Senior Game Producer, Tech Art & Tools Overwatch 2 | Irvine, CA

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Soldiers scientists adventurers odditiesgame producers The Overwatch team passionate gamers at heart is seeking a Senior Game Producer to help lead the creation of Overwatch 2the globe-spanning sequel to Blizzard Entertainments acclaimed team-based FPS game.

Our Overwatch 2 team is dedicated to delivering the most exciting and engaging experiences for players worldwide. As Senior Game Producer for Tech Art & Tools youll collaborate with talented teams responsible for Overwatch 2s stunning visuals and innovative development tools. From building vibrant environments like the streets of Rio to enhancing our internal art and production pipelines your leadership will help us surprise and delight our players at every turn.

We value open communication and visibility within the team and with our global player community. This philosophy rooted in Blizzards values of Gameplay First and Play Nice Play Fair has helped Overwatch earn the trust of millions of players and is key to the development of Overwatch 2.

Are you the hero ready to coordinate Animators Character Environment Technical artists and Tools developers to deliver the inspirational art and powerful tools that define Overwatch If youre passionate about your craft and how you support others wed love to hear from you!

This is a full-time position at our office in Irvine California.

Responsibilities :

• Lead pipeline development for tech art and tools as well as other art disciplines
• Own resource planning for art and tools departments coordinating across multiple projects
• Partner with art and tools leads to foster team growth and build a strong collaborative culture
• Maintain and communicate department roadmaps schedules and capacity for both art and tools teams
• Define and communicate project milestones dates and deadlines ensuring goals are met efficiently
• Champion healthy communication and open collaboration throughout the team promoting trust and transparency
• Identify communicate and help resolve challenges that may impact project goals or delivery timelines
• Regularly update the production team on status risks and opportunities
• Define and refine processes and workflows for both tech art and tools development teams

Requirements :

• 8 years of experience as a Producer or Project Manager in game development with experience in tech art and/or tools
• Shipped at least one game or several major live updates in an art or tools production role
• Proven ability to create track and maintain schedules and facilitate complex resource planning across multiple teams
• Exceptional communication skills with key stakeholders both internal and external
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to drive teams toward clarity and effective solutions
• Strong knowledge of software development project management and agile frameworks

Pluses :

• Previous experience in animation modeling technical art (skinning rigging) or game tools development
• A keen eye for art and a passion for empowering creative processes through tools and technology
• Experience with online games
• Expertise with Jira Confluence or similar production management software
• Familiarity with art and tool development applications such as Photoshop Maya ZBrush or comparable tools
• BA / BS (or equivalent)

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 genre-defining 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 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 mediatechnologyand entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty World of Warcraft Overwatch Diablo Candy Crushand 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 aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrivein order toconnect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physicalemotionaland financial well-being for Every World -wevegot our employees covered!

Ready to Activate Your Future

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced 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 under-represented 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 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 $80800.00 - $149400.00 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 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.