Principal Producer, Gameplay - Hearthstone | Irvine, CA

Team Name:

Hearthstone

Job Title:

Principal Producer, Gameplay - Hearthstone | Irvine, CA

Requisition ID:

R025899

Job Description:

Pull up a chair and join us!! The Hearthstone team is looking for a Principal Producer to join our ranks! We have a ton of stuff in the works, and we need your help to stay focused, organized and to set up new pipelines! We value diverse voices and varied backgrounds and we're looking for individuals to help us build fun, compelling, and inviting experiences for Hearthstone. Previous experience as a Hearthstone player is not a requirement for this role, however it is a plus.

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 position is Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Build, prioritize, and maintain the team’s backlog and roadmap based on input from the team, leadership, and stakeholders
• Drive the creation of content systems for our game, including core gameplay and art systems
• Work daily with your team that includes Designers, Engineers, Artists, and QA Testers to bring new features to life for our players. This means running meetings, planning for team capacity, managing tasks, fostering team health, creating documentation, and removing obstacles
• Network and collaborate with other teams to co-build features and content
• Represent the development team in publishing, commercial, customer support, and platform planning discussions
• Identify risks, plan for mitigations, and communicate ongoing status on projects
• Promote, contribute to, and participate in a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• As a principal producer you’ll be expected to take on mentees from time to time as well as contribute back to the production discipline and process within the team

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience working on live software or game in production, operations, or project management capacity
• Experience setting up pipelines and processes for a quickly expanding team
• Strong foundation of software development and project management methodologies
• Ability to build, track, and maintain complex roadmaps and schedules
• History of delivering in a fast-paced software delivery pipeline
• Highly self-motivated and accountable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Pluses

• Professional game industry experience on a live game
• Prior experience in engineering or supporting engineering teams
• Experience using Jira, Flow, and Confluence
• Experienced Hearthstone player

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 innovate 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.