5 months ago
Senior Creative Director, Art & Design, Brand and Creative Marketing, Warcraft | Irvine, CA
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA (On-site)Full time$112K/yr – $207K/yr
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Senior Creative Director, Art & Design, Brand and Creative Marketing, Warcraft | Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA (On-site)
$112K/yr – $207K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time
Posted 5 months ago
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Job Summary
Drive brand leadership and global campaign excellence for Blizzard’s Warcraft franchise, guiding visuals, culture relevance, and cross‑functional partnerships.
- Own high‑level creative direction and approval across materials.
- Must‑have: 8+ years in art leadership and cross‑functional collaboration.
- Standout: experience shaping brand voice across global campaigns and franchises.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Creative Direction: Guide the development of visuals, messaging, and content that bring the brand story to life across all platforms.
- Cultural Relevance: Focus on bringing the brand back to the forefront of cultural relevance, ensuring that campaigns resonate with the cultural zeitgeist.
- Brand Consistency: Ensure that all external communications align with the brand’s voice, positioning, and strategic vision, maintaining a unified brand presence across all channels.
- Global Campaign Consistency: Ensure that global campaigns are executed consistently across all territories, collaborating with Product Marketing to support local adaptations while maintaining the core brand message.
- Provide high level guidance, iterative review and approval of Warcraft related materials in all franchise extensions
- Conceptualize and design for online ad campaigns while adhering to the visual quality of the brand
- Solve complex visual problems and turn them into beautifully clear designed solutions that reinforce the brand
- Build strong relationships with support cross-functional partners, identify key creative leaders for partnership, and further shared creative values and goals
- Manage multiple projects from start to finish while keeping multiple stakeholders both in and out of the organization appropriately informed and engaged
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in art leadership as an Art Director, Designer, or Illustrator either in-house or at a creative agency
- 5+ years of experience in brand marketing
- 3+ years of demonstrated people management experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Art, Design, Marketing, related field or equivalent work experience
- Demonstrated successes collaborating with across departments and with external agencies
- Detailed project management skills and ability to maintain strategic view of all work
- Previous experience successfully managing creative people including designers and artists
Preferred
- Creative Director experience
- Strong layout and design skills
- Broadcast media art direction experience
- Consumer product design and packaging design experience
- Illustration abilities
- Strong layout and design skills
- Illustration abilities
- Passion for gaming and understanding of current industry trends
- Excellent analytical, verbal, and written skills
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare 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.
Blizzard Entertainment
3.5 Glassdoor
Blizzard Entertainment is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. After establishing the Blizzard Entertainment label in 1994, the company quickly became one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games. By focusing on creating well-designed, highly enjoyable entertainment experiences, Blizzard Entertainment has maintained an unparalleled reputation for quality since its inception.At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: Crafting Genre-Defining Games and Legendary Worlds for All to Share. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.Blizzard Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Founded in 1991
Irvine, California, USA
5.9K employees (2,232 in marketing)
52% recommend to a friend
58% CEO approval
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
21.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$28.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.6%
Direct
38.3%
Referral
5.8%
Social
1.2%
Paid
0.1%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~5.9K
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
476 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
4.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3
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