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Graphic Designer (Contract), Hearthstone
2 years ago
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Job Title: Graphic Designer (Contract), Hearthstone
Reporting To: Manager, Community Development-Hearthstone
Department: Global Publishing – Hearthstone
Location: Irvine, CA
Your Platform
Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain. Located in our global headquarters in Santa Monica, we encompass equal parts agility, creativity and rigor to enhance the employee and player experience. To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on Twitter at @ATVI_AB.
Your Mission
Blizzard Entertainment’s Hearthstone team is looking for a (contract) graphic designer to help maintain and progress the brand’s creative vision across multiple initiatives. This role is for 3 months starting January 2022, with the option to extend.
Our team is looking for someone that exhibits a clear passion for creativity, problem-solving, video games, music, movies, and other elements of pop culture.
We are looking for a someone who is: passionate about design, can articulate the brand’s objectives through high-quality visual content, seeks out opportunities to learn/grow/innovate, understands the value of process, maintains a high level of attention to detail and who wants to play an important role within the walls of the Hearthstone Tavern.
If this sounds like you then pull up a seat—we’d love to meet you!
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the coordinating lead of the Hearthstone Community team, to conceptualize and design for Publishing campaigns across owned channels. Commits to delivering on-time, high-quality assets that adhere to the Hearthstone brand.
- Active contribution to a variety of brand initiatives that include light motion work, broadcast event support graphics, promotional asset for community activations, maintaining of community blog assets, high-level presentations as well as support the wider team with in-game build captures.
- Partner with internal/external teams to analyze provided data, and help collaborate/innovate design solutions to achieve project goals.
- Maintain the visual aesthetic and spirit of the Hearthstone brand while maintaining your personal design perspective.
- Work with other team members to develop efficiencies within the workflow while developing Blizzard-quality creative assets.
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
- Have 3+ years working in Graphic/Motion Design or related role.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Animate or equivalent package
- High levels of creativity, and demonstrated ability to generate innovative concepts, designs, and ideas within the timing and scope of a project.
- Knowledge of social media platforms, associated media requirements and best practices.
- Animate and bring to life from concept and storyboard for social media ads, animated/video social media posts and presentations.
- Understanding of design fundamentals and the ability to apply Blizzard brand values on a wide variety of projects.
- Understanding and familiarity with Hearthstone and World of Warcraft lore, game history and design themes.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Extra Points:
- Proficiency in HTML5/CSS
- A passion for Hearthstone, esports, video games, music, movies, graphic novels, and other elements of pop culture.
- Moderate familiarity with the Hearthstone card library and understanding of Hearthstone's game modes.
- Experience with illustration and painting.
- Experience setting up custom game stats and capturing in-build footage via an editor environment.
- Experience working in an environment with a high degree of ambiguity.
Submission/Portfolio Requirements:
- Cover Letter is required
- Portfolio demonstrating relevant artistic skills required
- Only online artwork submissions will be accepted (e.g. website, blog or online album).
- Be willing to complete a test if requested to do so
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty ®, World of Warcraft® , Overwatch ®, Diablo ®, Candy Crush ™ and Bubble Witch ™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
Activision 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.
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