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Blizzard Entertainment · 4 days ago

Lead Content Designer, Live Game – World of Warcraft | Irvine, CA

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$97K/yr - $180K/yr

8+ years exp

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented and experienced Lead Content Designer for the World of Warcraft team. As the Lead Designer on the Live Game team, you are responsible for leading design decisions and overseeing their execution from concept to completion.

MMO GamesSoftwareVideo Games

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Driving vision of new features in collaboration with partners

Managing, mentoring, evaluating, and providing feedback to a team of Designers

Partnering with Production to scope, plan, and organize multiple simultaneous projects

Coordinating with Product Management and Analytics to apply a data-informed approach to crafting epic player experiences

Upholding and shaping high quality standards for art, design, and game performance

Promoting, contributing to and participating in our culture of inclusion

Qualification

Game design experienceContent design implementationTeam managementCommunication skillsVisual aestheticWorld of WarcraftCritical thinkingCreativity

Required

8+ years of game design experience or a portfolio demonstrating equivalent experience

3+ years managing a team

Ability to design and implement content from concept to completion

Ability to maintain and communicate a clear vision from pitch to ship

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

Design portfolio showing your work and contributions

Experience leading projects

Familiarity with World of Warcraft

Benefits

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

Company

Blizzard Entertainment

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Blizzard Entertainment develops and publishes gaming software and computer games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and StarCraft.

Founded in 1991

Irvine, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://blizzard.com

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