Senior Experience UI / UX Designer

Requisition Number : 183008Can this position be remote? : No

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve.

At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

Creative & Development Technology shapes the future of interactive entertainment by harnessing data and technology to empower the creation of the next generation of games.

We are a collection of six teams, Frostbite, Data & Analytics, Creative Technologies, Technology Growth Strategy, Creative Direction, and Operations.

We enable the game team’s technical product strategy through technology and solutions for game development. Our goal is to be the best place for engineers in EA while aiming to be valuable partners for game development.

Our organization is aligned with expertise and specialization, providing ongoing solutions and technology and tools differentiation, we are nimble and ready to adapt and grow.

The challenge ahead :

We are looking for an experienced and experienced UX Designer to join our team to support from the ground up, the strategy, user experience, and interface design on a new project within Infinite Worlds.

You will work with teams to ensure that end-users have a smooth and seamless experience.

You will work within a newly established and growing Team with a positive culture / set of values. You will report to a Development Director.

Day to day, you will...

• Work on ambiguous, complex problems and lead new research plans to help tackle them.
• Undertake discovery and user research, collecting feedback to comprehend user needs, pain points, and preferences. Influence product strategies and vision with these insights and distil them, along with competitive analysis, into user-centred design goals, incorporating the findings into subsequent design revisions.
• Visualise and prototype intended solutions at multiple levels of fidelity, including high-level wireframes, conceptual designs, design presentations and detailed specifications.
• Work both independently and collaboratively with fellow UX team members, technical artists, product managers, and software engineers who are geographically distributed across the globe.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in UX design, and apply them to improve the portal's usability and user experience.

You are / you have

• At least 5+ years of experience designing for complex applications, such as creative tools, game engines or 3D software.
• Have worked on building products from the ground up, 0-1 product design.
• Present user experience research findings and design concepts to partners, gaining their support and support.
• Validate or debunk your assumptions by putting your work in front of users.
• Experience contributing at a strategic level to long-term planning and quarterly roadmaps.
• Experience setting up platform usage analytics, using tools to track user behaviour, and gathering insights for iterative design improvements.
• Draw on your mixed-methods research background to prioritise research opportunities, build and own research roadmap planning, and handle expectations with collaborators.
• A portfolio or project showing user-centered designs demonstrating how you used research and data to inform your decisions.

Bonus if..

• You have experience working within a Game Team
• You have experience working with Technical Artists
• You have experience working on 3D software
• You have experience working in the generative AI space

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 $115,100 - $161,200 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.

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life.

We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more.

Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and 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.