Technical Art and Technical Design leadership to navigate major industry shifts, including AI-assisted design workflows.
• Cultivate a high-trust, diverse, and inclusive studio culture.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of professional experience in game development, VFX, or creative tech industries.
• 5+ years of direct people leadership experience, including managing managers, lead artists/designers, or multi-disciplinary creative organizations.
• Mastery of People Operations, including career pathing, goal setting, mediation, and performance evaluation systems.
• Change Management Expertise, with a demonstrated history of guiding creative teams through organizational shifts.
• Talent Acquisition Strategy, with strong experience in partner-hiring and identifying senior creative talent.
• High EQ & Strategic Communication, with exceptional interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary ($133,500 - $186,400 CAD)
• Vacation time (3 weeks per year)
• Sick time (10 days per year)
• Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits
• Extended health/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan