Our producers bring a critical element to the development process by coordinating with individuals of all disciplines, fostering effective and open communication across the teams, and directing features from inception to launch and beyond.
This is a full-time position at our office in Irvine, California, reporting to a Lead Producer.
The Role
Working with the team and Senior Producers, you’ll be helping to drive development processes for various disciplines. You have prior experience in game development and some general experience of how each discipline operates and interacts. Self-direction and follow-up skills are necessary, as is the ability to anticipate production issues and find effective solutions. Excellent communication and project management experience are highly valued.
- Motivate and provide support to the narrative team, always contributing to a positive work environment
- Guide the completion of project goals and facilitate communication, organization, and process improvement across all departments
- Own the day-to-day tasking and scheduling for your team
- Effectively communicate with developers of all disciplines
- Identify roadblocks, project risks and be involved in finding solutions
- Collaborate with team leadership and other producers to keep teams moving forward with a shared vision
- Help make informed decisions in conjunction with team leads on work methods, development pipelines, priorities, and available people
- Facilitate team and department meetings to reach decisions effectively
Requirements:
- 2 years of narrative game production experience
- Familiar with story game development processes and pipelines
- Able to work with team leads and producers to align priorities
- Experience tracking a complex project and providing support to clear blocking issues
- Strong project and people management skills
- The ability to remove ambiguities in both communication and planning by refining them with more detail
- Passion for video games
- Fun to work with
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.
Pluses:
- Proficient with Jira and Confluence
- Passion for game development
- Experience with triple A games development
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.