About the role
General Information
Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Studio/Department: EA Studios - SPORTS
Work Model: Hybrid
Description & Requirements
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.
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.
As one of the largest sports entertainment platforms in the world, EA SPORTS FC is redefining football with genre-leading interactive experiences, connecting a global community of fans to The World's Game through innovation and unrivaled authenticity. With more opportunity than ever to design, innovate and create new, immersive experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and connection to fans everywhere, we invite you to join our passionate and dynamic team as we pioneer the future of football fandom.
The EA SPORTS™ FC Art team is a global community of content creators covering Characters, Environments, Lighting, Project Management, Technical Art, and Visual Effects. Fueled by imagination and a unified passion to grow the love of sports for players worldwide, we push visual boundaries and create leading edge content. We are a diverse group that encourages team members to bring their unique perspectives and expertise to the table.
The Challenge Ahead:
Development Directors for FC Art are the keepers of the project schedule and help move the development team from one project phase to the next while ensuring collaboration and communication both on your team and with other partners in the studio. You will partner with producers to ensure they manage the project on time, to quality standards, and within budget.
Responsibilities
Leadership
- Build and evolve a team; identify resourcing needs, provide challenges and developmental opportunities to ensure that all employees reach their potential through mentoring and career development.
- Develop working relationships with the immediate team and those outside of the immediate team that influence the completion of the project.
- Provide line management to employees across departments within a single project team.
- Communicate with the project teams and coordinate requirements with external partners.
- Participate in the hiring process to ensure candidates meet project requirements.
Execution
- Establish and assign task goals from defined project goals; achieve project deliverables through managing a team at a project-level.
- Mitigate risk for assigned scope.
- Partner with production to manage scope and quality.
Project Management
- Establish an overall project schedule based on the individual task estimates for production.
- Determine the resource requirements to meet the task requirements.
- Establish a project budget, determine task dependencies, and assign tasks to team resources.
Experience & Qualifications
Mandatory Experience
- 8+ years of experience leading complex programs, operations, or projects, including 6+ years in an operational leadership role.
- Proven ability to build and improve operational processes, team effectiveness, and delivery outcomes.
- Experience driving outcomes in matrixed organizations through influence, collaboration, and stakeholder alignment.
- Experience managing, coaching, and developing team members.
- Strong execution, problem-solving, risk management, and prioritization skills.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and communicate effectively with senior leadership.
- Working knowledge of Agile, Lean, or continuous improvement practices.
Bonus Skills & Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting live service operations and large-scale cross-functional programs.
- Experience working with globally distributed teams and stakeholders.
- Agile, Scrum, Lean, or continuous improvement certification and/or practical experience.
- Experience in game development or live service environments.
- Knowledge of EA SPORTS FC and the football gaming landscape.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Compensation and Benefits
Pay Range:
- British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria): $122,300 - $170,700 CAD
Benefits Package:
- Vacation: 3 weeks per year to start
- Sick time: 10 days per year
- 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, and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement plan for regular full-time employees
- Eligibility for bonus and other incentive programs (for certain roles)
Company Culture and About Electronic Arts
We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.
We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.
Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.