Associate Release Manager
Blizzard Entertainment
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Irvine • California • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $24 - $44 per hour
About the role
- Support first-party submissions and releases (i.e., Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Apple, Google, Amazon).
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to set up bundles, promotions, and events.
- Proactively gather all necessary assets required for timely delivery to first parties.
- Support in preparing and submitting builds, downloadable content, and metadata to first parties.
- Report any issues hindering first-party approval and collaborate with senior staff to troubleshoot and resolve them.
- Support in configuring and releasing products and updates to development and live environments.
- Execute and document quality control checks for submissions and releases.
- Communicate with platform support to development teams.
- Process, verify, and deliver builds to quality assurance teams across all supported platforms.
- Ensure project tracking tools and documentation meet team standards and are up to date.
- Keep stakeholders informed on all first-party policies and process changes.
- Maintain an archive of all final assets and supplemental materials submitted to first parties.
- Effectively drive and facilitate group tasks to completion and promote a team environment.
- Provide the submissions team with recommendations or suggestions on technical and process improvement opportunities.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience in submitting AAA games to first parties required.
- Experience working with a global QA team structure preferred.
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred.
- Knowledge of first party submission tools and platforms.
- Solid understanding of software development processes and project management methodologies.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills in a team environment.
Benefits
- 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
- Variety of other voluntary benefit programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
first-party submissionsbuild preparationmetadata submissionquality control checksproject management methodologiessoftware development processes
Soft Skills
effective communicationcollaborationtroubleshootingteam facilitationstakeholder management
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree