Welcome to our World EA Interview Pack

We Unite The World Through Play

It's not easy building the world's best digital playground. It's hair-standing-up-on-end-exhilarating. It's down-in-the-trenches-challenging. It's stroke-of-brilliance-at-midnight creative. It's you-taking risks, challenging yourself, pursuing ideas, changing the way millions of people do something they love: Play. We've been making games for decades but you wouldn't know that walking through our studios. We're still buzzing with the same innovative spirit we began with, though we've learned enough to earn our rank as a leading developer, publisher and distributor of the world's best games. What began as a small group of people determined to "put real life in a box" has become a 8,000-people strong, worldwide organization delivering on that very dream. If you've played The Sims 3 lately, you know exactly what we mean. And if you've played Battlefield 3, maybe you'd say that we've done real life one better. Whether you're playing The Simpsons: Tapped Out on your mobile or your palms are sweaty from clutching your controller during intense games of FIFA 13, chances are you've played an EA game. And if you haven't, well, what are you waiting for? In an industry that's changing everyday whether it's through new social channels, advancing technology, new audiences or unique opportunities for monetizationEA is positioned for growth thanks to smart business plans, strategic acquisitions and most importantly our creative people around the world who gather each day to unite the world through play. We take that last part very seriously, so if what you're reading excites you as much as it does us, spend some time here and get to know us better.

Interview Tips
We wont ask you to run through fire but EAs interview process will be challenging as we look to hire only the best people. To maximize your experience with EA, we suggest that preparation is key. There are a number of helpful areas you can get to know EA including:www.insideea.com Our blog site which gets under the skin of life at EA www.jobs.ea.com Our jobs site and so much more. www.ea.com Learn about our latest games www.info.ea.com Detailed corporate info on EA
Some advice we would offer includes: Ensure you know the time, location and who is interviewing you. Plan your journey. Turn up 10 minutes early Dress casually. We are more interested in your ability than your clothing. Master your basics. Ensure that you can articulate: The decisions you have made in your career to date Your achievements throughout your career What you are looking for in your next role Your strengths and areas for improvement An understanding of our industry and our competitors Be prepared to ask the interviewer questions. This is your opportunity to impress with your knowledge and research into EA and our industry. When in our interview, it is key to relax and be yourself. Our interview style is informal. Our goal is to better understand you, your career path to date and your goals for your future career. Our interview process explores your behaviour in specific situations. We're looking for a match between you and the EA culture. Being interviewed should be slightly challenging and our interview team aim to stretch you. But our goal is for you to have a great experience and if we fall short, please let us know.

The Video Games Industry

The world video gaming industry is predicted to record 9% yearly growth through 2013, to exceed $76 billion, according to Business Insights. Mobile and online gaming formats will fuel the market, with customers taking advantage of wider, faster and more mobile internet access. Video Games Industry Facts:

Consumers spent $24.75 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in 2011. Purchases of digital content accounted for 31% of game sales in 2011, generating $7.3 billion in revenue. The average US household owns at least one dedicated game console, PC or smartphone. 62% of gamers play games with others, either in-person or online. 33% of gamers play games on their smartphones and 25% play games on their handheld device.

Electronic Arts - The Facts:

All-Time High Non-GAAP Net Revenue of $4.2 Billion in Fiscal 12 Annual Digital Non-GAAP Revenue Up 47% to $1.2 Billion in Fiscal 12 Origin platform has more than 11 million registered users. FIFA 13 sold over 4.5 million games across all platforms worldwide in just five days. It is the biggest sports videogame launch of all-time. FIFA 13 is only the second videogame franchise ever to sell more than 1 million units in the UK within just 1 day. Battlefield 3 has sold more than 11M units worldwide. Madden NFL 13 sold more that 1.65M units in the first week.

