Esports
Development Manager - EA Sports FC
Mid Level
Vancouver, Canada
hybrid
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Reporting to a Development Director, the Development Manager (DM) within the art team ensures the delivery of game features and assets is on time and within budget. The role oversees the project schedule, hiring, and manages the team to achieve a high standard. The team is part of the EA SPORTS FC global community and works across multiple platforms to create content for hundreds of millions of sports fans worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a development team which generally consists of Artists, Software Engineers and external partners.
- Anticipate bottlenecks, provide management escalation, project prioritisation, make tradeoffs, balance needs versus technical constraints, and promote initial partner deployments.
- Focus on the immediate team and identify team issues, and suggest solutions related to execution goals.
- Identify task-related processes to improve efficiency.
- Ensure each project setup meets the specifications of the studio with regular status reporting and capacity plan updates.
- Using Jira, establish engagement processes to ensure all workflows are clearly defined, processes are documented, and staff are trained in expectations.
- Partner with Production, QV, and Art Directors to ensure game quality targets are met.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 3+ years of project management or project lead experience with production lifecycles, processes and project planning.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field including Computer Science, Game Development, Business, or 3D Arts.
- Experience in a Scrum / Agile software development environment.
- Proven track record using Jira and Jaas to manage concurrent projects, with the ability to create dashboards, workflows and automation when required.
- Experience working with expansive teams, mediation and conflict resolution.
Preferred Skills
- Experience managing outsource vendors and remote teams is considered an asset.
- Experience in feature or asset production is beneficial.
Workplace
- Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) at EA Vancouver.
Benefits & Perks
- Vacation: 3 weeks per year to start.
- Sick time: 10 days per year.
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Basic life insurance.
About the Company
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.
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