Activision is hiring: Creative Director, Overwatch Franchise | Irvine, CA in Irv

Team Name: Job Title: Creative Director, Overwatch Franchise | Irvine, CA Your Mission As the Creative Director for the Overwatch Franchise , you will define and steward the long‑term storytelling vision for one of the most beloved universes in gaming. You will craft the narrative roadmap for the next decade of Overwatch, shaping the emotional arcs, thematic pillars, and evolving mythos that will guide storytelling across games, cinematics, publishing, and transmedia. The Overwatch Promise At Blizzard, we believe stories have the power to bring people together. As Creative Director for the Overwatch Franchise, you’ll be entrusted with shaping the heart of a universe that celebrates optimism, heroism, and global connection, building the stories that will inspire the next generation of heroes. Key Responsibilities Own the Narrative Vision: Establish and articulate the 10‑year story arc for the Overwatch universe, ensuring continuity, emotional depth, and relevance across all media. Franchise Stewardship: Partner with game, cinematic, publishing, and marketing teams to ensure narrative cohesion across all storytelling touchpoints. Worldbuilding & Lore Development: Oversee expansion of Overwatch’s lore, timelines, factions, and evolving global narrative landscape. Character Leadership: Guide the ongoing evolution of existing heroes and the introduction of new ones with rich backstories and authentic voices. Narrative Integration: Champion story integration within gameplay, live events, and seasonal content to create a cohesive player experience. Storytelling Excellence: Inspire and mentor teams of writers, narrative designers, and transmedia partners to achieve excellence in storytelling. Long‑Term Franchise Planning: Collaborate with franchise and publishing leadership to align creative goals with long‑term business and audience strategies. Requirements 10+ years of experience in creative direction, narrative design, or franchise storytelling within games, film, or television. Proven experience developing and executing multi‑year narrative strategies for a global IP. Exceptional worldbuilding, character development, and structural storytelling skills. Strong understanding of gameplay‑driven storytelling and transmedia narrative systems. Ability to inspire and lead creative teams across disciplines and mediums. Deep appreciation for Overwatch’s tone, themes, and global fan community. Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to articulate complex story ideas to diverse audiences. Bonus Points Experience leading storytelling for live‑service or evolving narrative universes. Background in screenwriting, television, or cinematic direction. Familiarity with the Overwatch universe. Passion for collaboration, mentorship, and building inclusive creative teams. 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. Rewards 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. In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $164,800.00 - $304,800.00 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. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/. #J-18808-Ljbffr