Activision
Associate Producer, Blizzard Audio - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)
Activision, Irvine, California, United States, 92713
Job Description
Blizzard Entertainment's audio team seeks an Associate Producer for Cinematics production across all franchises. Your primary responsibility will be coordinating with the Senior Producer to maintain timely schedules and deliverables for all phases of the audio pipeline. Additional responsibilities include creating contract requests, processing invoices, and assisting with budget tracking. Excellent organizational and communication skills are essential, as the role involves collaborating and working with contacts both inside and outside of Blizzard.
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:
Collaborate with the Senior Producer and other internal and external audio production teams to assist in the maintenance of project schedules
Create contract requests, process and receive invoices, assist with tracking spend, and vendor onboarding
Help to continually refine the cinematic audio pipeline to increase production efficiency and quality
Identify any risks, bottlenecks, or blockers and communicate status of all projects, assets, tools, and features to Senior Producer and/or Cinematic Audio Director as necessary
Maintain and organize digital archives of cinematic audio assets
Assist in scheduling of sound designers, rerecording mixers, engineering, and external vendors
Additional duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements Experience
1+ years’ product development experience on AAA titles or cinematic production equivalents
Knowledge & Skills
Able to accurately and efficiently manage a large volume of tasks
Able to effectively coordinate with a large number of internal contacts, external vendors
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent oral and written English communication skills
Proficiency with MS Office products
Knowledge of post-production pipelines in the entertainment industry
Key Attributes
Self-motivated with the ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Able to work independently, and / or within a team
Passion for video games
Extra Points
Knowledge of Blizzard and its games
Working knowledge of employing external audio vendors
Working knowledge of audio tools and programs, such as Pro Tools
Working knowledge of audio, graphics, and movie file types and applications
Benefits 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer 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.
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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:
Collaborate with the Senior Producer and other internal and external audio production teams to assist in the maintenance of project schedules
Create contract requests, process and receive invoices, assist with tracking spend, and vendor onboarding
Help to continually refine the cinematic audio pipeline to increase production efficiency and quality
Identify any risks, bottlenecks, or blockers and communicate status of all projects, assets, tools, and features to Senior Producer and/or Cinematic Audio Director as necessary
Maintain and organize digital archives of cinematic audio assets
Assist in scheduling of sound designers, rerecording mixers, engineering, and external vendors
Additional duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements Experience
1+ years’ product development experience on AAA titles or cinematic production equivalents
Knowledge & Skills
Able to accurately and efficiently manage a large volume of tasks
Able to effectively coordinate with a large number of internal contacts, external vendors
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent oral and written English communication skills
Proficiency with MS Office products
Knowledge of post-production pipelines in the entertainment industry
Key Attributes
Self-motivated with the ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Able to work independently, and / or within a team
Passion for video games
Extra Points
Knowledge of Blizzard and its games
Working knowledge of employing external audio vendors
Working knowledge of audio tools and programs, such as Pro Tools
Working knowledge of audio, graphics, and movie file types and applications
Benefits 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer 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.
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