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Experiential Writer - FIFA

Experiential Writer – EA SPORTS FIFA

Vancouver, Canada or Remote

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment with over 25 years of innovation, passion, and connection of millions of players across the globe to their favorite sports, teams, and players. At the heart of EA SPORTS is the FIFA franchise. EA SPORTS FIFA is the world’s #1 best-selling video game with over 200M engaged players across multiple platforms, including console, PC, and mobile.

Innovation, passion, and team-work is at the heart of everything we do. With studios in Vancouver, Bucharest, and Cologne; we are looking for the brightest talent so we can continue to create experiences that connect with millions of hearts and minds the world over.

We're seeking a highly creative and experiential writer to join the Experience Design Team at EA SPORTS FIFA. Reporting directly to the Director of Experience Design, you'll shape the Voice & Tone of our platform. As a craft leader, you’ll compose the written word strategy for the end-to-end user experience. From highly creative headline writing and persuasive messaging, to simple user interface language and wayfinding, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the emotional threads of the player's journey.

Your creativity is boundless and you’re also a pragmatic thinker. You wordsmith everything and you understand the delicate nuances of modulation. You apply appropriate levels of humor, and you know when to be plain spoken, encouraging, or direct. You consider the audience’s emotional state, goals and needs to gain clues about the best writing approach for the situation.

If this sounds like you and you’re fascinated about the prospect of applying your talents to the industry-leading global phenomenon known as EA SPORTS FIFA and your interests embody immersive interactive entertainment, we want to talk to you.

Your Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of relevant professional experience;
• An impressive portfolio of short-form and long-form creative writing examples;
• Excellent communicator with an ability to rationalize big ideas, simply;
• Set the foundation and establish the process for User Experience Writing at FIFA;
• Define and design innovative, effective , guidelines and best practices for the experience;
• Communicate product features and benefits in ways that assist, orient, and guide;
• Write using best practices for inclusivity and accessibility to reach our diverse worldwide communities;
• The ability to prioritize multiple projects and organize around workflow commitments, deadlines, and release schedules;
• Experience in partnering with various disciplines such as Designers, Research, Production, Creative, and Leadership;
• Experience in creating scalable written content systems;
• An obsession with cohesion and consistency (nomenclature design, labels, information organization);
• Advanced education in Creative Writing, English, Communications, Journalism, Technical Writing, Psychology, Experience Design, etc., - whether your education comes from academia, degrees, or self-taught routes, we welcome all qualified applicants.

Bonus Qualifications

• Past experience developing Voice & Tone Style Guides;
• Award-winning portfolio;
• Experience writing for interactive mediums;
• Experience writing for spoken interfaces or other writing that's meant to be spoken in apps, on the air, or on the stage;