Associate Producer - EA Sports UFC

Job Description

Associate Producer - EA SPORTS™ UFC

Vancouver, Canada

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment – connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.

The EA SPORTS UFC franchise offers the electrifying spectacle and entertainment of MMA for over 20 million players across the globe. It delivers fluid and responsive mixed martial arts through inventive gameplay technology.

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the EA SPORTS UFC team is on a mission to become the world's greatest fighting game. If you're passionate about building immersive digital entertainment, this is the role of a lifetime.

If you're passionate about building immersive digital entertainment, and your passionate about your craft, this is the role of a lifetime.

The ideal Producer is passionate about making games, specifically, planning and guiding the delivery of game experiences. You'll be involved in development from the early concept stages through production and final stages.

Producers are the bridge between the design team and project managers. They oversee what experiences we build, why we build them, and how we deliver them to our players. A love for mixed-martial arts and the UFC series is a strong benefit, not a requirement.

Your Responsibilities
• Partner with the Line Producer and Lead Producer to understand product goals then oversee the ideation and translation of them into game features that players will love.
• Partner with the Development Directors to manage the project schedule, milestones, and sprint deliverables.
• Partner with Design, Art, UX, engineering, and QA teams to ensure the quality and timeliness of all deliverables are met.
• Lead and drive feature development for several high-impact areas.
• Identify dependencies and promote the delivery of the requirements across partner teams.
• You will be the bridge between the design team and project managers, overseeing what experiences we build and why we build them and managing their delivery to our teams and partners.
• You will report to the Production leader of the team.

Your Qualifications
• An experienced producer or product manager with 5+ years of experience in game production, entertainment, or technology-focused roles.
• Experience developing a staged product plan, including creating user stories and deliverables.
• Experience with waterfall and agile development processes.
• Experienced in using data and insights to inform planning and decision-making.
• Has experience developing online-enabled features and understands matchmaking and social systems.
• Experience in UI/UX and Game Design is a bonus, not a requirement.
• A passion for mixed-martial arts, EA SPORTS UFC and/or Sports Gaming in general is a bonus, not a requirement.
• A master of influence, helping others understand and become passionate about their work.
• A passion for pioneering and encouraging others to consider different perspectives.
• A love for working with a diverse group of people to accomplish something great as a team.

BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES
• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
º $107,600 - $147,100 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d95nvk-3-15-182-29-42 in your application.