Description
Electronic Arts is a renowned entertainment company that develops exceptional experiences, inspiring players and fans globally. EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions of people to the sports they love through industry-leading video games.
The EA SPORTS FC team is a global community of developers who aim to grow the love of sports for players worldwide through impressive visuals and immersive experiences. This team works hybrid, 3 days onsite (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) at EA Vancouver.
As a Development Manager within the art team, you will report to a Development Director and ensure the timely and budgeted delivery of game features and assets. Your responsibilities include:
- Managing a development team consisting of artists, software engineers, and external partners
- Anticipating bottlenecks, providing management escalation, project prioritisation, making trade-offs, balancing needs versus technical constraints, and promoting initial partner deployments
- Focusing on the immediate team, identifying team issues, and suggesting solutions related to execution goals
- Ensuring each project setup meets the studio's specifications with regular status reporting and capacity plan updates
- Establishing engagement processes using Jira to ensure all workflows are clearly defined, processes are documented, and staff are trained in expectations
- Partnering with Production, QV, Art Directors to ensure game quality targets are met
Requirements:
- 3+ years of project management or project lead experience with production lifecycles, processes, and project planning
- Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as computer science, game development, business, or 3D arts
- Experience in a Scrum/Agile software development environment
- Proven track record using Jira and Jaas to manage concurrent projects
- Experience working with expansive teams, mediation, and conflict resolution
- Experience managing outsource vendors and remote teams is considered an asset
- Experience in feature or asset production is beneficial
In terms of compensation, the salary range is $104,500 - $142,800 CAD. Benefits include vacation time, sick leave, extended health/dental/vision coverage, and basic life insurance.