Social Media Manager (Contractor) | Diablo | Irvine, CA or Remote (US)

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

Job Title

Social Media Manager (Contractor) | Diablo | Irvine, CA or Remote (US)

Team Name

Marketing

Requisition ID

R028327

Job Description

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a Social Media Manager to temporarily support the Diablo IV Marketing team. This hands-on role will support the December 1 launch of Diablo IV Season 16 and maintain the ongoing social content cadence through January 2027, including the holiday period. Working closely with our social agency and internal partners, this role will coordinate content production, reviews, approvals, and publishing oversight to keep day-to-day social operations running smoothly. The ideal candidate can get up to speed quickly, work independently, and maintain continuity, while also helping develop the Season 17 social agency brief using established templates and guidance. This role reports directly to the Director, Social & Content at Diablo.

NOTE

This is an anticipated temporary assignment through January 2027. The candidate may be based in Irvine. Remote candidates within the United States will also be considered, provided they are able to work primarily West Coast hours (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. PST).

Contingent Worker Position

This is a contingent worker position and will be staffed through Volt, a staffing and workforce management company.

Key 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; this responsibility does not include 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 project management tool.
• Capture and consolidate creative feedback, route revisions, and confirm required stakeholder approvals.
• Ensure assets meet platform specifications, safe zones, file requirements, and publishing standards.
• Coordinate closely with the agency's community manager to provide guidance, secure approvals, and ensure approved publishing plans are executed accurately. The agency will handle the majority of direct publishing and community management.
• Serve as a primary operational point of contact for social schedules, approvals, and publishing coordination.
• Coordinate with internal marketing, creative, production, community, regional, and agency partners to keep work moving.
• Attend key planning and review meetings, communicate updates, and confirm owners and next steps.
• Maintain continuity across social operations by routing urgent needs and keeping relevant stakeholders informed.
• Provide occasional, scheduled operational coverage during Blizzard company closures or holiday periods, as needed, to monitor social channels, coordinate with the agency community manager, and elevate time-sensitive issues.
• Partner with the agency and internal teams to ensure coverage plans, escalation paths, and approvals are clear in advance.

Minimum Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant experience in social media, social operations, 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 skills, with the ability to work effectively across internal and external teams.

Extra Points

• Experience in gaming, entertainment, live-service products, or related audience-driven industries.
• Knowledge of the Diablo franchise, its community, and its audience.
• Experience working with third-party agencies and external partners.
• Familiarity with Opal, Sprinklr, Airtable, Asana, or similar platforms; prior Opal experience is not required.

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!

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 directed 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. 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.

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.

Requirements

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 $89,280.00 - $165,168.00 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.