Associate Artist - Design Team

Job Description

Associate Artist (Designer) - Design Team (Contract)

ASSOCIATE ARTIST (DESIGNER) - DESIGN TEAM (CONTRACTOR)
OUR WORLD

Activision Blizzard, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is the world's most successful standalone interactive entertainment company. We delight hundreds of millions of monthly active users around the world through franchises including Activisionʹs Call of Duty®, Destiny and Skylanders®, Blizzardʹs World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Hearthstone®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, and Heroes of the Storm®, and Kingʹs Candy Crush™, Pet Rescue™, Bubble Witch™ and Farm Heroes™. The company is one of the Fortune ʺ100 Best Companies to Work For®ʺ. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Blizzard has operations throughout the world, and its games are played in 196 countries. More information about Activision Blizzard and its products and services can be found on the company's website, www.activisionblizzard.com

YOUR MISSION

We are looking for an exceptional Associate Artist (Junior Designer) to join the Activision Marketing Creative team at our global headquarters in Santa Monica, CA. The Marketing Creative team is the heart and soul of Activision. With a full range of production, video, and design services, our team supports our global organization in the development of unique and strategic messaging across various audiences including customers, press/media, partner organizations/industry peers, and our valued employees. Our team sets the standard for quality and innovation in all our communications, and we're growing, so it's a great time to join us!

This role includes but is not limited to the following tasks/duties:
• Work with our global Internal Communications, Human Resources, and PR/Marketing teams.
• You'll create innovative digital and print assets to market our epic entertainment franchises.
• Be passionate about gaming,
• Understand the value of collaboration, design process and tight deadlines.
• Leverage our franchise's style guides to create high quality marketing material.

PLAYER PROFILE
• Online portfolio, highlighting your direct contributions. Submissions without a portfolio will not be considered. At least 2 years of relevant industry experience.
• Proficient with industry standard design tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Problem-solving skills and familiarity with technical constraints and limitations as they apply to designing for digital and print.
• Ability to articulate design challenges and the design process.
• Self-motivated, able to prioritize and manage workload and meet project deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build good working relationships.
• Hungry to learn and grow.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 1+ years of production design experience in an agency or an in-house creative team.
• Design and produce marketing deliverables and presentations.
• Proficient visual designer.
• Ability to efficiently manage multiple projects in a deadline driven environment, while turning out high quality work.

YOUR PLATFORM

We're headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across many disciplines of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivalled rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.

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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ron3e2-3-144-42-196-42 in your application.