Associate Development Manager

1 Month ago • All levels • $79,900 PA - $111,900 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

EA SPORTS is seeking a motivated individual for a 12-month Associate Development Manager position within the EA SPORTS Academy. This role offers an immersive learning experience to build foundational knowledge, mentorship, and experience for aspiring Development Directors. The Associate Development Manager will oversee various disciplines including artists, designers, software engineers, and QA staff, acting as the project schedule keeper to guide the development team through different phases. You will collaborate with producers and directors to ensure projects are delivered on time, within quality standards, and within budget. Key responsibilities include managing task goals, achieving project deliverables, mitigating risks, and partnering with production to manage scope and quality. Project management duties involve establishing project schedules, determining resource needs, and managing budgets.
Must have:
  • Develop working relationships with immediate and external teams.
  • Provide line management across departments.
  • Communicate effectively within teams and with stakeholders.
  • Manage project schedules and deliverables.
  • Partner with production for scope and quality management.
Good to have:
  • Previous project management or team leadership experience.
  • Experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

Job Details

Are you interested in Project Management? Do you have strong communication, collaboration and relationship building skills? EA SPORTS has an unique opportunity for you! We are looking for a group of individuals to join our EA SPORTS Academy. This 12 month position, will provide you an immersive learning experience that establishes the foundation for knowledge, mentorship and experience for the next generation of Development Directors (DDs) in EA SPORTS.

What an Associate Development Manager (ADM) does at EA:

The Associate Development Manager manages a variety of disciplines including artists, designers, software engineers, QA and other production staff. ADM's 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. You will report to a Development Director, and partner with Producers and Directors to ensure the project is managed on time, to quality, and within budget.

You have experience in the following:

  • Developing working relationships with an immediate team and those outside of the immediate team that have an effect on the completion of the project

  • Providing line management to employees across departments

  • Communicating within a team and coordinating tasks with multiple stakeholders

You will do the following:

Execution:

  • Establish and assign task goals from defined project goals; achieve project deliverables through managing team at a project-level (e.g. Franchise-wide level);

  • Collaborating with cross-team disciplines to manage delivery of dependencies

  • 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 requirements, and assign tasks to team resources

Requirements:

  • University degree, bachelor's or equivalent professional experience

  • Previous project management or team leadership experience is an asset

  • Experience in different project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile is an asset

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). 

PAY RANGES

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) * $79,900 - $111,900 CAD

 In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.




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.

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