Do you get a thrill out of piecing together intricate puzzles? Do you love working with passionate and talented developers? The World of Warcraft Development team is seeking a full-time Senior Game Producer to help us continue to shape the future of Azeroth. We need someone who can collaborate with an amazing team to turn our ambitious ideas into epic experiences for our players.
In this role, you will partner with all development disciplines and other producers to establish timelines, track and balance workloads, and help our team maintain its commitment to quality on significant projects. Join us in solving the exciting challenges that come with developing the most critically acclaimed MMO franchise in the world!
This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.
Responsibilities:
Drive the completion of project goals as a partner to development leads
Own, evaluate, track, and improve on day-to-day workflows and end-to-end scheduling
Identify roadblocks and project risks and be involved in finding solutions. Inventive and flexible!
Effectively communicate with developers of all disciplines
Motivate and support teammates and contribute to a positive work environment
Promote and contribute to a culture of inclusion and diversity
Mentor others in production skills and techniques
Requirements:
5+ years of experience in game production or project management
Demonstrable project management experience in game development with knowledge of agile production environments
Ability to manage highly complex scope and creating long-term roadmaps over the course of multiple releases
Demonstrates a strong understanding of development pipelines and workflows
Able to generate data-driven production plans and reports that demonstrate confidence in hitting milestones
Comfortable sharing progress reports with a large team
Strong people skills. Empathic, yet deliberate.
Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative
Interest in video games
Pluses:
Proficient with Jira and Confluence
Passion for game development and MMO games
Significant knowledge of World of Warcraft gameplay and systems
Experience with development on a live product
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 [email protected]. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.
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, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. 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’ - we’ve 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.
In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $80,800.00 - $149,400.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.
