We are seeking a Senior Engagement Director to join our team at Electronic Arts. As a Senior Engagement Director, you will lead the vision and creation of a wildly entertaining and compelling meta experience for players. You will define and guide the long-term direction for Progression, Economy, Social, and Engagement systems, ensuring alignment with the overall game vision, product strategy, and player experience goals.
Responsibilities:
- Create a wildly entertaining vision by defining and guiding the long-term direction for Progression, Economy, Social, and Engagement systems.
- Mobilize world-class teams to create designs by evolving processes and structures within the design team and across disciplines.
- Guide the world-class execution from high-level vision through implementation, iteration, and live operation.
- Foster a perpetual learning, improvement environment where diverse perspectives are valued and innovation thrives.
- Master collaboration to inspire and unite teams across studios, time zones, operating within a multi-product environment.
- Communicate vision and intent, and design thinking – articulating goals, trade-offs, constraints, and risks to partners across design, product, engineering, UX, and leadership.
- Mentor, coach, and elevate talent around you – fostering growth, strengthening craft excellence, and building a resilient, high-performing design organization.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience leading game teams and defining player-focused meta systems and design direction in a live service environment.
- Experience and passion for meta design systems.
- Deep empathy and understanding of player needs and motivations.
- Demonstrated success in the gaming industry.
- Strong understanding of mass-market player appeal, with the ability to innovate within established genres and expectations.
- A player-first mindset balanced with strong product and business awareness.
Qualifications:
- At least one shipped title in a design creative leadership role working in Progression, Economy, and/or Social systems.
- Love and passion for meta and design.
- Excellent communicator and collaborator.
- Thrives in leading cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated success in designing highly engaging games.
