Senior Narrative Designer - Hearthstone

Team Name:

Hearthstone

Job Title:

Senior Narrative Designer - Hearthstone

Requisition ID:

R023959

Job Description:

Pull up a chair and join us by the hearth!! Blizzard is looking for a Senior Narrative Designer to join the Hearthstone team. Our team values creativity, collaboration and a commitment to quality and we are searching for experienced creatives to add to our team of talented game makers.

As a Senior Narrative Designer, you will help us shape and deliver the narrative vision for upcoming Hearthstone sets. You will collaborate with an internal multidisciplinary team and external partners to ensure that our storytelling delivers on player fantasy, honors the Warcraft IP, and engages a world-wide audience. As with every design role at Blizzard, you will be a champion of Blizzard's commitment to delivering world class quality.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work required to be on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to craft memorable set themes and characters that seamlessly integrate into the rest of the player experience
• Champion writing that resonates with a global audience, and is inclusive of diverse views and perspectives
• Writing and directing voice actor performances
• Develop high quality hero skins that expand upon and celebrate well known characters from the Warcraft franchise
• Write and maintain documentation for characters and lore
• Hold a high quality bar; reviewing and providing constructive feedback on written materials such as scripts, flavor text, and marketing materials

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a professional Narrative Designer/Game Writer, or a combination of applicable training and experience
• Strong background in game narrative process
• Experience with writing and dialogue editing within game or localization tools

Key Attributes

• Strong creative vision and exceptional written and verbal skills to champion that vision
• Understanding of licensing and brand management best practices
• Self-motivated, with the ability to write and implement content independently
• Effortless collaborator with a player and team first mindset.
• Comfortable with using proprietary tools to implement narrative content

Extra Points

Experience

• Experience with writing for AAA games
• Experience working with voice actors and voice directors to help bring the most to a character’s voice and performance.
• Published writing (novels, short fiction, film, television, comics, etc)

Key Attributes

• Knowledge and understanding of the Warcraft universe
• Enjoy playing a variety of video game genres and titles, including mobile games

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 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.

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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. 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 $80,800.00 - $149,400.00 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.