Senior Content Producer II, Character - Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA

Team Name:

Unannounced Project

Job Title:

Senior Content Producer II, Character - Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA

Requisition Id:

R026227

Job Description:

We Want You

At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that cultivates the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people. 

As a Senior Content Producer for the character team, you will leverage your production craft mastery and experience to drive the delivery of best-in-class character content. You’ll partner closely with the character art director and character team to build and execute an efficient character pipeline from concept to build. When particularly hard problems arise, you will draw upon your diverse experience and the collective creativity of the groups you support to remove blockers and produce a Blizzard-worthy game. 

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA. 

Responsibilities Include:

• Partner with the character art director to create, operate, and continuously improve a pipeline for character assets.  
• Build a repeatable system for partner teams to request new character assets and materials and provide clear insight into all phases of development. 
• Produce the cross-discipline character team, empowering them to deliver against annual, quarterly, and sprint goals. 
• Drive the definition and engagement of a list of key collaborators for the character team, ensuring their feedback empowers an iterative loop of continuous improvement. 
• Facilitate team ceremonies, applying agile methodologies such as, but not limited to, standups, sprint/milestone planning and reviews, playtests, and vision-setting. 
• Proactively identify gaps, blockers, and bottlenecks that may prevent the team from achieving their goals in a timely manner. 
• Exemplify reliability, accountability, and professionalism in all work-related interactions. 

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• 7+ years of AAA game development experience in a production role. 
• Must have shipped at least one AAA game as a senior producer, producer, or equivalent role. 
• Experience supporting content teams to deliver in-game world content at AAA scale and quality. 
• Experience working with different project management methodologies (i.e. Sprint, Agile, Kanban) and can identify which methodology is best suited or the different needs of the project. 

Knowledge & Skills

• Familiarity with game character content pipelines, workflows, and the requirements to deliver at AAA scale. 
• Strong product approach, passionate about delivering an extraordinary experience to our players. 
• Ability to work under stress and help your team members navigate various challenges and achieve positive results. 
• Strong prioritization skills, both for your own work and for the team. 
• Persistent self-motivation, self-organization, optimism, and initiative. 
• Calm and deliberate within a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment.     
• Up to date with the razor’s edge of industry trends including new game genres, new game development methodologies, and emergent technology. 
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence. 

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. 

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! 

Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! 

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. 

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics. 

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $97,200.00 - $179,900.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.