Senior Manager, Marketing Operations 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, and a place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Los Angeles, Kirkland, Vancouver, Austin, Orlando

The Senior Manager, Marketing Operations role at Electronic Arts is a tactical builder with expertise in media operations, process design, and financial planning. You are passionate about improving how work gets done by building scalable, repeatable processes and partnering with teams across the organization. You are comfortable working in an evolving environment, bringing structure to complex operational challenges, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency.

You will lead operational initiatives, establish processes that support consistent execution, and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple business units to drive alignment and operational effectiveness. You will help teams navigate change, support informed decision‑making through operational and financial insights, and contribute to the continuous improvement of media operations.

You will report to the Senior Director, Operations. This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week in one of the listed office locations.

Required Competencies

Demonstrated experience in the media buying/planning life cycles, including full‑funnel marketing strategies, ad technology, media mix modeling, attribution models, and creative production pipelines.

Navigate a matrixed media advertising setting, balancing the needs of independent product teams while aligning them toward a unified operations strategy.

Experience introducing new tools and processes to teams to implement standardization of operations and reporting. Change management specialization identifying user needs and aligning them to new ways of working.

Financial acumen with experience managing media budgets, advanced forecasting, and collaborating with budget owners across multiple business units.





Monitor actual spend against budget, identify potential overages or underruns, and recommend budget reallocations across products based on financial performance and priorities.

Experience managing across department projects and coordinating business operations across multiple teams and partners, including ownership of recurring reporting cadences, project timelines, project deliverables, and status tracking.

Evaluate existing workflows, identify process inefficiencies, and develop standardized operating procedures (SOPs) that support consistency and scalability across multiple products.

Influence decisions, and build productive working relationships with teams, agency partners, and external vendors.

Experience

Minimum of 10 years of experience in full‑funnel media strategy and buying within a complex, changing enterprise, or in enterprise program management leading large‑scale change initiatives.

5+ years of experience in Operations, Program Management, or Business Excellence within the media, tech, or video games space.

Expertise in leading large‑scale organizational change and setting new standards, tools, and processes for media operations.

5+ years managing complex and dynamic budgets, handling forecasting and real‑time adjustments, and managing reporting cadences to senior executives.

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Management, or a related field.

Additional Qualifications

Understanding of the evolving media landscape, with experience with innovation and continuous improvement.

Hands‑on experience building workflows and operating processes using modern project management tools (Airtable, Asana, ClickUp, and Jira).

Technical expertise in pulling reports from live data sources using SQL queries or agentic workflows.





Ability to succeed in an environment with broad latitude for decision‑making and a goal of redefining continuous improvement.

Commitment to encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusion within teams and across the organization.

If you are ready to help lead the transformation of EA's media operations and set the standard for industry excellence, we encourage you to apply.

Pay Transparency – North America Compensation ranges are listed for each location. Pay offered will be determined based on relevant business and candidate factors.

Pay Ranges

British Columbia: $133,500 – $186,400 CAD

California: $153,700 – $233,600 USD

Washington: $144,900 – $196,500 USD

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, sick leave, company holidays, and additional benefits. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. For more details, consult the available resources and recruiter guidance.

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 perks programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life.

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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📌 Senior Manager, Marketing Operations (Vancouver)
🏢 Electronic Arts (EA)
📍 Vancouver