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Electronic Arts Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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On average, employees at Electronic Arts give their company a 3.8 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Electronic Arts employees are Systems Administrators submitting an average rating of 4.3 and QA Testers with a rating of 4.1.

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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 100 Electronic Arts Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.0
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.0
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
4.1
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Associate Producer
in Orlando, FL

"good place to gain experience"

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"positive working environment"

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"poor upper management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"define management structure and make it work"

Development Director
in Los Angeles, CA

"EA has great growth potential, but has so many financial ups and downs that the turnover rate is high."

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Benefits package, stock options, PTO, and 401K"

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Lack of urgency until the deadline is truly looming."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Break the team up into sub-teams and alternate the weekends they work. Do not burn out the entire team all at one time. Focus on legitimate goals and deadlines from day one, not one day before the deadline. When the team has to push hard against big goals and little time their morale drops and their trust in leadership diminishes."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.8
Electronic Arts (155)
4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Litton Industries (24)
2.8 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Universal Instruments (15)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,364)
Actionscript Programmer

"I loved working at EA LA."

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Great People and Great Projects and great work environment"

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Projects had a tendency to be driven from the top down."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Decentralize decision making. Empower Designers and Engineers to make own decisions. This will make the design and development process more efficient"

QA Tester
in Maitland, FL

"Eat and sleep at work."

Software Engineer
in Los Angeles, CA

"Not a place you want to stay long-term."

Director
in Playa Vista, CA

"Tough place to work"

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"The people and responsibility"

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Long hours, as much as 100 hours per week."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your people."

QA Tester
in Redwood City, CA

"honest"

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"You got to work with projects that were confidential."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"The treatment of their employees."

Consultant
in Maitland, FL

"Nice people, but very demanding work. High turnover and burnout."

Software Engineer
in Maitland, FL

"Good place to work, if you're single."

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Fun, casual working environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't listen to assurances of we're working on improving the number of hours worked...they never change in this regard."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Long hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Determine software requirements more adequately to prevent overworked employees."

Senior Mechanic

"Adequate"

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Advancement opportunities."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you don't know someone in the company that can get you in, forget about it. You have to be aggressive."

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"The positions became silo'd and boring after a time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open to new ideas and new ways of doing things."

Systems Administrator

"Working at EA was super opportunity."

COO
in Orlando, FL

"Fast paced, fun environment"

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Leading gaming company"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be on your game"

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Long hours (industry required)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the culture"

QA Specialist
in Playa Vista, CA

"Great place to work!"

Senior Art Director

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Large organization with lots of resources"

What don't you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"Long hours, crunch periods are gruelling"

QA Tester
in Davenport, FL

"An alligator walks into a bar with a human head under his arm..."

What do you like about working at Electronic Arts?

"ummm... they work you hard, don't pay you the overtime, then dump you at the end of project... so, I guess thats NOTHING..."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"anthing but QA!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Resign!"

Electronic Arts Reviews FAQs

Is Electronic Arts a good company to work for?

Electronic Arts has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 100 Electronic Arts Review Ratings left anonymously by Electronic Arts employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 97% of employees would recommend working at Electronic Arts.

Does Electronic Arts pay their employees well?

Electronic Arts employees earn $60,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 9% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 32 Electronic Arts employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Electronic Arts Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Electronic Arts?

97% of employees would recommend working at Electronic Arts with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated Electronic Arts 3.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.0 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Electronic Arts?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Electronic Arts is a CFO at $401,000 annually. Browse Electronic Arts Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Electronic Arts?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Electronic Arts is a Production Worker at $16,000 annually. Browse Electronic Arts Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Electronic Arts?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Electronic Arts to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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