Community Engagement Specialist, NBA LIVE (Contractor)

Requisition Number: 155899

Position Title: Contingent

External Description:

The Community Engagement Team connects the voices of EA’s 300+ million players to our global game and strategy teams, facilitating healthy conversations with players and working together to build thriving communities. The NBA LIVE Community Engagement Specialist will work with the player community of one of the longest running sports video game franchises in the world. Reporting directly to the EA SPORTS Community Engagement Team Manager (Tiburon), the specialist will manage community engagement programs that build trust with our players, partner with social content influencers to build visibility for NBA LIVE and oversee multiple direct-to-player communications channels including blogs, Reddit and social channels. Passion is the fuel that drives our teams, and the successful candidate will take a love of basketball - matched with deep NBA LIVE franchise expertise, community management skills and strong social channel expertise - to deepen overall player engagement and sentiment for the franchise. 

 

This position has the following primary responsibilities:

• Lead studio communication platforms for the development team delivering consistent communication with players.
• Plan and execute regular feedback meetings with our players to discuss, survey and pressure test DEV concepts and marketing plans.
• Create appointment-setting branded content series that establishes consistent and transparent source of information to the community on a weekly basis.
• Report community sentiment and actionable feedback to the Development and MarCom teams on a weekly basis through high level quantitative and qualitative data.
• Lead NBA LIVE community KPI work, taking metrics and key learnings to ensure marketing content plans perform to the best of its ability.
• Create a systematic information advisory process to inform development and communication decision making.
• Oversee the partner strategy for moderation of official channels such as the forums, social media, and/or websites.
• Maintain a positive community reputation.

Qualifications

• Passion and Experience playing NBA LIVE and other sports games.
• 1-3 years’ experience working in online communities, social media, journalism, online marketing, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated writing, grammar, and content-creation skills (samples required)
• Strong knowledge of best practices for operating social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc).
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Strategic and creative thinker with the ability to present new ideas effectively
• An aggressive, self-motivated, detail-oriented team player and quality driven
• Has strong problem solving skills. Must be able to keep focus on multiple tasks and effectively set priorities among projects
• Ability to objectively interpret customer/community feedback and make actionable recommendations
• Solid understanding of Live Service operations and Development.
• Bachelor Degree in Communications or Marketing a plus.

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Company Profile:

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.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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.

Days Open: 160

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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.