Senior World Designer - EA Sports

Job Description

About the Organization: EA is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment with nearly 30 years of innovation, passion, and connection of millions of players across the globe to their favorite video games IP. We are assembling a team with the purpose of constructing a novel and immersive experience. This is your opportunity to join this new team that will shape the future of interactive entertainment.

About our team: We are starting a new team composed of a mixture of experienced EA/EA SPORTS employees and new talent from across industries. With some of the most valuable IP in the world, and the resources EA has to offer, we have access to the capabilities needed to deliver amazing new experiences for an expanded audience of players worldwide.

As a Senior World Designer reporting to the Design Director, you will:

Responsibilities:
• Development and adherence of environment metrics
• Theming & Level building in collaboration with the Design Director and Art Director, you will create 3d environments that are immersive, authentic, and believable
• Partner with the gameplay and art teams to deliver cohesive and engaging game experiences
• Assist in driving the development of world design focused tools
• Help mentor Junior members of the World/Level Design Team

Qualifications:

Please note that you do not need to qualify for all requirements to be considered. We encourage you to apply if you can meet most of the requirements and are comfortable opening a dialog to be considered.
• Experience shipping 1+ AAA-quality (or equivalent) game titles in a Level Designer/World Designer role
• Hands-on experience with Level Design / Worldbuilding
• 8+ years Video Game industry experience
• Experience creating levels observing regional style guides
• Fluent with Architectural terminology/Planning concepts
• The ability to self-assess risk, time, and scope
• Deep familiarity with the fundamentals of user experience and playability testing

Ceci ne s'applique pas au Québec

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 $93,700 - $143,700 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-d2mv55-52-14-85-76-42 in your application.