[Unannounced Project] Game Designer

Electronic Arts Korea Studio is a game development studio in Seoul, responsible for creating AAA sports games like FC Online series, Need for Speed Online, and MLB Online. As a comprehensive development studio, it leads new game trends beyond global game localization. Game Designers at EA Korea Studio design the entire player game experience, collaborating with UX Designers and utilizing extensive player data. The role encompasses system design, reward, and economic balancing across various content.

Must Have

• Minimum 5 years of game design experience
• Experience in proactively designing and planning core game play loops
• Ability to understand project vision and plan accordingly
• Ability to concretize ideas into documents and communicate
• Ability to analytically use data in planning
• Communication skills to explain plans and coordinate stakeholders
• Ability to research and analyze for independent feature planning

Good to Have

• Experience in core game system design and game balancing (minimum 5 years)
• Experience participating in AAA project development (+live service operation experience)
• Global service operation experience
• Experience operating services with overseas and domestic publishers
• Experience coordinating stakeholder interests among development/publishing teams

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible work system
• Hybrid work model (office and remote work)
• Healthcare coverage
• Mental well-being support
• Retirement savings
• Paid time off
• Family leaves
• Complimentary games

General Information

Locations: Seoul, South Korea

Role ID

211619

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

EA Studios - Mobile Korea

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.

[About EA Korea Studio...]

EA Korea Studio, located in Seoul, is EA's game development studio that has developed AAA sports games such as the FC Online series, Need for Speed Online, and MLB Online. It is growing into a comprehensive development studio that leads new game trends beyond localizing global games.

Equipped with independent development capabilities, including realistic graphics and diverse content reflecting actual game scenes, EA Korea Studio is a large-scale development team composed of Game Designers, Artists, Software Engineers, Development Directors (Development PMs), and Producers, responsible for the entire process from development to live service.

EA Korea Studio follows EA's systematic global development process, conducting all development stages from establishing development plans, confirming game design, setting visual direction, implementation, and QA based on documented processes. At the same time, it continuously improves by pursuing process advancement and optimization focused on efficiency improvement based on feedback from development participants.

EA Korea values the work-life balance of its members. Through a flexible work system, members can proactively plan their working hours to suit their lifestyle, and in line with the post-COVID-19 era, a Hybrid work system (combining office work and remote work) is implemented.

[About EA Korea Studio Game Designers...]

Game Designers at EA Korea Studio design the entire player game experience. In this process, they collaborate with UX Designers and proceed with planning based on extensive player data. The scope of planning includes various content such as system design, rewards, and economic balancing.

[Main Responsibilities]

• Planning new content
• Planning game system rules and interfaces

[Qualifications]

• Minimum 5 years of game design experience
• Experience in proactively designing and planning core game play loops
• Ability to understand project vision well and plan accordingly
• Ability to concretize ideas and thoughts into documents and communicate
• Ability to analytically use data and apply it to planning
• Communication skills to clearly explain planning content and coordinate stakeholder interests
• Ability to conduct research and analysis to plan independent features according to guidelines.

[Preferred Qualifications]

• Experience in core game system design and game balancing (minimum 5 years)
• Experience participating in AAA project development (+live service operation experience)
• Global service operation experience
• Experience operating services with overseas and domestic publishers
• Experience coordinating stakeholder interests among development/publishing teams

[Required Documents]

1. Korean resume and career description

2. Portfolio (proposal or design document written by yourself, detailed design document showing your design capabilities, clearly indicate your contribution in collaborative works)

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.