Associate Producer, Call of Duty Mobile

ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 70,001,000 - 129,488,000; Full time

Job summary

Activision Publishing, Inc. in Santa Monica, CA is seeking an Associate Producer to support our Mobile Production team on Call of Duty: Mobile.

You will help maintain milestone schedules, track feature status, and communicate progress to the studio, partnering with Product Managers and Producers to keep projects on track. You will gain insight into AAA game production processes and play a key role in facilitating those workflows.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in game, film, or technology development
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Experience with at least one project management tool (JIRA, Confluence, Shotgun, etc.)
• Strong understanding of project management fundamentals (e.g. scheduling, tracking, reporting)
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Responsibilities

• Capture meeting notes and action items
• Create and update Jira tickets
• Own production deadlines and priorities
• Represent production in workflows between internal and external partner teams

Skills

Project management

Verbal and written communication

Mandarin

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

JIRA

Confluence

Shotgun

Job description

Job Title

Associate Producer

Reporting To

Senior Producer

Department

Mobile Production

Location

Santa Monica, CA

Your Mission

As an Associate Producer you will assist our Mobile Production team in achieving our quality and creative goals for Call of Duty: Mobile. You will work closely with our Product Managers and Producers to maintain milestone schedules, track feature and content status, and communicate team progress to the rest of the studio. The Associate Producer will gain insight into our AAA game production processes and play a key role in facilitating those processes to provide our larger team with what they need to excel. This role is based in our Santa Monica, CA office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company’s discretion to meet business needs.

What you bring to the table

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Capture meeting notes and action items
• Create and update Jira tickets
• Own production deadlines and priorities
• Represent production in workflows between internal and external partner teams

Minimum Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in game, film, or technology development
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Experience with at least one project management tool (JIRA, Confluence, Shotgun, etc.)
• Knowledge & Skills
• Strong understanding of project management fundamentals (e.g. scheduling, tracking, reporting)
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Key Attributes

• Desire to pursue a career in game production
• Ability to thrive in a challenging and ambiguous environment
• Takes direction well and is calm under pressure

Extra Points Experience

• Has taken on a Producer/Project Manager role for a mobile free-to-play game

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient in written and verbal Mandarin

Key Attributes

• Passionate about gaming across a variety of genres, especially mobile free-to-play

Our World At Activision

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences. 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.

Rewards

• 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;
• 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/.

Salary

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $24.43 - $45.19 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.

Company Information

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®, 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! We’re proud to be recognized as one of FORTUNE’s "100 Best Companies To Work For®” for five consecutive years and have earned a spot on FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies,” and “Future 50” lists. Our 10,000+ global employees are some of the best and brightest talents across entertainment, media, and technology.