Director, Media Operations + Partnerships

Overview Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. A team where everyone makes play happen. The Growth Marketing team builds content, culture, and community around EA brands and franchises. This is a hybrid role located in Los Angeles, Kirkland, or Vancouver, with 3 days a week in the office.
Position Director, Media Operations + Partnerships
Responsibilities Develop centralized Operations team to support a large Media Strategy organization with rhythm of business efforts, including communications, centralized and standardized campaign tracking, and multi-level reporting of business-centric performance metrics.
Oversee media budget tracking, forecasting, and reporting, including connection to business planning operations.
Manage partnerships across the marketing organization, including external agency support, internal cross-functional teams of Brand and Creative, technology providers, and the platform ecosystem.
Own operational tools and drive efficiency improvements across the media organization. Develop roadmaps and strategic approaches to improve tools, processes, communications, and operational systems.
Drive continuous improvement with internal and external partners to aid Media Strategy + Buying day-to-day task management.
Develop and execute strategic plans for process improvement, automation, centralization, and standardization within media operations.
Qualifications Minimum of 10 years of experience in full-funnel media strategy and buying within an enterprise environment, with experience in attribution models and media mix modeling.
At least 5 years of direct people management experience, overseeing media strategists and buyers, with a track record of defining team goals and fostering collaboration.
8+ years of experience building operational models for media organizations, identifying gaps, and collaborating with creative teams to define advertising content needs.
Demonstrated success in leading large-scale organizational change and establishing new standards, tools, and processes for media operations.
Experience in partnership building, influencing, negotiating, and building partnerships with internal teams, agency partners, and external vendors.
Strong financial acumen with experience in media budget ownership, forecasting, and reporting across multiple business units.
Advanced project management and tracking skills, with ability to operate and improve business rhythm across multiple teams and partners.
BA/BS Degree in marketing/finance or equivalent quantitative field.
Passion/knowledge for video games.
Pay Transparency & Benefits Pay ranges and benefits apply at the posted locations. Compensation depends on factors including education, experience, location, and business needs. Pay ranges listed below are in CAD or USD depending on location.
British Columbia (Vancouver/Victoria): $160,700 - $224,700 CAD
California (Los Angeles/San Francisco): $182,600 - $276,300 USD
Washington (Seattle/Spokane): $175,600 - $233,600 USD
Pay is one part of overall compensation. In the US, benefits include paid time off, sick time, holidays, family leave, health/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, and potential bonus/equity. In Canada, benefits include vacation, sick time, paid leave for new child, extended health/dental/vision, life and disability insurance, retirement plan, and potential bonus/equity.
About Electronic Arts & Equal Opportunity 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. EA will consider applicants with criminal records as required by applicable law and provides workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law.

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