Awards

E3 is the world's premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. We are very proud to say that EA was recognized across the industry for having some of the best games in a variety of categories. Here is just a sampling of the more than 80 awards we won in 2012:

E3 Game Critics Best Racing Game: Need for Speed Most Wanted E3 Game Critics Best Sports Game: FIFA 13 PC Gamer Most Valuable Game: SimCity, Crysis 3 Game Informer Best of E3: SimCity, FIFA 13, Madden NFL 13, Crysis 3 CVG Best Strategy Game: SimCity IGN Best of E3: FIFA 13 Destructoid Best of Sports: NHL 13 EGM Best Multiplayer: Medal of Honor Warfighter

At the 2012 Interactive Achievement Awards, EA won 4 awards:

Battlefield 3: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design The Sims Social: Social Networking Game of the Year FIFA 12: Sports Game of the Year Star Wars: The Old Republic: won Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

EA at a glance...our explosive history

EA was formed in 1982 and ever since we have delighted at being the leader in thrilling the world with cutting edge Interactive Entertainment. We look forward to sharing a deep and rich history with you. But lets start with some simple bullet points and overview of our company milestones.

Headquartered in Redwood City, California 8,000 employees worldwide #1 Market Share in North America and Europe Operations in 75 countries Exclusive Partnerships: FIFA, NFL, ESPN Worlds Largest Studio Operation

EA Milestones
1982
EA Begins as Amazin Software

1990 IPO

1994
1ST Console Game Sega Genesis

2000
AOL Partnership creates EA.com 1st $1B Year

2006
PS3, Wii EA Geneva Invested Ubisoft Acquired: Mythic, Jamdat, Headgate, Phenomic

1984
Name Changed to Electronic Arts

1995
PSX Acquired: Bullfrog, Kingsoft

2001
PS2 Acquired: Dreamworks Interactive

2008
Acquired: Bioware, Pandemic

1982

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1986
EA Europe

1991
1st $100M Year

N64 EA Seattle

Xbox, GameCube EA.com on AOL

2009
Acquired: Playfish

1993
EA Canada Acquired: Distinctive Software

1998
Acquired: Maxis

2003
Acquired: Pogo.com

2010
Acquired: Chillingo

1999
JV with SquareSoft for Japan Acquired: Tiburon, Westwood, Virgin Interactive

2004
Acquired: Black Box Studios

2011
Acquired: Pop Cap

2005
Xbox 360 Acquired: DICE, Criterion

Our Teams: EA Games

The EA Games Label is home to the largest number of EA studios and development teams, which together create an expansive and diverse portfolio of games, from action-adventure and role playing, to racing and combat. The portfolio includes several established franchises such as Need for Speed, Battlefield, Mass Effect, Medal of Honor and Dead Space. The EA Games Label titles are developed at the following EA studios: BioWare (located in Edmonton, Canada and Austin, Texas), Criterion (located in Guildford, England), DICE (located in Stockholm, Sweden), EA Los Angeles, EA Montral, Visceral Games (located in Redwood Shores, California) and EA Partners. The EA Partners group teams with external game developers and third party studios, such as Valve and Crytek, to provide them with a variety of services including development, publishing, and distribution. In addition to traditional packaged-goods games, the EA Games Label also develops massivelymultiplayer online role-playing and play-4-free mid-session games which are persistent state virtual worlds where thousands of other players can interact with one another. Working for EA Games brings exciting opportunities everyday. Imagine creating a new universe for Star Wars: The Old Republic, or being a physics programmer on Need for Speed who must calculate how a car reacts in a 100-mph multi-vehicle collision. Imagine developing Commander Shepards story in Mass Effect or being an Audio Sound Designer who records explosions for Battlefield. These are just some of the types of opportunities waiting for you on the EA Games Label. Whatever your skill or interest, EA Games is home to a world of passionate gamers just like you.

Our Teams: EA Sports

Without question, EA SPORTS is the most widely recognized sports brand in interactive entertainment. The EA SPORTS label brings together a wide collection of sports-based video games marketed under the EA SPORTS brand. EA SPORTS games range from simulated sports titles with realistic graphics based on real-world sports leagues, players, events and venues to more casual games with arcade-style gameplay and graphics. We seek to release new iterations of many of our EA SPORTS titles on a regular basis (often annually), in connection with the commencement of a sports league's season or a major sporting event when appropriate. Our EA SPORTS franchises include FIFA Soccer, Madden NFL Football, Fight Night, NBA Live, NCAA Football, NCAA March Madness, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR, NHL Hockey, Grand Slam Tennis, and EA SPORTS Active. Games are developed primarily at our EA Canada (located in Vancouver, Canada) and EA Tiburon studios (located in Orlando, Florida). Joining the EA SPORTS team provides a tremendous range of challenges and opportunities regardless of your background. You could be designing the latest innovations in established franchises like Madden or FIFA, or you could be working on entirely new sports games altogether. You could be coming up with ground-breaking marketing campaigns for NHL or NBA LIVE? If you're an artist, you could use your skills to create in-game versions of the latest sports venues. As an animator or programmer, you could be assigned to bringing Tiger Woods, Ronaldinho, or other sports superstars to life in the game. Those are just a few examples of the great types of opportunities available on the EA SPORTS team.

