Senior Game Producer, Art Hearthstone | Irvine, CA Job at Activision in Irvine

Overview

Team Name: Hearthstone
Job Title: Senior Game Producer, Art - Hearthstone | Irvine, CA
Requisition ID: R026067

Job Description

Pull up a chair and join us! The Hearthstone team is looking for a Senior Producer to join our ranks! We have a ton of stuff in the works, and we need your help to stay focused, organized and to set up new pipelines.

We value diverse voices and varied backgrounds and we’re looking for individuals to help us build fun, compelling, and inviting experiences for Hearthstone.

Previous experience as a Hearthstone player is not a requirement for this role, however it is a plus.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home.

The home studio for this position is Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Build, prioritize, and maintain the team’s backlog and roadmap based on input from the team, leadership, and stakeholders
• Work daily with your team that includes Artists, Designers, Engineers, and QA Testers, to bring new features to life for our players.
  
  This means running meetings, planning for team capacity, managing tasks, fostering team health, creating documentation, and removing obstacles
• Support live issues, maintenance, bug triage, and improvements of live features
• Collaborate with art leadership to prioritize assets and effectively manage both internal and external artist resources
• Represent the development team in publishing, commercial, customer support, and platform planning discussions
• Identify risks, plan for mitigations, and communicate ongoing status on projects
• Promote, contribute to, and participate in a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• As a senior producer, you’ll be expected to take on mentees from time to time, as well as contribute to the production discipline and processes within the Hearthstone team

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working on live software or game in production, operations, or project management capacity
• Experience overseeing multiple art pipelines and managing processes for a diverse range of assets
• Strong foundation of software development and project management methodologies
• Ability to build, track, and maintain complex roadmaps and schedules
• History of delivering in a fast-paced software delivery pipeline
• Highly self-motivated and accountable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Pluses

• Professional game industry experience on a live game
• Prior experience in engineering or supporting engineering teams
• Experience using Flow, Miro, Jira, and Confluence
• Experienced Hearthstone player

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

( a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences.

Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards.

Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

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 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 the benefits page.