Product Developer, Consumer Products & Licensing (Temporary) | Irvine, CA

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Job Title: Product Developer Consumer Products & Licensing (Temporary)

Reporting To:Creative Lead

Department:Consumer Products

Location:Irvine California

Duration: 12 month contract

Your Mission

From toys to apparel books to games and much more Activision Blizzard Consumer Products brings our companys products through stories and characters to fans worldwide. With a portfolio of renowned franchises including World of Warcraft Overwatch Diablo Crash Bandicoot and many more our team works to deliver best in class products.

We are looking for a talented product developer with an agile skillset that includes graphic design product development and an eye for how to marry digital gaming and real worlds. Familiarity with fashion and the video game industry are pluses. Knowledge of the Adobe Creative suite and a portfolio of sample work are required.

Hybrid

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position and the home studio for this role is Irvine CA.

Responsibilities

• Review licensed product submissions for franchise accuracy legal compliance brand standards and product quality.

• Provide clear written feedback annotated visuals and mockups to guide required revisions and ensure alignment with franchise team direction.

• Collaborate with Product Development Managers to evaluate product designs recommend improvements and maintain approval consistency.

• Utilize internal product approval systems to manage and process multiple product submissions daily.

• Support licensing partners by providing approved assets logos legal lines and brand guidance.

• Partner with internal teams to communicate franchise values creative vision and design standards to external licensees.

• Create light to moderate graphic design assets including annotated feedback mockups presentations and status update materials.

• Support the Creative Team with asset management reference gathering design execution industry research and presentation development.

Player Profile

Requirements

• 5 years of design experience in the consumer products industry - entertainment experience a plus with an exceptional illustration design lettering and branding portfolio.

• Has good knowledge of creative ideation & asset planning style guide asset development branding/packaging.

• Stays abreast of current design trends and technologies including software hardware and processes.

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

• Excellent multitasking skills with the ability to manage several projects at any one time.

• Has exceptional creative problem-solving initiative and follow-through skills with the ability to think on your feet - exercise storytelling and joy through creative asset development.

• Regular communication teamwork initiative dependability and promptness are required.

• Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office

Pluses

• Background in apparel textile or manufacturing industries

• Graphic design illustration and/or product engineering skills

• Experience designing or approving other entertainment or video game consumer products

Our World

At Blizzard Entertainment we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft Overwatch Diablo and StarCraft weve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. Were on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiencesever. Hard work iteration and polish go into the Blizzard secret recipe but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you join us.

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 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 $27.42 - $50.72 Hourly. 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.