Team Name:
World of Warcraft
Job Title:
Game Producer, Live Game - World of Warcraft | Irvine, CA
Requisition ID:
R023554
Job Description:
The World of Warcraft Development team is seeking a full-time Game Producer to help us continue to shape the future of Azeroth. We need someone who can collaborate with an amazing team to turn our ambitious ideas into epic experiences for our players.
In this role, you will work cross discipline with Designers, Artists, Engineers, QA, Community, Marketing, as well as other producers to establish timelines, track and balance workloads, and help our team maintain its commitment to quality on significant projects. Join us in solving the exciting challenges that come with developing the most critically acclaimed MMO franchise in the world!
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.
What you bring to the table:
• Support delivery of features and technology for World of Warcraft.
• Contribute to high level schedule planning for your features and teams, and break down plans into tasks.
• Facilitate communication, organization, risk management, and delivery for your areas of responsibility.
• Own process improvement initiatives for your areas to ensure consistent and repeatable attainment of our goals.
Minimum Requirements
Experience
• 3+ years of experience in game production.
• 1+ years of experience using Agile software development practices.
Knowledge & Skills
• Able to navigate the tradeoffs among scope, time, and resources.
• Ability to build, track, and maintain project schedules.
• Highly competent with Jira or other, similar project management tools.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Demonstrates good judgment.
• Emotionally intelligent with a tendency to treat other people with respect and empathy.
Extra Points
• Experience working with developers of every major discipline.
• Experience working in a co-development and/or outsourcing environment.
• Experience working on an MMO, free-to-play, or other live service game.
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 innovative 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,
Location: Irvine, CA
Posted: Aug. 22, 2024, 12:20 p.m.
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