Assistant Content Designer - EA SPORTS™ NHL
Summary
Designs and executes live in-game content for EA SPORTS NHL, translating real-world hockey events into engaging player experiences while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Assistant Content Designer - EA SPORTS™ NHL
EA SPORTS NHL has revolutionized sports gaming for millions of players worldwide. We’ve pioneered award-winning creative technology and experiences to connect players to the speed, skill, and heart of the NHL.
The EA SPORTS NHL franchise is founded on passion and new ideas. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the team is composed of diverse talent dedicated to creating on-ice experiences that connect gamers around the world through play. If you're a creative pioneer with a passion for your craft, this will be more than a job. It’ll be what you love.
The EA SPORTS NHL franchise is founded on passion and new ideas. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the team is composed of diverse talent dedicated to creating on-ice experiences that connect gamers around the world through play. If you're a creative pioneer with a passion for your craft, this will be more than a job. It’ll be what you love.
An EA Sports Assistant Live Content Designer at EA Vancouver works with the production and design team on identifying and creating live content that the EA Sports customer longs for. You will report to one of the Producers on the EA Sports NHL team. Knowledge of Hockey and a genuine passion for the sport is a requirement. You will also need a good eye for product quality and usability along with a hunger for AAA game development. Some of the main tasks for this position include live content design and live content execution which will require you to have collaboration skills. Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external developers is therefore a requirement.
Competencies
- Work closely with a live service team through all phases of the live product cycle..
- Work with individuals from different disciplines, focused on achieving shared product/team goals.
- Understand recent trends and what good looks like within a live service model and how it applies to the current product.
- Come up with and document creative ideas. Evaluate and critique existing ideas.
- Good eye for game quality and strong advocate for the end-user experience.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with NHL Live Team to build and execute on the live content plan.
- Responsible for executing content plan, meeting deadlines and quality levels for live content.
- Translate real-world events into live content ideas/plans on short notice, which may sometimes require flexible work hours to mirror real world hockey events.
- Clearly define goals and opportunities for live content based on "Key Performance Indicators".
- Work with NHL producers to understand targets and priority changes.
- Responsible for effective communication of progress and quality with NHL team.
- Develops game-wide relationships and strong engagement with other groups (e.g. Marketing/QA/etc).
- Work closely across teams to manage dependencies and coordinate deliverables.
- Contribute to team morale & team health. Encourage others towards positive working relationships.
Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year background in game design and/or production with relevant experience working on a live service