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Game Producer, Content Design - World of Warcraft

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The World of Warcraft (WoW) Development Team is looking for a full-time Game Producer whose primary responsibility will be to support and work closely with our Content Design team.

We want someone that can collaborate with the best game developers in the world to turn our “wouldn’t it be cool if…” ideas into reality by expertly dual-wielding the realities of scope and complexity for a game as large as WoW. We have a very talented group of people that value respect, collaboration, and a passion for WoW and strive to maintain a friendly workplace where creativity and teamwork bring to life the most critically acclaimed and iconic MMO franchise in the world.

The WoW team is built on a culture of collaboration, intense creativity, and problem-solving. As a group, we are committed to pushing our exploration of Azeroth to the fullest, and in doing so creating a gaming experience like no other. As a Producer, the work you do will live at the very heart of this philosophy. We want a person that enjoys working in a group setting and whose experience in creative environments has reinforced the value of communications, empathy, and knowledge sharing.

This is a full-time position at our office in Irvine, California and will be reporting to the Lead Design Producer.

Responsibilities

• Own the development pipeline for the Content Design team, from day-to-day tasking and scheduling all the way to future planning, forecasting and risk management for feature development
• Under the supervision of production and design leadership, ensure the successful integration of the Content Design team into the broader WoW development ecosystem by collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders across a variety of disciplines
• Motivate and provide support to your team to ensure that project goals, objectives and deliverables are achieved
• Drive the completion of project goals and facilitate communication, organization, and accountability
• Own the organization and communication of day-to-day tasking and scheduling for Content Design features and initiatives
• Identify and communicate all roadblocks and bottlenecks that may prevent the team from achieving their goals
• Help drive other select projects and features to completion by collaborating with team leadership
• Contribute to a positive work environment by organizing teambuilding initiatives

Requirements

• Prior project management or game production experience

• Ability to think critically about problems, and propose flexible solutions
• Collaborative team player
• Strong project and people management skills
• Positive attitude, calm and deliberate within a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative – the ability to make sense of the ambiguous
• Passion for video games, especially World of Warcraft

Bonus Points

• Prior experience working on MMOs or Live Service games
• Project management education in Agile, Scrum, PMP
• JIRA and Confluence experience

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.

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work/life balance. We’ve worked hard to foster an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunities for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences ever. Join us!