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Activision Publishing, Inc., Senior Technical Artist

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TITLE: SR. TECHNICAL ARTIST

REQUIREMENTS: Master of Entertainment Technology or related field.

JOB DUTIES: Push the graphical limitations of our engine, maintain frame rate requirements, and deliver content within memory and disk footprint budgets. Create tools and processes that facilitate content authoring with an emphasis on user experience, quality and productivity. Collaborate with other Technical Artists to improve studio tools and pipelines. Proactively identify problems, propose solutions and seek out buy-in from the team regarding implementation strategy.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20128/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
100 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 9th Fl.
El Segundo, CA 90245

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

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Blizzard Entertainment Inc., Environment Artist

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TITLE: Environment Artist

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Game Art or related field.

JOB DUTIES: Implement visual effects to support both gameplay and storytelling. Work closely with engineering teams to implement new effects technology. Set the pace for the visual style of VF X on an unannounced project. Creation of handcrafted visual effects to be used in real-time game assets. Technical setup, integration, and troubleshooting of VFX in a realtime game engine. Work with Art Director to ensure timely completion of VFX assets at the desired quality bar. Serve as an active participant in team art discussions, critiques, and reviews. Paint special FX textures from scratch and match an established style.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20170/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., Shift Manager

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TITLE: Shift Manager

REQUIREMENTS: 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as an IT Delivery Coordinator, Software Developer & Designer or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training &/or experience is acceptable.
JOB DUTIES: Serves as both incident manager and shift lead responsible for the monitoring, incident management, change management, problem management, and knowledge management functions that are required to keep company players in the game. Monitor and maintain availability across all company services. Lead, inspire and develop one of six teams of 4-6 members. Serve as Incident Manager, driving rapid recovery and resolution. Lead projects across the global team to expand monitoring coverage and depth, increase mitigation capability, increase change awareness, and increase overall team effectiveness. Collaborate with the global Operations Center team to identify opportunities and drive the adoption of new technologies and processes to full the GNOC mission. Work closely with IT / Operations leadership, Live Operations teams, and other stakeholders to promote department vision. Perform operations as a global function; monitoring and incident management across 31 global datacenters supporting millions of players all over the world.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20127/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)