Our Teams: Maxis

Maxis creates and markets games and experiences that are easily accessible, inspire creativity and fun, and transcend core video game culture into a world of engaging and relevant entertainment for people of all ages. Everyone is the Maxis consumer - from seniors to tots to experienced gamers to those who have never played a game. Maxis includes The Sims Studio, MySims, EA's Hasbro, Maxis and Casual Studios. The Sims Studio develops and markets life-simulation games and online communities with an emphasis on creativity, community and humour. The Sims has sold over 100 million units worldwide since it was originally launched in 2000. Being part of the Maxis team also means having the opportunity to launch games you and your entire family can play. Whatever one's aspirations are, Maxis has great opportunities.

EA All Play: Leading the Digital Revolution

EA All Play is a purely digital Label focused on creating highly engaging and accessible game services that connect core through to mass-casual gamers. The Label is responsible for a wide mix of products, including favourites like The Simpsons: Tapped Out, World Series of Poker, Tetris, MONOPOLY Hotels, Real Racing and many more.

Continues to be the worlds #1 mobile games publisher #1 publisher on the App Store

A great place to play free online games, including puzzle, word, card and board games. Club Pogo has over 1.5 Million subscribers

BioWare crafts high quality, multiplatform, role-playing, MMO and strategy games, focused on emotionally engaging, rich stories with unforgettable characters and vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the videogame industrys most critically acclaimed titles and franchises, including Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Mass Effect and Dragon Age. BioWare also oversees the award-winning MMOs Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Dark Age of Camelot and Ultima Online. BioWare currently operates in eight locations across the world, including Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec, Canada), Austin (Texas), Fairfax (Virginia), San Francisco (California), Sacramento (California) Los Angeles (California) and Galway (Ireland). In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. In 2011 EA created the BioWare Label, alongside EA Games, EA SPORTS and EA Maxis.

PopCap is the leading creators of easy-to-learn, irresistible games that everyone can enjoy including award-winning hits like Bejeweled, Zuma, Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies. Years in the making, PopCap games are sprinkled with a whirlwind of smile-inducing awesomeness and polished to a timeless sheen that keeps the world coming back for more. And best of all, you can play our games everywhere: PC and Mac, iPhone and iPad, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Facebook... maybe even the moon!

PopCaps History:

2000PopCap is founded. 2001Popcaps first downloadable PC game is released Bejewelled Deluxe. 2003Bookworm earns Computer Gaming World's Puzzle Game of the Year. 2007Peggle is released. 2010Plants vs. Zombies becomes the fastest selling game in iPhone history. 2011PopCap is acquired by Electronic Arts.

Origin is a cross-platform gaming service that helps players connect with friends, purchase and manage their games. Customers stay up to date on the latest video game news and releases; becoming a part of the Origin community also allows access to exclusive events and offers. Origin lets players connect to games and accounts on Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network, Facebook, iOS and Android. Origin brings an entire universe of gaming into a single, convenient application. Downloads are streamlined for quick and easy installation, and then securely purchase and play your favourite games any time and any place you want. Players can even chat with their friends right from the Origin application while they play. New features recently added to Origin include live streaming demos, free-to-play games and a beta cloud storage feature. This feature allows players to save their progress online, then pick up where they left off from any Origin-enabled PC. Origin has now expanded to offer top PC game titles from some of the worlds best video game publishers, giving even more access to the latest and greatest in gaming content.

Global Publishing
DRIVING EA WITH CUTTING EDGE MARKETING, SALES & DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES EA Global Publishing undertakes strategic planning, field marketing, sales and distribution in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America. The publishing team has a range of exciting career opportunities including devising marketing strategies for EA Game Labels including EA Games, Maxis and EA Sports. Marketing roles include PR, Advertising, online marketing and general product marketing amongst others. Sales specialists can work in Account Management and Key Account Management. Distribution roles possess a unique challenge especially given EA distributes to over 75 different countries. Whatever your specialization, EA Global Publishing is renowned for its dynamic and cutting edge approach to ensuring EA remains market leader and if you thrive with responsibility, autonomy and risk taking, you will find a natural home here.

Central Development Services

SUPPORTING EA BY DRIVING QUALITY STANDARDS Central Development Services includes the Quality Assurance team, (game testers), Art outsourcing, localization, Product Certification and the Motion Capture team. 800 strong, the team serves all the product teams globally and is based in studio locations including: Redwood City; Vancouver; Los Angeles; Montreal, Tiburon, Guildford, Madrid (Localisation), Singapore, Bucharest (QA), Hyderabad (QA). The team accounts for over $100 R&D spend and is transforming the way EA works, driving higher quality and significantly lower costs.

Corporate
DRIVING CHANGE & SUPPORTING EA MARKET LEADERSHIP Human Resources & Talent Acquisition are seeking to attract and retain the best talent in the market and ensure that all staff feel empowered and motivated to make a difference in their career. Their support ranges from career development support to ensuring motivation through incentives, compensation & benefits. Facilities seeks to ensure that all staff work in world class workspaces and feel inspired in creative working conditions Legal Affairs maintain compliance in all relevant laws, crossing many geographical and legal boundaries. Business Affairs provides EA investors with up to date information into EA activity and business affairs. IT provides world class technological support to EA business units. Each group provides a raft of career challenges. EA values its Corporate services highly as a driver for change in the business. If you seek empowerment and freedom to excel, EA Corporate should be home to your talent.

Our Values The EA Actions

Values are more than a list of words. Our values permeate throughout all layers of the organization, from the CEO to the newest graduate intern. These values underpin our desire to be the best at what we do. Think Consumers First Listen and respond Deliver beyond their expectations Build lifetime customers

Learn and Grow Work hard, play hard Develop yourself and others Measure your improvement Share knowledge generously

Be Accountable Deliver on commitments Always do what we say Play our positions Deliver and reward results

Be Bold Go Big Take the right risks Back our bets Lead

Act with Integrity Do the right thing Trust others and support their decisions Be transparent Create Quality and Innovation Deliver products and services that surpass expectations Be relentless about improving quality Take creative risks

The EA Actions open a new chapter at EA to define the kind of company we all want to work for and how we want to work together. Its a call to action for what we must do moving forward. John Riccitiello, CEO EA

Be part of our community & have your say

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Our YouTube channel, Inside EA, not only includes our latest game footage but exclusive videos by our staff about life at EA.

Why join EA?

1. You will work on world-class games from day one. EA has a huge portfolio of 'AAA' titles. You can contribute to a hit game from day one. 2. You will work with and share ideas with the best people. You will work with creative, innovative people (some of whom are Academy Award winners). EA employees are passionate about playing and making great games. We learn from each other by sharing ideas across the company. 3. Our philosophy is one person can make a difference. EA is a hugely successful company with a culture anchored in a strong entrepreneurial spirit. This means anyone in the company can make a difference and have a real impact. 4. EA is a global company and this provides many career opportunities. EA is a large global company, which gives you the opportunity to add to your skills and experience by working on different games in different locations around the world. Each team has its own unique feel and culture, which contributes greatly to creating a diverse global culture. 5. EA is a highly ambitious company. EA continuously pushes the limits of interactive entertainment by pursuing innovative opportunities on all gaming platforms and in all markets. We never stand still and are always looking for exciting new opportunities (for example, online gaming, growth in Asia, next-generation consoles and making casual games that entertain and appeal to a wider audience). 6. Our aim is to provide ongoing opportunities for career development by encouraging employees to take responsibility and providing dedicated training and development. We provide an opportunity for career development across numerous game teams at locations around the world. We offer a range of excellent training and development programs that provide ample opportunity for everyone to learn new skills, reach their full potential, and get the most out of their career at EA. 7. You have the opportunity to entertain millions of people. Our primary goal is to entertain millions of people around the world and we have a lot of fun doing it. It's a great feeling to see your game become a bestselling, critical success.

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