Creative Director - Hearthstone Irvine CA
Creative Director - Hearthstone Irvine CA
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Creative Director Hearthstone Irvine CARequisition ID:
R025115Job Description:
Pull up a chair and join us by the hearth! Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a visionary Creative Director to lead the creative charge of Hearthstone. Were looking for a bold imaginative leader who thrives in collaborative environments and is passionate about delivering unforgettable player experiences.
In this role you will set the creative vision for Hearthstone working with crossdisciplinary teams to provide direction on tone narrative and visual design while ensuring a cohesive and inspiring experience for all of our players. Youll work closely with leadership across design art engineering and production to ensure every element of the game reflects our commitment to quality diversity and player surprise and delight.
This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position with some work required to be onsite and some workfromhome. The studio for this role is in Irvine CA.
Responsibilities
Forge the overall creative direction for new content and features including tone themes stories locations and player experiences.
Define and drive the teams understanding of different types of players and how to create compelling content for each.
Align the creative vision across all disciplines including art UI/UX audio and narrative to ensure a cohesive and impactful player experience.
Drive great story and craft that inspires players through all areas of the game including gameplay features and live ops.
Champion diversity and inclusion across all areas including setting and meeting targets for team composition and ingame representation.
Effectively manage team directors around setting creative goals establishing standards for quality and review of delivery with an eye toward ongoing improvement.
Partner closely with game designers to execute the vision as an integral part of innovative gameplay and features.
Work with publishing marketing and storyfranchise development teams to generate high quality assets (including cinematics) and ensure creative alignment between those teams and the game team.
Oversee external partners and outsourcing teams to ensure delivery of high quality creative content.
As needed directly generate content including style guides art descriptions concept sketches flavor text card names pet & other cosmetic concepts and other tasks that align with your core skillsets.
Operate with autonomy while upholding and embodying Blizzards creative values in all aspects of your work.
Inspire and encourage all of our teams with your energy optimism and dedication.
Contribute to new R&D projects in the same role.
Minimum Requirements
Experience
10 years of experience in AAA video game development with multiple shipped titles or live service equivalent.
Lead or directorlevel experience in one or more of the following domains: art UI art narrative or audio.
Key Attributes
Demonstrated aptitude for practical reuse and production techniques to maximize ROI on creative systems.
Proficiency in creative software tools such as Maya Adobe Creative Suite Unity or Unreal Engine.
Incredible storytelling acumen and worldbuilding toolset.
Extra Points
Experience in shared world game development is strongly encouraged.
Knowledge and passion for the Warcraft universe Hearthstone and CCGs generally is highly desirable.
UX experience is a plus.
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 industrys most critically acclaimed and genredefining 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 Xbox PlayStation Nintendo Switch iOS and Android.
Our World
Activision Blizzard Inc. is one of the worlds 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 only 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 wellbeing for Every World weve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fastpaced 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 underrepresented 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 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 wellbeing for Every World weve 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 fulltime employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting the U.S. the standard base pay range for this role is $164800.00 $304800.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately your specific range and offer will be based on several factors including relevant experience performance and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this roles range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates new hire compensation is negotiable.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
