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Associate Game Producer, Features

Blizzard Entertainment

Irvine California 92618 United States of America

1 year ago

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Team Name:

Overwatch

Job Title:

Associate Game Producer, Features

Requisition ID:

R018579

Job Description:

Soldiers, scientists, adventurers, oddities…game producers? The Overwatch team, passionate gamers at heart, is looking for a new hero to help us on Overwatch 2 - the globe-spanning sequel to Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed team-based FPS game.

Members of the Overwatch 2 team are driven to make the most fun and compelling experiences for our players. As a Features Game Producer , you will spend your days collaborating with the teams responsible for building and leveling up our in-game features . From trying on skins in our Hero Gallery to finding new friends in our Social menu, o ur goal is to surprise and delight our players. We believe in maximum visibility and communication at the team level and with the people who play our game. This philosophy, along with the Blizzard values of “Gameplay First” and “Play Nice, Play Fair,” has made Overwatch one of Blizzard's most successful games, and has forged a bond of trust with our player community that is important to us .

Are you a hero who has the determination to coordinate design, art , and engineering development for Overwatch features ? If you’re passionate about what you do and how you do it, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a full-time position at our office in Irvine, California.

Responsibilities

Motivate and provide support to your team, always contributing to a positive work environment
Support effective, efficient communication between developers. Organize meetings and record meeting notes and follow-ups. Maintain effective tracking of follow-ups to support production.
Own the tracking and maintenance of day-to-day developer tasking. Proactively surface risks to schedule.
Effectively communicate with developers of all disciplines
Collaborate with other producers to keep team moving forward with a shared vision
Help make informed decisions in conjunction with team leads on work methods, development pipelines, priorities, and available people
Gather, organize and document Feature requirements with an eye towards providing other teams with required details (primarily QA)

Requirements

Demon strable ability to track and maintain team schedules, and to support production’s ability drive projects to completion in a timely manner
Skill to communicate effectively, accurately, and succinctly with key partners of all game development disciplines
Comfortable with ambiguity and able to drive towards clarity; strong collaborative problem solver
Knowledge of software development and project management products
Expertise with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft suite, or comparable applications

Pluses

Relevant skills in project management or production knowledge
Experience with online games
Experience with Zoom and Slack communication tools
Familiarity with game engines (Unity, Unreal, etc.)
BA / BS (or equivalent)

Blizzard Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Accommodation Request: 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 talentacquisition@blizzard.com . General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

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! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply

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 $24.04 - $44.47 Hourly. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. Create Your Profile — Game companies can contact you with their relevant job openings.

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