Live Operations Game Producer | Seasonal Updates & Events

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

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.