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JOB TITLE: Associate Artist (Video)
DEPARTMENT: Marketing Creative

OUR WORLD
Activision Blizzard, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is the world’s most successful standalone interactive entertainment company. We delight hundreds of millions of monthly active users around the world through franchises including Activisionʹs Call of Duty®, Destiny and Skylanders®, Blizzardʹs World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Hearthstone®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, and Heroes of the Storm®, and Kingʹs Candy Crush™, Pet Rescue™, Bubble Witch™ and Farm Heroes™. The company is one of the Fortune ʺ100 Best Companies to Work For®ʺ. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Blizzard has operations throughout the world, and its games are played in 196 countries. More information about Activision Blizzard and its products and services can be found on the company’s website, www.activisionblizzard.com

YOUR MISSION
As an Associate Artist (Video) you will be responsible for creating various forms of video media content produced by Marketing Creative for the Call of Duty franchise. You will contribute in multiple areas of production from start to finish, including game capture and editorial, both creating your own content and
supporting other Artists and Senior Artists. This position reports into the Creative Team Lead (Video).

PLAYER PROFILE
▪ Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere CC. Supporting knowledge in After Effects, Photoshop, and other relevant editorial software and plugins a plus.
▪ Experience in videography/cinematography.
▪ Capable of supporting creative briefs for video production in the following areas:
o Capturing gameplay.
o Working with and troubleshooting game development builds to manipulate camera tools.
o Creative ideation of videos with knowledge of trailer editing techniques, including basic sound design and music editing.
o Knowledge in post-production workflows, including cutdowns, versioning, video codecs, transcoding, and media management.
o Work with and support other editors and capture artists in a collaborative environment.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
▪ Proficient in editing with Adobe Premiere CC. Supporting knowledge in After Effects, Photoshop, and other relevant editorial software and plugins a plus.
▪ Ability to work under tight timelines and multitask with composure and attention to detail.
▪ Passion and understanding of gaming.
▪ Thick skinned, good listener and able to give and take constructive criticism
▪ A portfolio or demo reel showcasing editorial work.
▪ College degree in the requisite field or equivalent experience preferred.

YOUR PLATFORM
∙ We’re headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across many disciplines of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivalled
rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.

* The video game industry and therefore our business are 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.