Lead Content Designer - Diablo Immortal | Irvine, CA or Albany, NY

Team Name:

Diablo Immortal

Job Title:

Lead Content Designer - Diablo Immortal | Irvine, CA or Albany, NY

Requisition ID:

R024645

Job Description:

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for an experienced game designer to lead the content design on Diablo Immortal. You will champion the Diablo brand by overseeing new content and story development as well as working with other leads to uphold Diablo Immortal’s holistic vision. The ideal candidate has experience with leadership, content design, story development, documentation, peer review, and feature pitching.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative oversight and feedback to all content and story related designs
• Act as design lead on zones, dungeons, quests, and monster families, and theming of game systems.
• Coordinate with the greater Diablo story team to ensure a cohesive product.
• Coach and manage a mixed team of designers and writers.
• Act as the axis point in building consensus and unified vision between the narrative, design, and art teams
• Plan out content roadmaps along with other system features and events into a cohesive product
• Closely collaborate and negotiate with overseas partner in the development of the game, providing guidance and creative vision to empower our partner. Find balance between western and eastern game design principles to create a game successful in both markets
• Be a tenacious advocate for quality and the Diablo brand
• Build lock-step relationships with designers, writers, and partners

Requirements

• 6+ years of game design leadership experience and proven record of accomplishment in both AAA and mobile gaming
• Experience successfully pitching and presenting game design features
• Firm grasp of mobile and PC gaming trends across international regions
• Extensive knowledge of how to build long-term content in Free-2-play MMOs
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with internal team and external partners
• Ability to creatively meet deadlines while balancing quality and speed.
• A keen eye for spotting issues in paper designs that may negatively affect the greater product.
• Must have a positive attitude and be a team player
• Willingness and ability to travel
• Intuitive ability to prioritize the essential elements of a quality game

Pluses

• Co-dev experience
• Working with a multinational team
• Deep understanding of Diablo lore and gameplay

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. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s 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 Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

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™. 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 environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. 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’ - 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.

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 https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $97,200.00 - $179,900.00 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. In 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.