Job Abstract

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Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a dedicated, experienced and passionate Assistant Lead Content Designer to help guide our team in creating memorable experiences in World of Warcraft.

The focus of this role is championing a team while planning, execution and driving direction of content releases. In this role, you are responsible for guiding a team of designers in defining future content releases, including plans and proposals for patch content, features and other experiences. As a content creator, you are responsible for implementing experiences that drive engagement, exploration and excitement. As a manager, you lead by example, championing ideas and providing direction, career growth opportunities and feedback to the team.

We value candidates from a variety of backgrounds and are looking for individuals to help us continue our journey of creating new and exciting experiences for our players.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a 1,000-foot view of content going into a release, ensuring the connective tissue between content, features, systems and rewards is well-planned and delivered.
• Provides design feedback and direction in planning and executing future content releases.
• Collaborates with leadership and partner teams throughout the development process.
• Communicates across teams, integrating designs into memorable player experiences.
• Provides constructive feedback to help achieve our design goals.
• Mentors designers whilst providing career growth opportunities.
• Champions a work / life balance for the team.

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge and Skills

• 5+ years of game design experience.
• Experience defining and driving designs from pitch to ship.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Extra Points

Experience

• Experience leading or managing a team.
• Familiarity with World of Warcraft.
• A portfolio showing your work and contributions.

Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter – Please include:
  • A bit about you (fun facts, hobbies... tell us about you!)
  • Why you’re interested in working on World of Warcraft
  • What excites you about game design

Your Platform

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., 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 innovative 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.

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! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

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/.