Senior Game Designer, Systems & Content

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC; Irvine (CA); Ibrido; USD 82.000 - 152.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Donation matching

Paid holidays and vacation

Paid sick time

Floating holidays

Bereavement leave

Parental leave

Wellbeing programs

Fitness programs

Free and discounted games

Relocation assistance

Descrizione del lavoro

Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, CA is seeking a talented Senior Systems & Content Designer to join the World of Warcraft Classic team on a temporary assignment through June 2027. The role combines design and implementation across gameplay systems, rewards, spells, progression mechanics, data management, and live-content work for Classic products.

You will collaborate across disciplines, help bring features from concept to polish, and support live game updates and events.

Competenze

• 8+ years of professional game design experience.
• Experience designing and implementing gameplay systems, content, or features.
• Experience with data-driven workflows and game development tools.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Mansioni

• Design and create items, spells, rewards, progression systems, and player-facing experiences.
• Support live game updates, events, and new content releases.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, artists, QA, and production.
• Work with game data, content tools, and implementation pipelines to bring ideas to life.
• Playtest, iterate, and improve experiences through feedback.

Conoscenze

World of Warcraft familiarity

8+ years game design experience

Design and implement gameplay systems

Data-driven workflows

Live-service/content design

Descrizione del lavoro

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented and experienced Senior Systems & Content Designer to join the World of Warcraft Classic team. This is a temporary position supporting ongoing World of Warcraft Classic initiatives, with an initial assignment through June 2027 and the possibility of extension.

As a designer on the Classic team, you will help create, implement, and maintain gameplay systems, features, rewards, and live content across multiple Classic products. This role will play a key part in supporting World of Warcraft Classic initiatives worldwide.

The ideal candidate combines strong design instincts with excellent implementation skills. They are comfortable working on gameplay systems, rewards, spells, progression mechanics, data management, and live-service content. They enjoy collaborating across disciplines and can take features from concept through implementation and polish.

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.

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:

• Design and create items, spells, rewards, progression systems, and player-facing experiences.
• Support live game updates, events, and new content releases.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, artists, QA, and production.
• Work with game data, content tools, and implementation pipelines to bring ideas to life.
• Playtest, iterate, and improve experiences through feedback.

Minimum Requirements

• Strong familiarity with World of Warcraft.
• 8+ years of professional game design experience or equivalent.
• Experience designing and implementing gameplay systems, content, or features.
• Experience working with game development tools and data-driven workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Extra Points

• Experience working on live-service games.
• Experience with rewards, itemization, progression, or class design.
• Experience working with large datasets or content pipelines.
• Experience supporting in-game stores, cosmetics, or collectibles.
• Experience working across multiple game branches, versions, or development environments.
• Shipped content updates, expansions, or live game features.

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.

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.

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 $82,240.00 - $152,160.00 Annual. 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.