Experience Designer Intern - Masters/PhD

Electronic Arts

$39 - $84 USD

medical insurance, paid time off, sick time, 401(k)

United States, Texas, Austin

Jan 15, 2025

Description & Requirements

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.

Electronic Arts Inc. is a global leader in interactive entertainment. We develop and deliver games, content, and online services across platforms. Our broad portfolio of brands spans the most popular genres.

We exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together people who combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow our employees to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers.

Fan Growth

EA's Fan Growth organization exists to improve player experiences and help the world to play. We support players across the globe in 13+ languages. We value people who will bring new ideas to help make Fan Growth a great place to be and be from. We celebrate diversity and inclusion. It's just as important for us to create great experiences for our people as for our players. We're looking for people to come to the office (or Zoom meeting) excited to work and ready for some fun.

Your role

As an Experience Design Intern, you will report to the Sr. Manager, Service Design and Research within the Fan Growth organization. Made up of experience designers, design technologists, and sitting on a service design team, we are focused on holistically improving out-of-game customer experiences. You will work with our design team to understand user needs and design products for EA Help, EA Account, and more. This would be a great role for you if you are interested in what factors make a whole video game experience, want experience working with a design system, and have a true user-centered mindset.

Responsibilities

Learn to research, design, and prototype user experiences, create design mockups, wireframes and design presentations.
Leverage an end-to-end design mindset to understand what the right experience, for the right player, at the right time is, and design a product with that mindset.
Define experiences based on an understanding of product goals, business, customer, and user needs.
Develop an understanding of service design and customer experience, along with user experience design.
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders, presenting and receiving feedback on designs and concepts
Learn how to work with and expand a design system and interface with design technologists.

Required Qualifications

Currently pursuing a graduate degree in design (HCI, HCD, or similar) or design-related field
A user experience design portfolio with at least one case study
An understanding of user experience principles, best practices and processes

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 pay 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, degree type (e.g. Bachelor's, Master's, PhD), what stage you are in your degree journey (i.e. freshman, sophomore, etc.), qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

HOURLY PAY RANGES

* California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
$39 - $84 USD Hourly
* New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
$39 - $84 USD Hourly
* Jersey City, NJ :
$39 - $84 USD Hourly
* Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
$25 - $75 USD Hourly
* Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
$39 - $75 USD Hourly

The pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including 80 hours per year of sick time (prorated based on scheduled hours per week if less than full-time), 16 paid company holidays per year, medical insurance, and 401(k). Interns in California are also eligible for Voluntary Disability Insurance.

About Electronic Arts

We're proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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.