Requisition Number: 180882
Position Title: Game Designer I
External Description:
Join Us!
Pogo has been the leader in online casual games since 1998. Featuring a growing library of 60+ titles spanning popular genres like Solitaire, Mahjong, Match 3, and more. Pogo exists to be the best destination for online casual games. We strive to produce high-quality HTML5-powered games with sophisticated metagames and social mechanics, all while working seamlessly across desktop, tablet, and mobile. Our fans and subscribers come to Pogo for fresh content, daily challenges, great events, new games, and a live service that delivers!
We are looking for an experienced Scripter to join our Live Service team in North America.
Role
As a member of the Live Service team, you will be responsible for the setup and integration of; live service updates, challenges, sales, promotions, new features and site wide meta events across our 70+ games. You will collaborate with the rest of the Live Service team to identify areas of improvement within the Live Service integration pipeline. In this key role, you will report into the Design/Production organization and will have a high level of interaction with team members across all key disciplines.
What You Will Do
- Utilizing Pogo’s CMS and development tools, you will be responsible for the maintenance and configuration of the following:
- Recurring content updates across a variety of games and genres
- In-game and site wide events
- Seasonal prize tracks and challenges
- Promotions and sales
- MTX (power-ups, boosters, currency) catalog maintenance and integration
- Oversee and be the domain owner of Pogo’s Live Service scripting and release pipeline.
- Assist in playtests, game feedback and potential improvements.
- Proactive problem solving using the resources, tools and time/scope available.
- Communicate and collaborate with all disciplines; including artists, designers, engineers, and producers.
- Coordinate multiple work streams in task execution and task management.
- Identify risks and communicate them upwards with mitigations.
- Define and drive best practices for source control and materials management with our partners.
- Define automation and tooling needs to improve the Live Service integration pipeline.
What You Bring
- 1-2 years experience with scripting languages like Python, JavaScript, JSON, etc.
- Familiarity with source/version control applications such as perforce and content management systems.
- Ability to learn new tools quickly.
- Experience implementing content in an agile environment for a live service.
- Organized and detail-oriented approach to design, authoring and source control management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Readiness to work with a globally distributed development team.
US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location. EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.
BASE SALARY RANGES
- California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):° $78,500 – $119,650
- New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):° $73,150 – $119,650
- Jersey City, NJ :° $84,750 – $119,650
- Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):° $73,150 – $97,500
- Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):° $73,150 – $105,250
Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.
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Community / Marketing Title: Lead Scripter
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: 10
Can this position be remote?: 1
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.