Blizzard Entertainment Hiring for Associate Social / Digital Manager – Diablo (Contract) at Irvine, CA Full Time

Team Name:

Marketing

Job Title:

Associate Social / Digital Manager – Diablo (Contract)

Requisition ID:

R021086

Job Description:

Job Title: Associate Digital Marketing Manager – Diablo

Reports To: Senior Global Digital Marketing Manager – Diablo

Department: Consumer Marketing

Location: Irvine, CA

Job Description:

Blizzard has been a leader in entertainment for nearly 30 years, with millions of passionate fans globally. As our franchises expand into more realms, so too will our social reach, engagement, and conversation. We are seeking a candidate who will help lead Diablo into a new era through social media.

As the Associate Digital Marketing Manager for Diablo, you will play a key role in supervising the brand social strategy, engaging with players and fans, and collaborating regularly with regional and cross functional teams to lead new digital marketing campaigns. The ideal candidate will have deep social media experience at an agency or on the client-side, proven creative and strategic prowess, and brought to life thoughtful and resourceful ideas.

In addition to knowledge of and passion for the Diablo universe, the ideal candidate will also have familiarity with other aspects of marketing such as paid media and influencers, be knowledgeable about the PC, console and mobile gaming space, and a proactive self-starter who is constantly looking to open up the boundaries and expand reach to new audiences.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Support and implement the social strategy for Diablo, including, but not limited to: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Twitch, and Snapchat
• Help manage production and ensure executional success among internal and external creative teams
• Bring new and big ideas to the table with a digital/ social first attitude, as well as collaboratively build on others’ concepts to deliver game engagement and build passion for the franchise
• Prioritize the title’s social editorial calendar, aligning key collaborators including regional teams to ensure they are on board with global plans and are driving initiatives on strategy
• Work effectively with internal cross-functional teams including Commercial, Consumer Marketing, Growth Marketing, Public Relations, Events, and Partnerships to drive 360 campaigns
• Collaborate on social media reporting, insights, and delivery through the use of analytics tools, including Sprinklr
• Apply takeaways to advise and support the creative approach, as well as drive KPI’s across platforms and campaigns
• Define and update social standard methodologies and prioritize global account operation.
• Establish relationships with platform, digital and external brand partners, developing and driving co-branded initiatives

Requirements:

• 3+ years experience in social media at an agency or on the client-side as a Social Strategist or Digital Marketer
• Project management and teamwork experience in a cross-functional environment
• Self-starter mentality and track-record for inventive social ideas
• A balanced understanding of audience development and growth
• Proficiency in collaborating within a large organization
• Experience in providing creative feedback for social content
• Passion for gaming, advertising, social media, and all things Diablo
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, organizational, and technology skills
• Experience working with 3rd Party agencies/partners
• Knowledge of the latest platforms and technologies and desire to see opportunities for strategic brand involvement
• Understanding of brand strategy and ability to write persuasive POVs
• Highly organized with outstanding attention to detail
• Solid understanding of social platforms and associated analytics programs and tools like – Sprinklr

EEO Statement

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.

Disability Accommodations Request Statement

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 [email protected] General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

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 $21.63 – $40.02 Hourly. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.