Senior Lead Designer- UI/UX
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;">Senior 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 Senior Manager of Experience Design, you will lead an Experience Design team responsible for shaping cohesive, intuitive, and highly crafted player experiences across EA SPORTS FC. You will bring a strong creative point of view, deep experience designing interactive experiences, and the ability to inspire teams to think beyond traditional interface patterns.</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;">10+ years of experience designing and delivering shipped, player-facing experiences for AAA/high-complexity games, with strong conviction in spatial design standards and experience creating rich spatial UI and navigation mechanics.</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;">Expert 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;">A portfolio demonstrating high-quality interactive experiences, mastery of visual craft, exceptional systems thinking, and thoughtful end-to-end design solutions, including problem discovery, detailed design solutions, prototypes, behaviors, and rationale.</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;">Capability to reframe UI/UX as a broader tool for player interaction, bridge the gap between level design and traditional UX, and guide teams away from menu-centric approaches.</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;">Ability to design beyond traditional 2D menus and UI transitions, integrating user experience seamlessly into 3D environments and hybrid 2D/3D problem spaces.</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: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 unified onboarding, tutorials, or contextual user-guidance systems within complex spatial or interactive environments</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Avenir,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">.</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;">Experience applying qualitative and quantitative insights, player motivations, and design strategy to inform end-to-end 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;"><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;">Ability to balance player needs, creative ambition, technical constraints, production realities, and business objectives.</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 experience leading concept development and translating broad product and creative opportunities into clear design direction and scalable, production-ready 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;"><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 creative judgment and the ability to articulate design strategy, provide actionable critique, and influence partners and leaders across Design, Production, Art, Engineering, and Research.</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;">Proven ability to push teams to think and design spatially, establishing a high bar for quality and spatial interaction design across cross-functional partners.</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;">Deep understanding of design systems and experience driving consistency and cohesion 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 the Experience Design direction for a major product area within EA SPORTS FC, ensuring experiences are cohesive, intuitive, immersive, accessible, and aligned with broader product and franchise goals.</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;">Establish and maintain a high creative and 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;">Guide teams through complex concept and exploration phases, translating broad creative opportunities into clear direction, priorities, and compelling, executable 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;"><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 teams to think beyond traditional screens and menu-to-menu interactions, considering how spatial design, environments, motion, sound, transitions, and micro-interactions can create a more immersive and integrated 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, Production, Art, Engineering, Technical Design, User Research, Brand, and other Experience Design leaders to establish priorities, roadmaps, 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;">Champion systems thinking and partner with Design System leadership to evolve shared patterns, components, and governance while maintaining consistency 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 on hiring or external support when needed.</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;">Champion emerging technologies, new interaction models, and design innovation that can meaningfully improve the player experience.</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;">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: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:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="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;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></p></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:10pt;" role="presentation"><span style="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;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with spatial, AR, VR, or 3D design and tools such as Maya, Cinema 4D, or KeyShot.</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;"><p 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;">Motion design experience and proficiency with tools such as After Effects.</span></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> </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) *$141,400 - $204,400 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">216390
</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 10+ years of experience designing and delivering player-facing experiences for AAA games with a strong focus on spatial UI and navigation. Candidates must demonstrate mastery of visual craft, systems thinking, and the ability to lead teams through complex design challenges.