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Associate Producer
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA, United States
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Associate Producer - Temp
Are you a maestro at orchestrating projects, people, and processes? Are you able to obsess over the details while keeping the big picture in mind? Do you thrive in a high stakes and fluid work environment that requires creative problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to ensure that projects are delivered on time and to the highest standards? Are you the person we're looking for?
Blizzard Entertainment’s creative services team is looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and impeccably-organized Associate Producer to help run creative projects. This Associate Producer will have the creative and production skills to help support various creative marketing projects, including logos, key art, style guides, digital and social content, packaging and event graphics. You will be the point of contact and communication between our in-house creative team, internal clients and regional offices. Impeccable organization, project management and communication are your core values.
Responsibilities
• Create, maintain and distribute schedules for all projects quickly and accuracy.
• Schedule kick off meetings and reviews, track changes and feedback. Take comprehensive notes and distribute to team members and partners
• Collect and obtain necessary project information and assets for designers and production to deftly work on projects.
• Ensure all individuals and teams providing assets to Marketing Services are clear on expected delivery dates and confirm, well in advance of the final delivery date, they are on track to meet the deadline. Foresee and assess future or potential threats. Adjust schedules as necessary to maintain final project due dates.
• Support Creative Services Producers with priorities and tasks to keep projects on schedule.
• Schedule and prioritize tasks and projects to ensure work is completed accurately on schedule and within budget.
• Route creative materials to all necessary approvers including MarCom, Legal, QA, Web and CS and track approvals and revisions.
• Review all materials to ensure they meet internal and external technical requirements including manufacturing specifications, brand and legal guidelines, printer specifications, retailer requirements, etc. and that they are free of typos, inconsistencies, and other technical errors.
• Assist in collecting and distributing assets to other internal teams, regional offices and external representatives and partners.
• Establish and maintain positive and professional working relationships with various teams, partners and vendors.
• Help create and implement processes that will improve quality and efficiency.
• Review International marketing materials with Creative Director.
• Lead Operations on print status and due dates.
• Devote yourself to maintaining a positive work environment.
Requirements
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in project management/producing
• Strong focused organization and time-management skills
• Impeccable critical thinking and project management skills
• Understands creative/design schedules, timelines, and achievements
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills. Able to effectively communicate with designers, production and internal clients
• Self-starting with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with minimal errors and dropped details
• Compassionate, professional and friendly demeanor
• Able to interact and work as part of a team
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
Pluses:
• Expertise in Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook as well as Adobe Acrobat.
• Focused knowledge in Microsoft Project, Jira or other online project management tools as well as methodologies such as Waterfall, Scrum, Agile, or Kanban.
• Experience working as a Producer or Program Manager in the design agency, events, entertainment, or games industries.
• Formal project management certification such as PMP.
• Multi-lingual.
• Basic understanding of Adobe Creative Suite
Require Application Materials:
Application Materials
• Resume (PDF Preferred)
• Cover Letter which should include:
◦ Why you are interested in working at Blizzard
◦ What games you are currently playing
Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work/life balance. We’ve worked hard to foster an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Join us!