Narrative Designer

Job Summary

Job Description

EA SPORTS FC is seeking a Narrative Designer to contribute to their new football game. Responsibilities include designing narrative systems, creating narrative design documentation, collaborating with various teams (code, art, etc.), and seeing projects through to release. The role involves working closely with the Senior Game Designer and Game Design Director to develop engaging and innovative narrative experiences for players. A deep understanding of football and the FC franchise is highly desired. The position is hybrid, with a mix of in-office and remote work options.

Must have:

3+ years Narrative Design experience
Football knowledge/understanding of FC
Narrative system creation & writing
In-game dialogue system experience
Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Perks:

Paid time off
New parent leave
Free games
Wellness benefits

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Job Details

Description & Requirements

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

Narrative Designer

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.

After nearly 30 years of creating genre-defining, interactive football experiences with the world’s biggest football entertainment platform, EA SPORTS FIFA, we are soon beginning an exciting new era. EA SPORTS FC will become the future of football from EA SPORTS – as we strive to take global football experiences to new heights, on behalf of football fans everywhere.

With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to a global community of fans, we invite you to join us and pioneer the future of football with EA SPORTS!

The Narrative Designer will report to the Game Design Director working on a new project for EA Sports FC.

The job will be hybrid with 2-3 days in our Southam office, but we may consider remote work for outstanding candidates.

We are looking for someone who understands football and our game to work in our growing design team with the Design Director and Senior Game Designer to develop narrative systems and to create something new and something exciting for our players.

Responsibilities:

You will design the narrative systems on the project, working with the Senior Game Designer and Game Design Director
You will be responsible for narrative design documentation
You will collaborate with and work with partners in code, art, and central teams both locally and in other locations
You will see the narrative design through implementation until release

Qualifications:

At least 3 years experience in Narrative Design
Knowledge or understanding of football and/or the FC franchise
Experience writing and creating narrative systems
Experience with in game dialogue systems

About Electronic Arts

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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.

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