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Associate Creative Director, The Sims

At EA, we create some of the most famous games in the world, and this is your opportunity to join the creative team who help bring these incredible games to our players, old and new. We're a team of writers, artists, creators and tinkerers who blend insights with storytelling and technology to push the boundaries of marketing. We dive into the past, explore the future, and create whole new worlds, all in the pursuit of creating incredible experiences for our players.

Ok – interested yet? Great. Here's more detail.

You'll work with the Creative Director, Associate Creative Director, and partner with our Senior Copywriters, Art Directors, Capture Artists and Agency partners to shape integrated creative marketing work for The Sims; a game that allows millions of players around the world to build the world as they'd like it to be. The Sims has been described as the most inclusive and diverse game ever, and we're looking for a strong creative thinker and storyteller who will help us bring the game to even more audiences, on more platforms, in more innovative ways.

You may have worked in an advertising agency, an in-house team or for an entertainment company until now and a background in gaming is not required. You embrace change and all of the messiness that comes with it. You listen to and look for other's voices and opinions, especially those that are different to your own. You understand that diversity fuels creativity. You let the best idea and what's right for the brand lead the solution. You believe that every brand touchpoint is an opportunity to innovate and connect with players old and new.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years as an art director at an ad agency (internal and external) or entertainment company
• Your experience spans social, digital, integrated and holistic brand marketing
• You've shaped award-winning integrated marketing campaigns for multiple brands
• Understanding of film/photography principles and techniques
• Passion for animation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills as you'll be interacting with teammates across all levels (remotely for now)
• You enjoy thinking beyond the brief and working collaboratively with non-traditional teams
• You enjoy making things happen in a scrappy environment and are comfortable being proactive about your ideas and executions
• You're comfortable stretching into project leadership, mentoring as needed and working to shape a positive, collaborative and supportive team culture
• Writing experience a plus

Daily Responsibilities:

• Push the boundaries around what creative marketing means for our brand and help us reach and engage new audiences
• Collaborate with creative leadership, the creative team, and internal and agency partners to create a holistic brand experience for players old and new
• Partner with our Senior Copywriters to concept and develop powerful, strategically sound creative solutions, from concept to delivery
• Communicate with game developers for game accuracy and details; research design documents and playing in early or broken builds
• Collaborate with and provide direction to internal and external production and design teams to retain creative vision through execution
• Provide support, guidance and inspiration to other Art Directors and Designers on the Campaign, Design and Capture teams
• Design and pitch creative decks to partners