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Activision Publishing, Inc., Lead Data Scientist

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TITLE: Lead Data Scientist

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field or foreign equivalency and 1 year of experience in the job or 1 year of experience as an Analyst, Data Analyst, or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Manage analytic projects mid customer expectations. Effectively communicate with other members of the team to build and collaborate on statistical models. Deliver presentations on analytic topics and results to both technical and non-technical audiences. Analyze gamer behavior and patterns to drive engagement strategies and engage in predictive model development. Deployment, and performance tracking and validation. Develop robust statistical models to support immediate and long-term business decisions, and provide recommendations to satisfy business needs. Work with game developers to identity key performance metrics and benchmarks related to user behavior, user segmentation, and user retention. Work closely with the live game teams to optimize play balance, game economies, and to identify and close out exploits. Mine current game data and user trends to inform the production of the next generation of products. Evaluate and quantify the effects of ongoing changes to games through statistical methods and AB testing.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20249/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 9th Fl.
El Segundo, CA 90245

Jobsite: El Segundo, CA (Full-time position)

 

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Blizzard Entertainment Inc., Artist

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TITLE: Artist

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Animation or related field or foreign equivalency.

JOB DUTIES: Construct 3D architectural models and light assets. Create 2D hand-painted textures (with no photograph overlays). Create assets that t within the companys online game style. Duties involve prototype and create block-out assets. Work closely with other Artists. Communicate with Production, Design, and other departments.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20224/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

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Blizzard Entertainment Inc., Senior Software Engineer

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TITLE: Senior Software Engineer

REQUIREMENTS: 4 years of experience in the job or 4 years of experience as a Software Engineer &/or Programmer, or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Assume a role as a software professional within the online game team. Contribute to one of the world’s most iconic game title while advancing, enhancing and creating proprietary software tools and graphic applications to drive the online game franchise game. Design and implement development tools for all disciplines. Communicate with other departments within the team to improve our current tool and determine new solutions. Maintain tools for performance, stability, and error-free operation. Identify and resolve pipeline issues and discover opportunities for improvement.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20222/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

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Activision Publishing, Inc., Senior Analyst – Mobile Games

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TITLE: Senior Analyst – Mobile Games

REQUIREMENTS: Master degree in Statistics, Management Information Systems or related field.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.
JOB DUTIES: Closely work with various stakeholders to answer mission critical questions by translating data into an analysis of metrics, new or existing dashboards, and data deep dives. Work with game developers to identify and track key performance metrics and benchmarks related to user behavior, user segmentation, user retention and monetization. Work closely with the live services teams to optimize play balance, game economies, and to identify and close out exploits. Deliver presentations on analytic topics and results to both technical and non-technical audiences. Collaborate with data scientists in predictive model development, deployment, and performance tracking and validation.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20223/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 9th Fl.
El Segundo, CA 90245

Jobsite: El Segundo, CA (Full-time position)

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Blizzard Entertainment Inc., Software Engineer

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TITLE: Software Engineer

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering, Liberal Arts & Sciences, or in a related field.

JOB DUTIES: Engage in the development of software and software applications. Perform complex engineering projects using technical aptitude and ability to influence and drive change. Prepare various code based on software designs. Analyze all designs and test plans and prepare required documentation. Prepare technical design documents and ensure effective implementation of products. Analyze and identify all issues in requirements design and provide resolution of same.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20230/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

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Blizzard Entertainment Inc., Concept Artist

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TITLE: Concept Artist

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Game Design, or related field or foreign equivalency.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Develop characters based on project art and technical specifications. Create high resolution and high fidelity 3D models of characters. Help in developing character content pipeline and art production pipeline. Maintain high quality and productivity throughout the project while meeting the deadlines. Work well with other artists and contribute to team progress. Perform designing, rigging, modeling and texturing of characters.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20252/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

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Blizzard Entertainment Inc., Concept Artist

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TITLE: Concept Artist

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Entertainment Design, or related field and 1 year of experience in the job or 1 year of experience in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Develop character concepts and skins including character sheets, movement studies and detailed breakouts for equipment and weapons. Iterate on game assets with internal and external production artists via paint overs, studies, and group critiques.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20210/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

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King.com, Senior Partner Engineer

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TITLE: Senior Partner Engineer

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Economics, Business Administration, or related field or foreign equivalency and 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as an Engineer, Programmer, or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Develop new features for existing company games using new technologies. Integrate new platform functionality and technologies from company’s partners (e.g. Apple, Google). Assist game teams at company with solving platform-specific issues and on-boarding. Coordinate new tech developments with other teams at company (e.g. engine, shared tech, marketing).

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20103/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment at King.com.
1001 E. Hillsdale Blvd., 6th & 5th Floor
Foster City, CA 94404

Jobsite: Foster City, CA (Full-time position)

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Blizzard Entertainment Inc., Senior VFX Artist

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TITLE: Senior VFX Artist

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Design or related field or foreign equivalency and 2 years of experience in the job or 2years of experience as an Artist or in a related occupation.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Responsible for creation of handcrafted visual effects to be used in realtime game assets. Technical setup, integration, and troubleshooting of VFX in a real-time game engine. Work with lead artists to ensure timely completion of VFX assets. Serve as an active participant in team art discussions, critiques, and reviews. Work with 3D packages and in-game FX systems to create a wide range of visual effects for both characters and environments.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20162/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

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Activision Publishing, Inc., UA Manager

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TITLE: UA Manager

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Science in Statistics or related field and 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as UA Specialist or a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Manage a team of user acquisition analysts and run optimization of campaigns across multiple ad networks (Facebook, Google, and Ad Networks, among others). Provide strategic direction for all media buying and user acquisition efforts, and report up to help ensure key executives have the right visibility into one of companys strategic pillars. Establish target metrics and oversee spend allocations, ensuring KPIs are achieved. Run user acquisition campaigns on Facebook, Google, Instagram, etc. for various platforms and devices, ensuring KPIs are achieved. Manage a multimillion-dollar monthly budget, ensuring a profitable return on investment. Oversee a Creative team on ad development and drive production deliverables. Cultivate and own relationships with industry and platforms partners.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20213/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 9th Fl.
El Segundo, CA 90245

Jobsite: El Segundo, CA (Full-time position)