Lead Content Designer, Live Game – World of Warcraft | Irvine, CA

Activision Blizzard

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented and experienced Lead Content Designer for the World of Warcraft team. As the Lead Designer on the Live Game team, you are responsible for leading design decisions and overseeing their execution from concept to completion. As a collaborator, you understand the importance of communication and feedback. The ideal candidate has proven experience in game design, a strong aptitude for critical thinking and analysis, outstanding people skills, boundless creativity, a strong visual aesthetic, and a passion for playing and analyzing games. 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 role is in Irvine, CA.

Requirements

• 8+ years of game design experience or a portfolio demonstrating equivalent experience.
• 3+ years managing a team
• Ability to design and implement content from concept to completion.
• Ability to maintain and communicate a clear vision from pitch to ship
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Design portfolio showing your work and contributions
• Experience leading projects
• Familiarity with World of Warcraft

Responsibilities

• Driving vision of new features in collaboration with partners
• Managing, mentoring, evaluating, and providing feedback to a team of Designers
• Partnering with Production to scope, plan, and organize multiple simultaneous projects
• Coordinating with Product Management and Analytics to apply a data-informed approach to crafting epic player experiences
• Upholding and shaping high quality standards for art, design, and game performance
• Promoting, contributing to and participating in our culture of inclusion

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees