Lead Content Designer (Finance)

Job Title: Lead Content Designer

Requisition ID: R025375

Job Description:
Job Title: Lead Content Designer

Reporting To:Art Director

Department: Call of Duty Mobile

Location: Santa Monica, CA

Your Platform

Founded in 1979, Activision has continuously disrupted the world of entertainment as a leader in the videogame industry. With a history of delivering iconic game changers -- like Pitfall® , Tony Hawk®, Guitar Hero®, Crash Bandicoot™, Skylanders ™ and Call of Duty ® -- our obsession is delighting our players around the globe. Focused and committed to innovation, we consistently deliver the most beloved, engaging and successful entertainment.

And while we have world-class franchises, infrastructure and resources, our success comes from a passionate, talented and diverse team of people producing greatness together. So, if you're interested in our biggest priority, it's our people.

We're currently driving the next era for our company and community by creating amazing experiences for fans and continuing to make Activision an inclusive place where everyone can thrive.

Join us, make history. To learn more, check us out at www.activision.com , www.activisiongamesblog.com or @Activision on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Your Mission
As a Lead Content Designer at Activision, you will be responsible for helping drive and implement a vision for live operations content. You will bring unique narrative, characters, and weapons to life through innovative ideas, and compelling design. The perfect candidate has a passion for first person shooters, experience with live service cosmetic content, a player first mindset, and a collaborative and team oriented attitude.

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize characters, weapons, and other assets with an emphasis on fast ideation and creative design using mood boards, Gen AI, and written briefs.
• Work with Art Director, other content designers, and internal and external concept art teams to drive development of content from ideation to final.
• Conceptualize, review, and support narrative content.
• Consistently bring creative and fresh ideas to the table that will surprise and delight our player base.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure content aligns with overall game design and project goals.
• Manage one or more internal team members, as well as contractors.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years of working experience in a design role with at least one shipped product or having worked on a live ops product.
• Experience working with cosmetic MTX systems.
• Comfortable developing visuals using mood boards or concept art.
• Strong communication skills; able to direct vendors and external partners.
• Organization and self-management skills.
• A positive and dedicated demeanor with the ability to be collaborative in a team environment.

Extra Points:

• Familiarity with Call of Duty IP and storylines.
• First Person Shooter development experience.
• Previous experience designing for mobile devices.
• Familiarity with a global audience.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the world's largest interactive entertainment company, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Destiny, Skylanders®, 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 innovate 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.

Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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 $97,200.00 - $179,900.00 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.