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Producer, Console – Diablo IV | Albany, NY or Irvine, CA

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Blizzard Entertainment is a community of 4,000 global employees who are passionate about gaming, entertainment and the technology that drives our player experience.

The Diablo IV team is seeking a Producer for console development. In this role, you will become an integral part of the game team by partnering with our content and engineering teams to deliver Diablo IV to our players on Xbox and PlayStation. Our core objectives will be to invest in and grow strong development partnerships with our 1st Party partners, coordinate the work required across teams to deliver a high-quality Diablo IV console product to the masses, and contribute to a model of feature development that will uphold a top tier player experience and 1st Party requirement compliance.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Albany, NY or Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Production point of contact for cross functional groups including 1st Party partners, Platform Partnerships, Submissions & Mastering, and Development
• Work with content and engineering producers on Diablo IV to identify and track new work for console features and compliance
• Regularly collaborate with multiple teams that support the submissions and release process to drive towards successful console build releases
• Partner with engineering and production leadership to bring visibility to console related policies and initiatives
• Contribute to building & maintaining development schedules in close partnership with Live Ops Production
• Be a conduit of console operations & policy knowledge to the wider dev team, providing support and guidance to developers working on console-impacting areas of the project

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• Minimum 2 years in a production role
• Shipped games on console platforms

Knowledge & Skills

• Able to coordinate work across a variety of development team departments, cross-functional groups, and external partners
• Strong understanding of console requirements and submissions process
• Familiar with game development process and pipelines
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively in the context of nuanced policy or technical details
• Strong inter-personal skills

Key Attributes

• Hunger to learn, grow, and tackle complex challenges
• Passion for the console player 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.

Extra Points

Experience

• Proven experience managing schedules to achieve desired results
• Bachelor of Art or Science in a technical field (or equivalent)
  

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with AAA console games development
  

Key Attributes

• Passion for games
  

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter which should include:
• Why you are interested in working at Blizzard
• What games you are currently playing
  

**Only submittals with Cover Letters will be considered.

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.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .