UX/UI Designer (Mobile) - EA SPORTS FC

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.

Building on an incredible 30 year foundation, we’re redefining football with EA SPORTS FC - a genre-leading ecosystem of interactive experiences, bringing a global community of football fans closer to The World's Game. Together, we’re taking the largest football club in the world to new heights – and this is just the beginning! With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to fans everywhere, we invite you to join us as we pioneer the future of football with EA SPORTS FC, and welcome everyone to the club!

We at EA Sports have reached the next level of cohesion and craft by evolving into a modern Experience Design practice that brings UX and UI together, understanding that neither exists in a vacuum. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and collaboration-oriented Experience Designer who will translate the gaming vision and experience of FC into an elegant and intuitive mobile experience that seamlessly integrates into a delightful user experience of FC. You will work closely with the Game Design Director and your partners from the Experience Design Team, Engineering, Game Design, Production, Art Direction and Creative Direction to create experiences that surprise, delight and inspire millions of players around the world to play. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work and be a part of EA's most successful franchise – EA SPORTS FC.

*This team works hybrid 2 days/onsite (Tuesday & Wednesday) at EA Vancouver.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a UI/UX designer or in a similar position in the development of mobile experiences with emphasis on entertainment and games.
• Expert level understanding how to design for device comfort and screen resolution.
• Expert level understanding of unique interactivities within mobile and opportunity it presents (multi-sensory aspect of design considerations: tactility, visual and audio continuity)
• Leverage and evolve an established FC Design System and Visual Identity when crafting visual and interactive solutions.
• Take ownership of design features autonomously and iterate on presentation and interaction to both look pixel-perfect and feel great.
• An eye for detail and visual composition with the ability to create visually stunning solutions (e.g. layouts, information organization, typography, color theory).|
• Develop and maintain strong creative and collaborative partnerships across disciplines to help further develop the mobile experience and visual language.
• Find opportunities to improve implementation standards, process, and collaborative workflows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate, rationalize, and empathize with user needs effectively.
• Be a mentor and foster a culture of growth and education within the XD team while being a champion for experience design within the organization.
• Champion the change, innovate and stay ahead of trends and pushing boundaries
• Deliver all phases of production from concept to completion (e.g. mockups, hi-fidelity comps, prototypes, production-ready assets in alignment with the product's goals, usability and accessibility standards and brand.).
• Knowledge of technical constraints, optimization, and implementation are a plus.

*Please include a portfolio link and password if applicable. Also, please be prepared to show recent accomplishments/processes/case studies/projects.

"BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
º $96,400 - $133,900 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks 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 you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. "