Blizzard Entertainment is hiring: Associate Producer, Blizzard Audio - Temp (SFD

Team Name

Sound

Job Title

Associate Producer, Blizzard Audio - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

Requisition ID

R026306

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.

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

• 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

• 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

EEO & Disability Statement

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.

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.