Assistant Live Content Designer - NHL

Electronic Arts (EA) creates next-level entertainment experiences and is seeking an Assistant Live Content Designer for their EA SPORTS NHL team in Vancouver. The role involves working with the production and design team to create live content that resonates with EA Sports customers, requiring collaboration, creativity, and a passion for hockey.

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

Skills

• Minimum 1 year background in game design and/or production with relevant experience working on a live service
• Knowledge of Hockey and a genuine passion for the sport
• Good eye for product quality and usability
• Hunger for AAA game development
• Collaboration skills
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external developers

Benefits

• Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
• 10 days per year of sick time
• Extended health/dental/vision coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Healthcare coverage
• Mental well-being support
• Retirement savings
• Paid time off
• Family leaves
• Complimentary games

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