Live Operations Designer

Requisition Number: 177025

Position Title: Game Designer I

External Description:

Founded in 2010, Playdemic is a BAFTA Award-winning developer and publisher of mobile games, focused on creating fun and engaging, free-to-play game services for iOS and Android, including the global smash hit, Golf Clash.

Golf Clash has been entertaining millions of players for over 5 years, and it is our goal to continue providing new features and content to our fans for many more years to come. We are presenting a rare opportunity for a Live Operations Designer to join the Golf Clash team and help us to continue to grow our game!

Based at our purpose built studio in Wilmslow, near Manchester, as a Live Operations Designer, you will collaborate with Production, Designers, Artists, and other live-op content creators to produce designs and input data for our weekly releases.

Reporting to the Head of Production, you will share daily updates with your senior peers and other Live-op team members. Once settled in the role, you will mentor Junior Designers and train them on data management and data entry.

Responsibilities

Live Op Content Planning:

• Create and maintain a 12-month live op roadmap with Development Manager & Marketing team.
• Collaborate on theming design with UA/Marketing team and Artists.
• Collaborate on Ball stats planning with the Business Intelligence and Design teams.

Live Op Data Management:

• Weekly Tournament, Bundle, Ball and Season Pass data.
• Checkpoint Challenge data setup and maintenance.
• Golden Shot data setup and maintenance.
• Work with the development teams to fix bugs in the above areas.
• Develop and maintain data setup documentation, including step by step guides, workflow diagrams and examples of data setups.
• Optimisation of Live Ops. Work with the Analytics team to monitor performance and make improvements.

Important Skills:

• At least 3 years' experience working in a Game development studio.
• Experience working on a live game with experience working on Live Operations content delivery and data.
• Prior working experience with game databases and data structures.
• Strong Excel experience, especially in relation to balancing game systems.
• Technical skills and knowledge of game development tools including Confluence and JIRA.

Bonus Skills

• Experience supporting games, with a significant user base, through maintenance, new feature deployment and live operations.
• Interest in mobile games, with an understanding of the free-to-play genre.
• An eye for efficiency to improve workflow in the level-design process.

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Community / Marketing Title: Live Operations Designer

Company Profile:

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.

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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 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.

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: 23

Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

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 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.

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.