Assistant Producer

Requisition Number: 156590

Position Title: Contingent

External Description:

Assistant Producer

Location: Redwood Shores 

Term: 6 months

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.

Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication are what make Maxis tick as we prepare ourselves for massive amounts of growth and an incredible amount of fun. We want to engage our players and create the most entertaining titles in the world. Come and see for yourself, the future is here.

At Maxis we’re pushing the boundaries on every front, so you’ll get a chance to stretch beyond your comfort zone and have the ability to learn while you contribute. Our team culture is collaborative and high-performance oriented. We expect everyone to think like game makers and approach development with a Player First perspective.

Nature and Scope of Position:

• Work with a team of producers, designers, artists and engineers to create and own compelling new features for upcoming The Sims 4 games
• Take ownership of specific processes that are critical for ensuring the quality and on-time release of the game
• Work closely with the production team to ensure vision and strategies are aligned with overall goals for the game.

Responsibilities may include:

• Ownership over game features
• Working with designers to articulate vision and goals of game features
• Reviewing and approving game features as they are implemented
• Liaison with QA teams to ensure testing process efficiency and quality
• Field bugs and assess their priority and risk
• Ownership over critical processes like asset tagging and metadata input
• Support the development team using proprietary tools
• Write and manage the localization of feature text
• Coordination of internal and external play tests
• Track community feedback to inform strategic decisions
• Act as the primary customer advocate, ensuring the best possible customer experience
• Passionately articulate goals and team principles to help form a stimulating and fun work environment/culture

Requirements:

• Experience working on and contributing to the development of video games and /or other interactive entertainment
• Ability to work collaboratively - Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Detail oriented
• Motivated self-starter
• Ability to work independently
• Hungry to learn new skills, processes, and pipelines
• A lover of games!
• The ability to adapt quickly to a changing environment and priorities

 

 

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Community / Marketing Title: Assistant Producer

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.

EEOText:

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: 83

Can this position be remote?:

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.