Business Operations Analyst – Temp (SFD / Story and Franchise Development)
About The Position
Blizzard Entertainment has an opening for a temporary Operations Analyst in Story & Franchise Development (SFD) at its Irvine, California headquarters. The role reports to the Lead Business Operations Manager and works closely with the Senior Analyst to support operational reporting, planning preparation, and coordination across SFD teams. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working with spreadsheets and operational data. They enjoy supporting planning and reporting processes and identifying opportunities to improve workflows and efficiency. This role is a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. This is a 12-month temporary position.
Requirements
- 1–2 years of experience in business operations, analytics, finance support, or a similar analytical role
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (such as business, analytics, or related discipline) or equivalent work experience
- Highly organized and able to effectively manage competing priorities
- Commitment to data accuracy with the ability to analyze information and identify inconsistencies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Excel or similar spreadsheet tools and comfort working with structured datasets
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with operational reporting or planning processes
- Experience supporting staffing or headcount tracking
- Familiarity with reporting tools, Power Query, or data preparation workflows
- Experience with production or project management tools such as Flow (AKA ShotGrid)
- Experience in video games, entertainment, or other creative industries
- Familiarity with Blizzard IPs and a passion for games or creative content
Responsibilities
- Pull and organize operational and financial data for internal reporting and planning
- Update reporting templates, dashboards, and materials used in monthly and quarterly reviews
- Maintain headcount tracking files and consolidate staffing inputs from production teams into planning templates
- Track purchase orders, invoices, and contract approvals and maintain related documentation
- Organize reporting files, planning materials, and shared team folders
- Assist the Senior Analyst with data preparation for forecasting, planning exercises, and review cycles
- Identify data inconsistencies and flag issues that may impact reporting or planning accuracy
- Support improvements to reporting, tracking, and operational workflows
Benefits
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
