Blizzard Entertainment is hiring: Senior Motion Graphics Producer, Blizzard Vide

Team Name: Blizzard Video

Job Title:

Senior Motion Graphics Producer, Blizzard Video - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

Requisition ID:

R024522

Job Description:

Blizzard Video is the video production arm of the Story & Franchise Development team. We exist to engage, inform, and activate the global Blizzard community through the creation of epic video content.

Blizzard Video is looking for a talented Senior Motion Graphics Department Producer who is highly organized with outstanding communication and project management skills. As Department Producer, you will be responsible for establishing schedules, tracking project milestones, and budgets for all production activities. Communication skills are essential as you’ll be interfacing with other departments company-wide, coordinating with them to fulfill requests and gather assets. You will be working in a cohesive team environment that’s focused on tight schedules, creative problem solving, and meeting the challenge of continually helping the team elevate their game.

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. However, we understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore other possible options, including remote work arrangements. This is a 12-month temporary position.

What You Bring to the Table

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Coordinate with the production and directorial team to assess project scope and develop/track project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables
• Generate budgets for motion graphics work based on creative direction and/or requested MGFX tasks
• Collaborate with artists, directors, and MGFX lead to ensure alignment on creative direction for projects
• Help maintain workload distribution across the MGFX team and assist with setting task priority across multiple projects
• Work closely with MGFX lead on project delegation to keep on budget/schedule while still creating growth/experimentation opportunities
• QC graphics content to ensure picture-locked videos are free of any errors or oversights
• Initiate, oversee, and track outsourcing work for MGFX content

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• 8+ years of relevant experience, preferably within a trailer or promotional content environment

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of motion graphics and post-production workflows (2d/3d design and animation / compositing)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, as well as critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Impeccable organizational and time-management abilities and able to inspire this in others
• Self-starting with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with few to no errors or dropped details
• Exceptional attention to detail as well as the ability to understand the big picture

Key Attributes

• Able to maximize all resources, actively and constantly seeking efficiencies
• Must be able to work remotely and communicate with the team electronically
• Excellent teamwork skills with ability to maintain strong individual contributions

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush and Bubble Witch.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! 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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com.

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;
• 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.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $80,800.00 - $149,400.00 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 role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process.

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