Senior Game Designer - EA SPORTS™ NHL

The Senior Game Designer on the EA SPORTS NHL development team reports to the Game Design Director and manages a pod of designers to deliver high-quality experiences across defined areas of the product. The role involves taking end-to-end ownership of diverse features, from immersive presentation and broadcast components to core gameplay systems, while adopting AI and automation foundations to evolve how the game is constructed. The designer is expected to remain adaptable and strive for the highest possible quality, owning features across whatever areas the franchise requires to succeed.

• Act as a self-starter to drive the vision for features from inception to completion, striving for the absolute best quality possible in every experience owned.
• Create and maintain comprehensive design documentation, pitch decks, and wireframes to clearly communicate feature vision and mechanics to cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Champion a culture of prototyping and iteration, actively participating in playtests and using peer feedback to refine and polish game feel and mechanics.
• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of designers, actively shaping their careers and providing daily coaching.
• Lead and participate in design reviews, fostering a culture of constructive critique, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the design discipline.
• Adopt AI and automation foundations to drive evolutionary changes in how game features are constructed, from dynamic commentary and broadcast packages to next-gen gameplay systems.
• Maintain a flexible approach with the ability to expand and adapt to different areas of the product, tackling core game systems, UX flows, presentation features, or game modes as the needs of the franchise evolve.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Audio, Art, UI/UX, and Engineering to ensure all features and sequences are flawlessly integrated at a high quality.
• Analyse real-world sports broadcasts, market trends, and player behaviour to form a creative vision aligned with business goals.

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Game Designer working with internal teams on console/AAA game development, including shipping high-quality titles from concept to completion.
• Direct experience in personnel management, coaching, and developing design talent.
• Demonstrated ability as a highly motivated self-starter who consistently pushes for top-tier quality from pitch to final polish.
• Familiarity with adopting AI foundations or automation logic to evolve game features, provide more player value, and improve game development workflows.
• Familiarity with data-driven design methodologies, including working with KPIs and product insights to make informed design decisions.
• Proven versatility in tackling diverse design challenges and adapting to varying product needs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience in sports game presentation, broadcast styling, or scripting dynamic commentary systems.

• Onsite hybrid role at the EA Burnaby campus.

• Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and long-term cash programs.

• Vacation: 3 weeks per year to start.
• 10 days per year of paid sick time.
• Company top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave).
• Extended health/dental/vision coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Retirement benefits to regular full-time employees.