Art Director (12-month contract)

Whether you’ve been playing football since Pop Warner, won Super Bowls in Madden, or managed multiple fantasy squads to the finals, if football is in your blood you’re in the right place. The EA SPORTS Madden NFL team is looking for an Art Director and Copywriter Team who is inspired by sport and culture to help us build the next evolution of our marketing campaigns. We want a team that loves football just as much as they love building amazing work. This is your season ticket to all 32 NFL stadiums, and access to over 1500 NFL superstars, everyday.

This is a fast-paced, collaborative team, so it’s important to be quick learners who aren’t afraid to ask questions, while focusing on detail-oriented output. In this dream role you’ll work across various creative campaigns for EA SPORTS Madden NFL and other EA SPORTS projects.

You will play an instrumental role in the following:

Developing the core creative platform and messaging framework alongside Madden NFL team members
Develop and drive end-to-end campaign concepts and executions, across the Madden NFL ecosystem
Partner with design teams to uphold our visual look, feel and messaging across various brand and product level campaigns under the guidance of Madden's creative and senior leadership
Work alongside internal strategy and brand team members to develop treatments and creative responses that inspire our best ideas and execution
Collaborate closely with our production teams to craft stories and content

This role will support writing the ideas and directing the tone, look and vision for marketing content across the Madden NFL Franchise. You’ll also be expected to manage quality within all content produced, driving creative from start to finish alongside internal and external production partners.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

4 to 7 years of experience in a creative role -- design firm or agency experience preferable
Strong collaborator and communicators with proven experience in creative work across art direction, copywriting and design
Exceptional storytelling and script writing skills are essential
Conceptual thinkers with a strong strategic mindset
Experience working on brand and product campaigns from vision to completion, driving the work end to end
Understanding the cultural and creative landscape of the NFL, seeing beyond the current game
In-depth Madden knowledge and/or video game experience a huge plus

All applicants must be based in North America.

About EA

At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers. We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and maternity and paternity leave, plus free video games and so much more! 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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.