Motion Designer - EA Sports NHL

Overview

Electronic Arts invites a UI Motion Designer to the EA SPORTS NHL team to create engaging motion and video content.

• Report to Design Lead and collaborate with design, art, producer, and engineer.
• Lead the creation of 2D and 3D motion content for live operations and in‑game content.
• Design and produce motion graphics, animations, and promotional content for new program themes and live updates.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to translate creative direction into polished motion experiences balancing player needs, business goals, technical constraints, and timelines.
• Contribute to the conceptualization and visualization of new player experiences, game features, and product initiatives through motion prototypes and 3D explorations.
• Work fluidly across 2D and 3D workflows, creating mockups, prototypes, and presentation materials from concept to implementation.
• Help evolve and maintain the visual language, motion principles, and design system standards ensuring consistency and quality.
• Advocate for motion design excellence by presenting work, gathering feedback, and iterating to enhance usability, clarity, and emotional impact.

• Portfolio showcasing exceptional 2D and 3D motion design across multiple mediums with strong visual storytelling, video editing, animation craft, and user‑centered thinking.
• 3+ years of experience creating high‑quality motion design content in cross‑disciplinary product, entertainment, or game development teams.
• Strong proficiency with After Effects, Cinema 4D, Figma, and design systems/prototyping tools.
• Excellent visual design fundamentals: composition, typography, color, hierarchy, timing, motion principles.
• Experience creating motion content for live products, seasonal campaigns, marketing moments, or ongoing content ecosystems.
• Ability to develop concepts and translate them into compelling motion experiences from exploration to execution.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, articulate design rationale, incorporate feedback, and collaborate effectively across stakeholders.
• Passion for sports, games, entertainment, and creating experiences that resonate with players.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, 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 and provide accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law.