Cinematic Designer - EA Sports FC

The Cinematic Designer creates compelling action and emotionally motivated moments within EA SPORTS FC, integrating complex animations into the game engine to industry standards. The role works closely with animators, artists, and software engineers to seamlessly bring those animations into the game. The designer upholds established cinematic standards across the game and the broader IP, managing the scope and budget of assigned tasks to meet project deadlines without compromising the player experience.

• Create compelling action and emotionally motivated moments.
• Integrate complex animations into the game engine to industry standards.
• Work closely with animators, artists, and software engineers to seamlessly integrate animations into the game.
• Uphold established cinematic standards across the game and broader IP to maintain a design language.
• Manage the scope and budget of assigned tasks to meet project deadlines without jeopardising the player experience.
• Participate in reviews, stand-ups, playtests, and work across departments.

• 2+ years of professional game design experience.
• One or more shipped titles in a cinematic, animation, or narrative design capacity.
• Familiarity with one or more game engine cinematic tools.
• Experience with cinematic language, frame composition, pacing, tone, and narrative structure.
• Ability to integrate complex animations into the game engine to industry standards.
• Ability to work collaboratively, receive feedback, and constructively critique peers.

• Vacation of 3 weeks per year to start.
• 10 days per year of sick time.
• Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave).
• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and disability insurance.
• Retirement plan for regular full-time employees.
• Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programmes.