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MarketingJob Title:Paid Media Operations Manager (Contractor) | Irvine, CA or Remote (US)Requisition ID:R027723Job Description:

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a Paid Media Operations Manager to temporarily support the Paid Media team in Irvine, CA. This temporary contractor will report to the Sr. Manager, PMO Growth Marketing, and enable high-impact, industry-leading digital campaigns by driving campaign operations during an upcoming period of increased campaign activity. Responsibilities have a strong emphasis on ensuring creative assets are delivered accurately, on time, and in accordance with established operational requirements.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, and thrives in a cross-functional environment. If you have a passion for gaming and are looking to deepen your expertise in campaign operations within a fast-moving, collaborative team, we encourage you to apply!

NOTE: This is an anticipated 12-month assignment. The candidate will ideally be based in Irvine.

This is a contingent worker position and will be staffed through Volt, a staffing and workforce management company.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for paid media creative operations across global paid marketing, brand, creative, and agency partners

• Successfully manage end-to-end creative operations for paid media campaigns, including intake, scoping, QA, and delivery of all asset deliverables (e.g., spec sheets, creative briefs, trackers, and final assets)

• Oversee copy development workflows from intake through approvals, localization handoff, and activation readiness

• Drive alignment across stakeholders on timelines, deliverables, and priorities across concurrent creative workstreams

• Facilitate timely and actionable creative feedback cycles that drive stakeholder alignment, maintain quality standards, and ensure on-time execution

• Route all assets and copies through the required approval processes, including legal and ESRB

• Coordinate the timely delivery of approved assets to regional teams for localization

• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and downstream impacts related to timeline or scope changes, and communicate mitigation plans

• Own and improve paid media operational workflows, implementing scalable solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and cross-functional collaboration

• Support optimization of tools and systems (e.g. trackers, asset repositories, project management systems) to improve operational visibility and rigor

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of recent paid media operations, campaign operations, or creative project management experience required

• Ability to become productive quickly and contribute effectively in a contract-based role with defined project timelines and deliverables

• Strong project management skills; able to manage complex workflows and drive deliverables across multiple stakeholders

• Excellent communication skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, high-growth team environment

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong QA instincts

• Flexibility to support occasional evening or weekend work during peak campaign periods

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 innovative 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 video game 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 the 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 $30.47 - $56.35 Hourly. 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.