Technical Cinematics Game Designer

Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Role ID

212249

Worker Type

Temporary Employee

Studio/Department

EA Studios - SPORTS

Work Model

Hybrid

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.

Building on an incredible 30 year foundation, we're redefining football with EA SPORTS FC - a genre-leading ecosystem of interactive experiences, bringing a global community of football fans closer to The World's Game. Together, we're taking the largest football club in the world to new heights – and this is just the beginning With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to fans everywhere, we invite you to join us as we pioneer the future of football with EA SPORTS FC, and welcome everyone to the club

The role

As Technical Cinematic Designer, you will create cinematic and augmented reality content for EA Sports FC games. You will collaborate with game designers, art directors and producers on the design of compelling, authentic and exciting experiences that showcase the beautiful game of football to fans around the world. You will also partner with programmers and artists to implement exciting in-game sequences using in-house tools and the Frostbite engine.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, prototype and implement various in-game camera sequences within the provided schedule.
• Create augmented reality and indicator setups using inhouse visual scripting tools
• Follow direction and reference materials provided by producers, art directors and game designers, and realize the vision through your own cameras and sequences.
• Learn and use in-house tools and the Frostbite engine to implement cameras and sequences of shots that convey the authenticity of a live football match broadcast.
• Collaborate with multiple teams (artists, animators, gameplay, audio, interface and rendering engineers) to identify and define requirements for implementation of broadcasting features.
• Gather references and present ideas back to the team, contributing to the design vision of the project.

Your Qualifications

• Two years experience in a digital art content creation pipeline, ideally in the video game industry.
• Knowledge of cinematography techniques: camera composition, timing, framing and cinematic scene blocking.
• Understand narrative causality and logic.
• Commitment to deliver quality content while balancing efficiency.
• Experience with industry software, such as game engines, 3D software and visual scripting tools.

Pay Transparency - North America

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

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$75,900 - $105,600 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.

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 adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and 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.