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Associate Production Director

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Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch 2 team is looking for an Associate Production Director to lead production for Overwatch 2’s Co-Op game team. We are looking for somebody who has a passion for building amazing cooperative FPS experiences coupled with a keen eye for game development. As a production leader you will be responsible for being the team’s “North Star” plotting the course of development and fostering the collaboration needed to turn “wouldn’t it be cool if…” ideas into reality.

As a member of the Overwatch 2 team, you will be part of a group of best-in-class developers whose goal is to make a truly immersive, compelling experience for our players. We strive to build a fun, creative, and inclusive work environment that embodies the words of Dr Harold Winston. “Never accept the world as it appears to be. Dare to see it for what it could be.”

If you’re ready to jump in and help us grow the Overwatch universe, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Oversee production for the Co-Op, driving both launch product and live operations
• Define and maintain project roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, and staffing plan for product lifecycle
• Drive the completion of goals and facilitate communication, organization, and accountability across all major disciplines in collaboration with other disciplines and project priorities
• Manage a team of Lead & Senior producers (including annual reviews) and provide guidance/support to ensure project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved
• Standardize process and status reporting methodologies for production in order to report progress and forecast dates for senior leadership and the development team
• Partner with all disciplines and production leadership to make informed decisions on work methods, development pipeline, and priorities
• Participate in production leadership planning/strategizing for the Overwatch team
• Represent Overwatch products, initiatives, and opportunities to support the company at the studio level.
• Promote and contribute to a culture of diversity and inclusion

Requirements

• 5+ years of senior-level production experience in game development
• Must have shipped at least one AAA game (Preferably FPS) in a production leadership role overseeing a significant portion of the development team
• Strong organization, communication, and strategic skills
• A self-motivated individual who takes the initiative and make sense out of the ambiguous
• Experience orchestrating work across art, design, engineering, and sound
• Able to work with team leads and directors to align priorities and create predictability in scheduling
• Experience tracking a complex project and providing insight and influence into how to deliver more effectively and mitigate risks
• Strong project and people management skills
• Calm and deliberate within a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment