Senior Events Designer - Overwatch 2 | Irvine, CA

Activision Blizzard

76d • $80,800 - $149,400

About The Position

At Blizzard Entertainment, we’re dedicated to building teams that are collaborative, innovative, and united by a shared passion for creating outstanding games. The Overwatch 2 team is seeking a talented mid-level Events Designer who’s excited to build seasonal events, create new gameplay mechanics that look to refresh Overwatch, and bring whimsy to engagement-driven events. If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, love working with diverse disciplines, and are passionate about first person shooters and the evolving world of live, competitive systems, we invite you to join us and make a lasting impact on Overwatch 2. As a mid-level Events Designer on the Overwatch 2 team, you’ll collaborate closely with our Lead Events Designer and Product to mold new ideas into polished seasonal experiences. We’re looking for a passionate designer with strong technical and creative skills, deep familiarity with Overwatch and live, free-to-play games, and an eye for Overwatch quality. You’ll be a partner with designers, engineers, artists, and production in a collaborative studio where teamwork drives success. 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 Irvine, CA.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in events or live ops design; a combination of relevant education and professional work experience will be considered.
• Experience building character kits and abilities for shooter games.
• Proven ability to tweak and tune metagame systems, especially for live service games.
• Proficiency with game toolsets and scripting languages (e.g., Lua, Python, Blueprint).
• Strong communication and collaborative skills.

Nice To Haves

• Deep knowledge of Overwatch Heroes, gameplay systems, and live service content rhythms.
• Prior background in other (non-design) disciplines: art, programming, production, audio, etc.
• Advanced documentation skills for communicating and evangelizing design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Work with Design and Product to develop seasonal events, ranging from new game modes to system-driven engagement events.
• Modify and script new hero abilities to match seasonal events or activations.
• Tinker with experimental mechanics that look to evolve Overwatch gameplay and set a path to full release.
• Create detailed design documentation and collaborate with UI/UX teams for exceptional player experiences.

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.
• Relocation assistance if required to move geographic locations for the job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees