About the role
General Information
Location: Vancouver - Great Northern Way, British Columbia, Canada
Worker Type: Regular Employee
Studio/Department: EA Studios - Respawn
Work Model: Hybrid
Description
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.
Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond.
Reporting to the Senior Producer, we are looking for an experienced Producer who will embrace our player- and gameplay-first philosophy and share their hard-earned expertise to help us create an incredible experience for our players.
In this role, you will be responsible for creating and supporting the execution of long- and short-term plans for cross-functional world development. You will facilitate communication across the team, support workflow dependencies, identify and mitigate risks, and be a key component in our team hitting our development goals.
What you’ll do
- In partnership with department directors and team leads, drive production for multiple features and centralized groups simultaneously.
- Partner closely with the team leads to understand their challenges and identify impediments to success.
- Establish and maintain the team’s schedule and scope/capacity plans.
- Focus on development processes, identifying inefficiencies and introducing production and development process improvements.
- Be a conduit of communication between departments and provide support to the team in a variety of different capacities.
- Work closely with the Production team and department leads, identifying and informing the team of any issues or needs.
- Look at long term strategies for any potential roadblocks and proactively address them.
- Drive features from initial requests through release.
- Combat inertia, act as a force to keep moving things forward.
- Partner effectively with other team members to support overall efforts of the department and help define and encourage production best practices.
Qualifications and Experience
- 3+ years of experience as a Producer on AAA game/s through the full development cycle, from concept to ship.
- Ability to effectively communicate goals, risks, and dependencies to the development and leadership teams.
- A strong understanding of game development methodologies.
- Experience working with waterfall and agile planning methods.
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
- Proactive tendencies and an endless motor.
- Sense of urgency and a desire to get things done.
- Ability to self-motivate and help motivate others.
- Ability to juggle many tasks at once.
- Strong people skills. Empathy for fixing the problems of others, respect for others’ time.
- Intense passion for helping people and teams achieve their goals.
Compensation and Benefits
Pay Range:
- British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria): $92,900 - $129,200 CAD
Benefits for Canada:
- 3 weeks of vacation 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 welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave).
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life insurance and disability insurance.
- Retirement plan.
- Certain roles may be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.
- Holistic approach to wellness programs (physical, emotional, financial, career, and community).
- Mental well-being support.
- Complimentary games.
About Electronic Arts
We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. We empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. 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 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.