Game Designer - Wow Classic | Irvine, Ca

Team Name:

World of Warcraft

Job Title:

Game Designer - WoW Classic | Irvine, CA

Requisition ID:

R022663

Job Description:

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented and experienced Game Designer to join the World of Warcraft Classic team. As a designer on our team, you will be implementing and collaborating across disciplines to bring features and updates to WoW Classic through iteration, thoughtfulness, cooperation, and feedback.

The ideal candidate has proven experience in game design, a strong aptitude for critical thinking and analysis, outstanding people skills, boundless creativity, a strong visual aesthetic, and a passion for playing and analyzing games.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is in Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and collaborate with other teams to take revered, reimagined, or all-new gameplay experiences and systems to a whole new level for players.
• Document and plan the execution of designs that recreate, and improve upon, previous WoW experiences.
• Design and implement features and content into the Classic WoW experience.
• Collaborate in a close-knit team environment.
• Solicit and openly embrace feedback and direction.
• Promote, contribute to, and participate in our culture of inclusion and diversity.
• Always be thinking and planning for the next gameplay idea that players will love!

Requirements

• Game design experience or a portfolio demonstrating equivalent experience.
• Ability to design, implement, and tune systems, combat, or content.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Appreciative of the incredible value of diversity, as we deliver for gamers worldwide.
• A passion for playing and making games!

Extra Points

• Design portfolio showing your work and contributions.
• Familiarity with World of Warcraft.

Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter – Please include:
  • A bit about you (fun facts, hobbies... tell us about you!)
  • Why you’re interested in working on World of Warcraft Classic
  • What excites you about game design

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! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

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.

Our World

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.

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 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.

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.