Senior Designer - Immersive Ad Formats (Gaming) | San Francisco, CA OR New York City, NY

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Job Title: Senior Designer Immersive Ad Formats (Gaming) San Francisco CA OR New York City NY

Craft: Product Management Ads

Location: San Francisco CA OR New York City NY

Reporting To: Sr. Director Product Management

At Activision Blizzard Media were reimagining how brands connect with millions of players worldwide. If youre excited about shaping the future of advertising in games lets build it together.

Were looking for a Senior Designer to lead the creation of innovative immersive ad formats that blend seamlessly into gaming environments. This role sits at the intersection of creative design interaction design and product design. Youll collaborate with product managers engineers game studios and creative strategists to invent new ad experiences that are emotionally resonant player-first and commercially impactful.

Your role within Activision Blizzard Media:

• Lead the end-to-end design of new immersive ad formatsfrom concept to prototype to productionensuring they enhance gameplay and player experience.
• Translate product goals and early concepts into cohesive design systems that feel native to gameplay and deliver value for players and advertisers.
• Own the creative ideation process by running inclusive and enabling brainstorms.
• Communicate design vision effectively through storytelling visuals and motion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product engineering creative research) to define and iterate on concepts that bring together player experience and advertiser value.
• Design interaction models and visual systems that are intuitive emotionally engaging and aligned with game mechanics.
• Conduct player research and playtesting to validate design hypotheses and refine experiences.
• Develop and maintain design documentation specs and guidelines for scalable implementation.
• Advocate for design excellence and player empathy in every stage of the product development lifecycle.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in gaming advertising and immersive media to inspire innovation.
• Ability to animate and export polished concepts that demonstrate user interface interactivity.

Qualifications

• 13 years of experience in design roles spanning creative interaction and product designpreferably in gaming advertising or immersive media.
• Strong portfolio showcasing innovative design work especially in interactive or game-based environments.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma Adobe Creative Suite and prototyping platforms (e.g. Principle Framer Unity).
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and game mechanics.
• Experience working in agile product development environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills to articulate design decisions and inspire stakeholders.
• Passion for gaming and a strong sense of player empathy.
• Bonus: Experience designing ad formats or monetization features within games.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial well-being 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 full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting the U.S. the standard base pay range for this role is $146000.00 - $270004.00 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.