About the role
Company Overview
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. The company fosters a community that connects across the globe, where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. The team is dedicated to making play happen.
EA SPORTS is an iconic entertainment brand, connecting hundreds of millions to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games. Following the rebranding of EA SPORTS FIFA to EA SPORTS FC, the team is focused on pioneering the future of football by creating authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to a global community.
The Role
As an Experience Designer on EA SPORTS FC Ultimate Team, the successful candidate will collaborate with Experience Designers, Game Designers, Producers, Researchers, Art Directors, and Engineers to create meaningful, high-impact player experiences. This role involves designing across multiple layers of the player experience, balancing strong visual design craft and creative thinking with a solid understanding of UX principles, game systems, and player needs. Responsibilities include taking ownership of translating design concepts into high-quality visual solutions.
The role offers the opportunity to shape how players interact with Ultimate Team, from everyday interactions to new features and evolving game experiences. Candidates are encouraged to explore creative directions, challenge assumptions, and provide visual excellence, clarity, and consistency.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in UI, visual, and experience design across games, entertainment, or digital products, ideally with experience shipping one or more games.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft, creative exploration, and the ability to connect form and function into intuitive, engaging, and polished player experiences.
- Strong visual design skills across UI, typography, layout, composition, and visual storytelling.
- Solid understanding of core UX principles, including user flows, information hierarchy, interaction patterns, and player-centred design.
- Experience translating UX concepts, game design requirements, and creative ideas into compelling visual directions, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI.
- Good understanding of game systems and how different features and interactions connect to create a cohesive player experience.
- Proficiency in modern design and prototyping tools, such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar.
- Experience working within established Design Systems, maintaining consistency while exploring opportunities for creative expression.
- Strong storytelling, presentation, and design rationale skills, with the ability to clearly communicate creative decisions, collaborate with partners, and advocate for thoughtful design solutions.
- Strong design judgment and the ability to take ownership of assigned features from concept through implementation, balancing visual quality, usability, and production constraints.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity, asking thoughtful questions, challenging assumptions, and proposing creative solutions.
- A collaborative mindset, strong relationship-building skills, adaptability, and a genuine passion for games and creating meaningful player experiences.
Responsibilities
- Create compelling visual and interactive design solutions using the FC Design System, taking ownership of assigned features from early concept exploration through high-fidelity execution and implementation.
- Translate UX flows, game design requirements, and player needs into intuitive, visually engaging, and cohesive player experiences.
- Explore creative visual directions and develop high-quality UI concepts that balance strong visual identity, usability, and functionality.
- Collaborate with Design System owners and fellow designers to maintain consistency, quality, and opportunities for creative expression across experiences.
- Work closely with Experience Designers, Game Designers, Producers, Researchers, Art Directors, and Engineers to bring features from concept to delivery.
- Apply player-centred design thinking, considering player needs, behaviours, and game systems while challenging assumptions and proposing thoughtful solutions.
- Present design concepts and solutions clearly, communicate design rationale, and incorporate feedback to refine and improve design outcomes.
- Actively contribute to team discussions, share design work and learnings, and build strong relationships across disciplines to support collaboration and continuous improvement.
Nice to Have
- Motion design and animation experience (After Effects, Rive, or similar).
- Experience with 3D design tools (Blender, Maya, Cinema 4D, or similar).
- Experience designing and implementing UI within game engines (Unreal, Unity, or similar).
- Familiarity with expressive UI and modern game interface design.
- Understanding of game development pipelines and cross-disciplinary production workflows.
- A genuine passion for football, with an interest in the sport, its culture, and the global football community.
Compensation and Benefits
Pay Transparency - North America
- British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria): $104,500 - $142,800 CAD
Benefits (Canada):
- 3 weeks of vacation per year (to start).
- 10 days per year of sick time.
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Basic life insurance.
- Holistic wellness programs emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community support.
- May include mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, and complimentary games.
Additional Information
- Applicants must include a portfolio link and password if applicable.
- Candidates should be prepared to show recent accomplishments, processes, case studies, or projects.
- 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.
- Workplace accommodations are provided for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.