About the Role

The EA Sports Assistant Live Content Designer at EA Vancouver works with the production and design team to identify and create live content that the EA Sports customer wants. The role reports to a Producer on the EA Sports NHL team and requires knowledge of hockey, a genuine passion for the sport, and a good eye for product quality and usability. The position focuses on live content design and execution, involving collaboration with internal and external developers.

Key Responsibilities

- Work closely with a live service team through all phases of the live product cycle.
- Work closely with NHL Live Team to build and execute on the live content plan.
- Execute the content plan while meeting deadlines and quality levels for live content.
- Translate real-world events into live content ideas/plans on short notice, which may sometimes require flexible work hours to mirror real world hockey events.
- Clearly define goals and opportunities for live content based on Key Performance Indicators.
- Work with NHL producers to understand targets and priority changes.
- Communicate progress and quality effectively with the NHL team.
- Develop game-wide relationships and solid engagement with other groups (e.g. Marketing/QA/etc).




- Work closely across teams to manage dependencies and coordinate deliverables.
- Contribute to team morale and team health, and encourage others towards positive working relationships.

Required Experience & Qualifications

- Minimum 1 year background in game design and/or production with relevant experience working on a live service.
- Knowledge of hockey and a genuine passion for the sport.
- A good eye for product quality and usability.
- A hunger for AAA game development.
- Collaboration skills for live content design and execution.
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external developers.
- A good eye for game quality and a strong advocacy for the end-user experience.
- Ability to understand recent trends and what good looks like within a live service model and how it applies to the current product.
- Ability to come up with, document, evaluate, and critique creative ideas.
- Ability to work with individuals from different disciplines while focusing on shared product/team goals.

Workplace

- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Benefits & Perks

- Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
- 10 days per year of sick time
- Extended health/dental/vision coverage
- Basic life insurance

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