Associate Producer, Publishing Operations

Job Title:

Associate Producer, Publishing Operations

Requisition ID:

R023964

Job Description:

Job Title: Associate Producer, Publishing Operations

Reporting To: Senior Director, 1st Party Operations

Department: Publishing Operations

Location: Santa Monica, CA

Your Mission

As an Associate Producer you will be responsible for providing support to the production and development teams in a variety of areas. This entails active involvement through all phases of development including pre-production, production, alpha, beta, and submission. Specific duties are overseeing areas including but not limited to QA, localizations, ratings, legal clearance, build schedules, first party submissions, and other similar aspects of production.

The Associate Producer manages important areas of production, which can include direct management of a support sku, while also serving as a catch-all for any production tasks that require attention. Provide ongoing risk assessments to production team leadership with respect to weaknesses, bottlenecks, and risks to schedule; help troubleshoot and resolve issues.

• Manage build schedules, deliveries, and distribution in coordination with production leadership

• Coordinate asset reviews with legal teams at the direction of production leadership

• Drive and lead day-to-day production of a support sku, patches, or downloadable content

• Work closely with Developers, QA, and other partner groups to supervise submission of skus to first parties

• Work closely with QA and Technical Requirements groups to supervise QA process including coordination and communication between production team, QA, TRG, and developers; also includes managing bug database

• Build strong relationship with development teams as part of providing support to them

• Manage build schedules, deliveries, and distribution

• Be a secondary point of contact for cross-functional groups including Brand Management, Marketing, PR, etc.

• Contribute creative feedback to production team leadership to help ensure product is meeting quality and feature goals

• Record meeting notes when needed and translate them into a coherent, organized recap and list of action items

Player Profile

• QA Leadership or Production experience required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience preferred

• Understands fundamentals of scoping, scheduling, staffing, budget, and project management

• Prior work experience in Information Technology or in related role preferred.

• Demonstrates high level of attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

• Experience liaising with cross functional departments.

• Strong project and time management skills required. Should be comfortable working on several projects simultaneously and have the flexibility to prioritize based on the needs of the business

• Organized, proactive, and accountable.

• Experience in public speaking is a plus.

• Willingness to travel and/or coordinate representation.

• Gaming enthusiasts and/or gamer is a plus.

Your Platform

We’re headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams such as Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivaled rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the world’s largest interactive entertainment company, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Destiny, Skylanders®, 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!

The video game 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’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future?

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. At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Click to find out more.

Accommodation Request: 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

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 $29.81 - $55.14 Hourly. 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.