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FIFA 21 - Team of the Year

FIFA 21 team of the Year

 

EA SPORTS FIFA
FIFA 21: Team of the year
ROLE: GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Insight
Who makes your Team Of The Year? For football fans, it’s a simple question but one that sparks passionate debates. Everyone has an opinion.

Unlike other football awards judged by expert coaches, journalists, and professionals – FIFA 21 Team Of The Year is decided by the fans. Every vote counts to determine who makes the definitive list of the world’s best players.

Idea
FIFA 21 invites the world to Be Heard.

My Role: As the Global Creative Director and DRI of Team of the Year, my role was to architect and set forth the entire brand vision. This campaign touches every part of the EA SPORTS partnerships - as we needed to work with all club partners, leagues, and affiliate marketing. We needed a cohesive narrative and visual design system that kept all comms connected.

Part I: Get the World to Vote

A film called The Debate kicked it all off across EA Sports social channels, showcasing the picks of fans alongside greats of the game such as Eric Cantona. A second film saw appreciation for French player and cover-star Kylan Mbappe, igniting conversation and the global community to share XI choices.

 
 
 

Part II: Reveal THE BIGGEST IN-GAME DROP EVERY YEAR

Team of the Year Campaign: design direction

CLUB PARTNER SHARABLE ASSETS

FINAL XI design direction

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in real life partner integrations

IN-GAME VANITY DROPS

Impact
With 10 million FIFA 21 votes from more than 200 countries – the initiative sees a significant year-on-year increase.

Launch films are viewed over two million times and support from athletes, clubs and leagues reaches hundreds of millions FIFA 21 fans.

280m verified impressions

Team
Global Creative Director: Khoi Phan
Executive Producer: Mark Johnson
Marketing Lead: Michael Bernardi
Brand Senior Art Director: Kat Liu
Strategy Lead: Ben Prout

Creative Agency: AKQA
Animation studio: ilovedust