Voice Over Designer | STARCRAFT | Irvine, CA

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

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in Irvine, CA seeks a Voice Over Designer to coordinate and implement player-facing dialogue from planning through final delivery, joining STARCRAFT's new chapter.

You will partner with narrative design, audio, localization, QA, and production to maintain dialogue databases, track recording needs, and ensure high-quality, accessible player experiences across platforms. Hybrid work week with on-site Irvine days; 5+ years of related experience and strong communication

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience supporting dialogue, narrative, audio, localization, or related workflows.
• Experience coordinating complex dialogue assets across multiple partners and cross-functional teams.
• Experience organizing large volumes of dialogue assets, documentation, spreadsheets, databases, or tracking systems.
• Knowledge of voice-over production, dialogue implementation, localization, and game development pipelines.
• Proficiency with DAWs (REAPER or Pro Tools) and game audio middleware (Wwise).
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication with collaborative ethos.
• Demonstrated ownership and problem-solving in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate tracking, organization, implementation, and delivery of player-facing dialogue.
• Partner with narrative design, audio, production, localization, QA to support dialogue workflows.
• Maintain dialogue databases, docs, spreadsheets, naming conventions, and tools.
• Review in-game dialogue implementation for quality, consistency, accuracy, and completeness.
• Support dialogue reviews and playtests by identifying issues and coordinating follow-ups.
• Plan and track voice-over recording needs, implementation status, and milestones.
• Collaborate with developers to integrate dialogue per creative and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain clear documentation for dialogue workflows and standards.
• Communicate status, needs, risks, and dependencies clearly to partners.
• Champion high standards of quality, accessibility, usability, and player experience.

Skills

Dialogue coordination

Asset management

VO production knowledge

Localization workflows

DAW expertise

Wwise middleware

Prioritization & deadlines

Written and verbal communication

Ownership & accountability

Tools

REAPER

Pro Tools

Wwise

Job description

Team Name:

StarCraft

Job Title:

Voice Over Designer | STARCRAFT | Irvine, CA

Requisition ID:

R028242

Your Mission

Blizzard Entertainment is assembling a team to build the next chapter of STARCRAFT, returning to a universe forged in interstellar war. This mission offers something new: crafting an original story-driven, open-world shooter while honoring the legacy of one of Blizzard's most beloved games.

We are here to reignite this universe alongside you. We are here to make STARCRAFT, and it's about damn time.

We are looking for a Voice Over Designer to help craft this new game for Blizzard. As a key member of the development team, you will be responsible for coordinating and implementing player-facing dialogue from planning through final delivery.

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

• Coordinate the tracking, organization, implementation, and delivery of player-facing dialogue throughout development.
• Partner with narrative design, audio, production, localization, quality assurance, and other disciplines to support dialogue workflows and deliverables.
• Maintain dialogue databases, documentation, spreadsheets, naming conventions, and supporting management tools.
• Review in-game dialogue implementation to ensure quality, consistency, accuracy, and completeness.
• Support dialogue reviews and playtests by identifying issues, documenting findings, and coordinating follow-up actions.
• Plan and track voice-over recording needs, implementation status, dependencies, and milestones.
• Collaborate with developers to integrate dialogue according to established creative and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain clear documentation for dialogue workflows, processes, and implementation standards.
• Communicate status, needs, risks, and dependencies clearly to appropriate partners.
• Champion high standards of quality, accessibility, usability, and player experience throughout development

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of applicable professional experience supporting dialogue, narrative, audio, localization, production, game development, entertainment, or related workflows.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex dialogue assets across multiple partners and cross-functional teams.
• Experience organizing and maintaining large volumes of dialogue assets, documentation, spreadsheets, databases, or tracking systems.
• Working knowledge of voice-over production, dialogue implementation, localization, and game development pipelines.
• Proficiency with digital audio workstations such as REAPER or Pro Tools and game audio middleware such as Wwise.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a collaborative approach to working across creative and technical disciplines.
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, problem-solving ability, and comfort operating in a dynamic environment while navigating fluid deadlines and changing priorities with purpo se.

Extra Points

• Experience supporting dialogue implementation in a shipped game.
• Experience working directly with voice-over recording and post-production pipelines.
• Experience supporting localization workflows and multilingual dialogue delivery.
• Familiarity with narrative scripting tools, content management systems, or Unreal Engine.
• Experience coordinating dialogue reviews, playtests, or quality assurance efforts.

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter is suggested
• Reel demonstrating dialog processing

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 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.

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.