Senior Content Producer II, Character - Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. • Irvine, CA

75d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that cultivates the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people. As a Senior Content Producer for the character team, you will leverage your production craft mastery and experience to drive the delivery of best-in-class character content. You'll partner closely with the character art director and character team to build and execute an efficient character pipeline from concept to build. When particularly hard problems arise, you will draw upon your diverse experience and the collective creativity of the groups you support to remove blockers and produce a Blizzard-worthy game. 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 Irvine, CA.

Requirements

• 7+ years of AAA game development experience in a production role.
• Must have shipped at least one AAA game as a senior producer, producer, or equivalent role.
• Experience supporting content teams to deliver in-game world content at AAA scale and quality.
• Experience working with different project management methodologies (i.e. Sprint, Agile, Kanban) and can identify which methodology is best suited or the different needs of the project.
• Familiarity with game character content pipelines, workflows, and the requirements to deliver at AAA scale.
• Strong product approach, passionate about delivering an extraordinary experience to our players.
• Ability to work under stress and help your team members navigate various challenges and achieve positive results.
• Strong prioritization skills, both for your own work and for the team.
• Persistent self-motivation, self-organization, optimism, and initiative.
• Calm and deliberate within a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Up to date with the razor's edge of industry trends including new game genres, new game development methodologies, and emergent technology.
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the character art director to create, operate, and continuously improve a pipeline for character assets.
• Build a repeatable system for partner teams to request new character assets and materials and provide clear insight into all phases of development.
• Produce the cross-discipline character team, empowering them to deliver against annual, quarterly, and sprint goals.
• Drive the definition and engagement of a list of key collaborators for the character team, ensuring their feedback empowers an iterative loop of continuous improvement.
• Facilitate team ceremonies, applying agile methodologies such as, but not limited to, standups, sprint/milestone planning and reviews, playtests, and vision-setting.
• Proactively identify gaps, blockers, and bottlenecks that may prevent the team from achieving their goals in a timely manner.
• Exemplify reliability, accountability, and professionalism in all work-related interactions.

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
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees