Hybrid Associate Release Manager

at Blizzard Entertainment

• Job title: Associate Release Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $24 - $44 per hour
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Irvine, United States

About the role

• Associate Release Manager supporting first-party submissions and releases for AAA games at Blizzard Entertainment. Collaborating with teams to ensure timely delivery and quality control of assets for major platforms.

Responsibilities

• 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