Game Design Director

Location: Los Angeles (Del Rey), California, United States of America; Vancouver (Great Northern Way), British Columbia, Canada

Salary: $190,500–$267,300 CAD (British Columbia) or $215,900–$327,900 USD (California)

Company

Electronic Arts (EA) creates next-level entertainment experiences, including the Battlefield franchise.

What you will do

• Establish gameplay design vision, standards, and repeatable design processes for rapid live service development.
• Deliver fun, engaging, and balanced gameplay experiences across live service seasons with a unified gameplay vision.
• Partner with Creative and Product leadership to define and drive a prioritized roadmap and align design direction to creative/product goals.
• Lead and mentor design leads and teams; provide frameworks and guardrails while enabling creative freedom.
• Support production through effective feature scoping and translate high-level direction into actionable design priorities.
• Use player data and community feedback to drive design pivots and ensure quality during live operations.

Requirements

• Experience directing multiplayer AAA FPS titles.
• Extensive background in live service operations.
• Strong design mastery of combat, gunplay, and progression systems.
• Proficiency in game mode design (Battle Royale or similar).
• Proven success leading design teams and directors, including communicating directly with player communities.
• Track record leading design during live operation of a game.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model.
• North America pay transparency with location-based pay ranges.
• US benefits include paid time off, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life/disability insurance, and 401(k) for regular full-time employees.
• Canada benefits include vacation, sick time, extended health/dental/vision coverage, life/disability insurance, and retirement plan for regular full-time employees.
• Potential eligibility for bonus and equity depending on role.

Hiring process

• Recruiter screen followed by interviews focused on leadership, live service design experience, and gameplay direction.
• Evaluation of ability to translate player data into design pivots and deliver on schedules.