# EA SPORTS Academy - Game Maker **Company**: Electronic Arts **Location**: Orlando, Florida **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: entry **Job type**: temporary **Category**: Design **Industry**: Technology **Ticker**: EA **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941 **Apply**: https://jobs.ea.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/Assoc-DM-II/215739?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_f91091e5-e6b ## Description 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. Are you interested in leading at the intersection of game production and project management? Do you bring strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills? EA SPORTS has a unique opportunity for you! We are seeking individuals to join our EA SPORTS Academy in a first-of-its-kind, hybrid Producer/Project Manager track. This 12-month immersive experience will provide the knowledge, mentorship, and hands-on experience needed to build the foundation for the next generation of EA SPORTS Producers and Project Managers. Participants will develop the creative, operational, and leadership capabilities required to deliver high-quality sports gaming experiences from concept through launch. As a member of this program, you will undergo a structured, dual-discipline curriculum and receive formal dual-mentorship from both a Senior Producer and a Senior Development Director. The Game Maker is a hybrid, entry-level leadership role that combines creative feature ownership with project planning and execution. This role will support the delivery of high-quality game features from concept to launch while ensuring alignment across scope, schedule, quality, and budget. You will operate at the intersection of product vision and execution rigor , support cross-functional decision-making, balancing creative ambition with operational constraints that help teams deliver predictable, high-quality outcomes. This role requires strong systems thinking, the ability to influence without authority, and ownership of delivery outcomes across multiple disciplines including design, engineering, art, QA, and production. **What You Will Do** **Product & Feature Ownership** - Support delivery of key features or game areas from concept through launch. - Partner with Design and Creative leadership to define feature vision, player value, and success criteria. - Apply systems tradeoff thinking to evaluate scope, cost, risk, quality, and timeline implications. - Contribute to product decisions that balance player experience with execution realities. - Ensure feature quality aligns with franchise standards and player expectations. **Execution & Delivery Leadership** - Help to establish clear goals and delivery plans aligned to overall franchise milestones. - Build and maintain detailed project schedules based on team estimates. - Manage dependencies and remove delivery blockers. - Communicate progress, challenges, and priorities with your team. - Ensure alignment between scope, timelines, quality targets, and available resources. - Support a collaborative culture that achieves outcomes. **Change & Stakeholder Leadership** - Lead teams through change, shifting priorities, and evolving production realities. - Communicate status, risks, and tradeoffs transparently to leadership and partners. - Build strong working relationships across disciplines and external partners. - Represent your area of ownership in franchise-level planning discussions. **Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. - You are a leader who takes initiative, motivates others, and drives results. - You think in systems and see the bigger picture, offering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Previous project management or team leadership experience is an asset. - Experience in different project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile is an asset. - A passion for video games, particularly EA SPORTS titles, is a strong asset. - You have an interest in, or experience with, American Football - whether recreationally or competitively. **Core competencies you will gain during the Academy** - Systems Thinking: balancing scope, quality, and player impact. - Operational Discipline: rigorous operational planning. - Product & Business Acumen: translating feature vision into playable, successful features. - Cross-functional Influence: learning to lead without authority. - Leadership Judgement: managing ambiguity and team health in a complex environment. ## Skills ### Required - leadership - communication - collaboration - relationship-building - project management - systems thinking ### Nice to have - project management methodologies - video games - American Football --- Source: [Apply at jobs.ea.com](https://jobs.ea.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/Assoc-DM-II/215739?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)