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Associate Production Director

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Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a experienced, highly organized professional, with a managerial and production background in animation, VFX or game development. They should exhibit outstanding communication skills and have proven experience managing and building teams.

The Associate Production Director will work with the cinematic project producers and related department leaders, to ensure the successful production of cinematics for the studio. They will act as the team manager, as well as strategist, and collaborator, across the various teams both inside and outside of the Story and Franchise Development department.

You will be well-versed in leading projects through an animation pipeline, experienced at mentoring a team, and able to work well in a fluid production environment.

Primary duties will include oversight of all cinematic trailers and promotional shorts, ensuring projects are produced efficiently and at the quality expected from Blizzard’s cinematics team. While the production of the content will generally be the responsibility of those reporting to this position, the Associate Production Director will facilitate and help advance production while managing and improving the skill set of the individual producers.

Covid-19 Hiring Update: We’ve transitioned to a work-from-home model and we’re continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.

Responsibilities

• Managing, developing, and supporting the efforts of the cinematic production team.

• Ensure projects run smoothly in partnership with surrounding leadership and by supporting an inclusive, highly collaborative environment.

• Develop project producers in areas where they need growth and help to uncover and improve their potential with an eye towards their individual career pursuits.

• Partner with cross-departmental leaders to plan and assign project leadership teams, taking into consideration the fluctuating demands of production, available talent, team composition, and creative strengths.

• Establish and help to maintain relationships with key game team personnel, the publishing team and any other stakeholders.

• Develop and help to maintain solid relationships with outsourcing vendors, negotiating deal terms and lending oversight to all outsourced cinematics.

Desired Skills and Expertise

• Proven experience managing multiple projects/priorities and deadlines

• Expertise in leading teams and guiding outsourcing partners

• Ability to collaborate closely with surrounding departments to ensure success of all projects

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• A love for storytelling, movies, and video games

Qualifications

• 8+ years of leadership experience in the game development/film/animation or equivalent work experience

• Successful track record of developing and leading teams of 5-10 people

• Existing knowledge of Blizzard Entertainment games, characters or existing lore a plus, but not required

J ob Status: Full-time
Primary Role Location : United States-CA-Irvine

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 opportunity 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!