Game Producer, Live Operations (Contract) - Overwatch | Irvine, CA

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 77,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in Irvine, CA seeks a Game Producer for Live Operations on Overwatch.

This contract role partners with Design, Engineering, Art, QA, Publishing, and Release Management to plan, coordinate, and deliver live game updates, seasonal content, events, and operational initiatives. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive in risk management, and excels at cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced live-service environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of production, project management, program management, or related experience in game development or software development.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams including Engineering, Design, Art, QA, Publishing, Live Operations, or Release Management.
• Experience supporting a live-service game, online product, or regularly updated software experience.
• Proven ability to create and maintain schedules, milestones, dependency tracking, risk assessments, and project documentation.

Responsibilities

• Drive production planning and execution for live game updates, seasonal releases, events, gameplay features, and operational initiatives.
• Partner with Design, Engineering, Art, QA, Publishing, Release Management, Marketing, and Operations teams to ensure successful delivery of player-facing content and features.
• Build and maintain project schedules, milestone plans, release roadmaps, dependency tracking, and status reporting.
• Coordinate release readiness activities and ensure teams are aligned on priorities, risks, milestones, and quality expectations.
• Facilitate communication across development teams, leadership, and global stakeholders to maintain transparency and alignment.
• Identify production risks, dependencies, and blockers early, and partner with teams to develop mitigation plans.

Skills

Game production

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Live operations

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Airtable

ShotGrid

Job description

Game Producer, Live Operations (Contract) - Overwatch | Irvine, CA

Soldiers, scientists, adventurers, oddities...producers? The Overwatch team is looking for a Game Producer to help deliver world-class live experiences to millions of players around the globe. As a Game Producer focused on Live Operations, you will partner with multidisciplinary teams to plan, coordinate, and deliver live game updates, seasonal content, events, gameplay improvements, and operational initiatives. You will help transform goals into actionable plans, drive alignment across teams, manage dependencies and risks, and ensure high-quality releases reach players on time. The ideal candidate is highly organized, an exceptional communicator, and thrives in a fast-paced live-service environment. You excel at bringing clarity to complex initiatives, facilitating collaboration across multiple disciplines, and helping teams navigate challenges while maintaining quality and delivery commitments. You are passionate about games, player experience, and the Overwatch universe. This role offers a hybrid work week, with a mix of work-from-home and on-site days, based out of our Irvine studio.

Responsibilities

• Drive production planning and execution for live game updates, seasonal releases, events, gameplay features, and operational initiatives.
• Partner with Design, Engineering, Art, QA, Publishing, Release Management, Marketing, and Operations teams to ensure successful delivery of player-facing content and features.
• Build and maintain project schedules, milestone plans, release roadmaps, dependency tracking, and status reporting.
• Coordinate release readiness activities and ensure teams are aligned on priorities, risks, milestones, and quality expectations.
• Facilitate communication across development teams, leadership, and global stakeholders to maintain transparency and alignment.
• Identify production risks, dependencies, and blockers early, and partner with teams to develop mitigation plans.
• Support live issue triage and ongoing service operations by coordinating discussions, driving follow-up actions, and helping teams resolve issues efficiently.
• Coordinate security audit requirements, release approvals, and operational processes associated with content releases.
• Partner with Content Operations and related teams to support deployments of marketing, configuration, and live game data.
• Facilitate production ceremonies including planning sessions, release reviews, retrospectives, and stakeholder updates.
• Continually evaluate workflows, processes, and team operating rhythms to improve delivery predictability, efficiency, and quality.
• Help teams adapt to shifting priorities while maintaining focus on delivering exceptional experiences for players.

Minimum Requirements

• 4+ years of production, project management, program management, or related experience within game development or software development.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams including Engineering, Design, Art, QA, Publishing, Live Operations, or Release Management.
• Experience supporting a live-service game, online product, or regularly updated software experience.
• Proven ability to create and maintain schedules, milestones, dependency tracking, risk assessments, and project documentation.
• Strong understanding of game development pipelines and release processes.
• Demonstrated ability to identify issues proactively, facilitate alignment, and drive projects to completion.
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience facilitating planning, prioritization, status reviews, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to influence outcomes and drive alignment without direct authority.
• Comfortable operating in an environment with evolving priorities, ambiguity, and time-sensitive operational needs.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a collaborative and player-focused mindset.

Extra Points

• Experience supporting a live-service title with seasonal content, events, patches, and ongoing operations.
• Experience with console publishing, certification, and first‑party submission processes.
• Experience coordinating releases across multiple regions, platforms, or development teams.
• Familiarity with live‑game configuration systems, feature management, content deployment, or operational tooling.
• Experience supporting security reviews, access management, permissions, or compliance‑related release requirements.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Airtable, ShotGrid, or comparable production tools.
• Experience working with distributed teams and external development partners.
• Strong familiarity with Overwatch, its gameplay systems, seasonal content model, and player community.

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 innovative 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 advised 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.

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 [e-mail]. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

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 $30.47 - $56.35 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.