Description & Requirements
</h3> </div> </div> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__content__view"> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__value">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.
</div> </div> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__value"> </div> </div> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__value"> <h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:24pt;margin-bottom:6pt;" data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Manager, Experience Design</span></h1><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:9pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, creating connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading games and interactive experiences.</span></h3><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:9pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">EA SPORTS FC represents the future of football at EA SPORTS. With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create authentic, immersive experiences for a global community of players, we’re looking for leaders who can help us push the quality and ambition of the experience forward.</span></h3><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:9pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">As a Manager of Experience Design, you will lead an Experience Design team responsible for creating cohesive, intuitive, and highly crafted player experiences across EA SPORTS FC. You will work at the intersection of Experience Design, Game Design, and Art, helping teams connect traditional interface design with spatial, environmental, and in-world experiences.</span></h3><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:9pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">You will report to the Experience Design Director.</span></h3><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Qualifications</span></h2><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">8+ years of experience designing and delivering shipped, player-facing experiences for games or interactive entertainment, including AAA or similarly complex interactive products.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience designing player-facing experiences that bring together 2D interface and 3D environments through spatial, diegetic, and in-world UI, with strong judgement around when each approach best supports the player experience.</span></p></li></ul><p><br></p><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Advanced understanding of interaction design, interface design, information architecture, visual hierarchy, typography, composition, motion, and accessibility.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong portfolio proving systems thinking, visual excellence, and end-to-end design solutions.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cross-mode & ecosystem design expertise, with proven success managing dependencies and scaling cohesive UX across several products or features.</span></p></li></ul><p><br></p><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strategic & collaborative mindset to balance player needs with business/technical constraints, align cross-functional partners, and mentor design teams.</span></p></li></ul><p><br></p><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Excellent creative judgment and the ability to articulate design strategy, provide actionable critique, and collaborate with partners across Design, Production, Art, Engineering, Research, and Leadership.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience leading designers and complex product areas, providing creative direction and mentorship while maintaining a high bar for design quality and craft.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Design systems governance and leadership, skilled in governing and evolving scalable systems across complex products.</span></h3></li></ul><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Responsibilities</span></h2><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead Experience Design for a product area within EA SPORTS FC, ensuring experiences are intuitive, immersive, accessible, and aligned with product goals and design strategy.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary Experience Design team across locations, supporting career growth and high performance.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead the team through concept development and execution, establishing a high quality bar across interaction design, UI, visual craft, motion, and the overall player experience.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner closely with Game Design, Art, Technical Design, Engineering, Animation, and Audio to bring together 2D interface, real-time 3D environments, spatial interactions, and gameplay systems into a cohesive player experience.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Challenge traditional UX patterns by exploring how environments, spatial interactions, motion, sound, transitions, and contextual feedback can communicate information and guide players naturally through the experience.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Oversee feature design from exploration through implementation, providing direction, critique, and support throughout the development process.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner with Production, User Research, and other Experience Design leaders to establish priorities, planning, and creative direction.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Apply systems thinking across features and partner with Design System leadership to maintain consistency and quality across the product.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Oversee team planning, estimation, resourcing, and delivery while identifying skill or capacity gaps and partnering with leadership to address them.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Contribute directly to design and concept development when needed, balancing team leadership with hands-on creative involvement.</span></h3></li></ul><p><br></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Nice to Have</span></h2><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience exploring and applying AI and emerging technologies to accelerate design workflows, expand creative exploration, or create new player experiences.</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience working in game engines and real-time development workflows.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">AR, VR, 3D design experience (Maya, C4D, KeyShot)</span></h3></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Motion design experience (After Effects)</span></h3></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__value"> <div><br></div><p><strong>Pay Transparency - North America</strong></p><div><br></div> </div> </div> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__value"> <div><div><strong>COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS </strong></div><div><br></div><div>The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). </div><div><br></div><div><strong>PAY RANGES</strong></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__value">- British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$122,300 - $170,700 CAD
General Information
</h3> </div> </div> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__content__view"> <div class="article__content__view__field field--locations regular-fields--cols-2Z-clearer"> <div class="article__content__view__field__value"><strong>Locations</strong>: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada <br>
</div> </div> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__label">Role ID
</div> <div class="article__content__view__field__value">216388
</div> </div> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__label">Worker Type
</div> <div class="article__content__view__field__value">Regular Employee
</div> </div> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__label">Studio/Department
</div> <div class="article__content__view__field__value">EA Studios - SPORTS
</div> </div> <div class="article__content__view__field "> <div class="article__content__view__field__label">Work Model
</div> <div class="article__content__view__field__value">Hybrid
</div> </div> </div> </div> </article>Application Requirements
Requires 8+ years of experience in designing shipped, player-facing experiences for AAA games or complex interactive products. Candidates must possess advanced skills in interaction design, systems thinking, and leadership, with a strong portfolio demonstrating visual excellence.