Job Description

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. WE WANT YOUR BRAINS... PopCap is looking for brainy and skillful people with a passion for making the world's best games. What's in it for you? A super-fun environment, rewarding work, and lots of great perks. It takes big, delicious brains to make award-winning titles like Plants vs. Zombies that delight millions of players around the world every day. As a Game Director reporting to the Studio GM, you will be the principal product owner and vision holder for a distributed team focused on bringing a new PvZ title in early production to market. This is an important leadership role that involves a high level of interaction with team members, development partners, studio leadership, and EA executives. You should have a mixture of execution, leadership, management, and creative experiences from the F2P and live service space. You will work closely with our creative, development, and support teams while partnering with team leaders to help guide the direction, planning, execution, and quality of features and content. You'll combine analytical data, consumer insights, and creative processes to ensure we're driving solutions that meet our financial, engagement, and player experience goals. Responsibilities

• Achieve the product vision, core pillars, and business objectives.
• Sell the vision of the game across EA and our industry.
• Work with the team and studio leadership to define the operational processes of the project, including development practices, production planning, status reporting, risk management, resource management, and budgeting.
• Guide the game's development and production execution.
• Build a data-driven live service.
• Communicate with game and studio leadership to track the status of milestones, ensuring that deadlines are met.
• Proactively identify and address risks associated with meeting features and release milestones.
• Work with Studio Finance to prepare accurate and reasonable project budgets.
• This role is remote and will manage a decentralized team.

Requirements

• You will have 5+ years of experience as a Senior or Executive Producer, having overseen one or more F2P mobile games through production to live.
• You will have 10+ years of experience leading distributed teams to the successful shipment of highly complex projects.
• Deep experience supervising and developing a team of direct reports.
• Experience with the function and relationships between the disciplines involved in game development.
• Natural personal investment in your products and teams.
• Detail-oriented and deeply organized, but with an eye on the big picture.
• Ability to build strong partnerships at every level.
• Intense passion for F2P games.
• Experience managing P&Ls.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento) * $170,500 - $259,300 USD
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs) * $180,100 - $237,200 USD
• Illinois (depending on location e.g. Chicago vs Illinois City) *$167,300 - $219,000 USD
• Minnesota (depending on location e.g. Minneapolis vs Saint Paul) *$167,300 - $219,000 USD
• Jersey City, NJ * $202,600 - $259,300 USD
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo) * $167,300 - $259,300 USD
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane) * $167,300 - $238,500 USD

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. 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 take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much 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. Electronic Arts

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