Remote Social Media Manager (Contractor) – Gaming

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC; Irvine (CA); Remote; USD 89,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Social Media Manager (Contractor) to support the Diablo IV Marketing team in Irvine, CA or remotely across the US.

The role focuses on coordinating content production, reviews, approvals, and publishing oversight to maintain day-to-day social operations through January 2027. The ideal candidate will work with the social agency and internal partners, ensuring timely delivery of assets, tracking deadlines, and developing briefs for Season 17 using

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in social media or content production.
• Experience coordinating social calendars, creative production, and agency workflows.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to independently manage deadlines, dependencies, and competing priorities.
• Familiarity with major social platforms, publishing processes, and content specifications.
• Experience using project management and creative review or approval tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication across internal and external teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Diablo social content calendar and coordinate schedules with agency partners and internal stakeholders.
• Track deadlines, deliverables, dependencies, and approvals to keep work on schedule.
• Support development of the Season 17 social agency brief using established templates and guidance; avoid ownership of broader social strategy.
• Proactively flag risks, schedule changes, and blockers, and keep stakeholders aligned on next steps.
• Coordinate social creative assets across platforms and channels, including static, video, and motion content.
• Track production status, asset versions, delivery dates, and publishing readiness with agency and internal partners.
• Manage creative reviews and approvals through Opal, Blizzard's social media PM tool.
• Capture and consolidate creative feedback, route revisions, and confirm required stakeholder approvals.
• Ensure assets meet platform specifications and publishing standards.
• Coordinate with the agency's community manager to provide guidance and ensure approved publishing plans are executed.
• Serve as a primary operational contact for social schedules, approvals, and publishing coordination.
• Coordinate with internal teams to keep work moving and align on owners and next steps.
• Attend planning/review meetings and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Maintain continuity across social operations by routing urgent needs and informing relevant parties.
• Provide occasional coverage during Blizzard closures to monitor social channels and coordinate with the agency.

Skills

Social media operations

Campaign coordination

Project management

Communication skills

Tools

Opal

Sprinklr

Airtable

Asana

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Social Media Manager (Contractor) to support the Diablo IV Marketing team in Irvine, CA or remotely across the US.

The role focuses on coordinating content production, reviews, approvals, and publishing oversight to maintain day-to-day social operations through January 2027. The ideal candidate will work with the social agency and internal partners, ensuring timely delivery of assets, tracking deadlines, and developing briefs for Season 17 using