Welcome, Heroes!

We’re looking for a Gameplay Designer to join our team in Barcelona and help shape Heroes and Combat gameplay for our new game, Overwatch Rush.

Overwatch Rush is a brand-new, top‑down hero shooter built specifically for mobile, set in the Overwatch universe. Developed by a dedicated team with deep mobile experience, the game brings the iconic Overwatch hero fantasy to a new camera, control scheme, and audience—while staying true to Blizzard craft and polish.

As a Gameplay Designer, you’ll be responsible for capturing the essence of Overwatch heroes and adapting them for mobile: translating personality, readability, and combat depth into tight, performant, and highly readable gameplay experiences.

Sounds good? We can’t wait to meet you.

Responsibilities

Hero & Combat Design

• Pitch, design, prototype, and implement playable heroes and core combat mechanics that are fun, readable, upgradable, and aligned with the game’s creative and systemic vision.
• Adapt hero kits to a top‑down camera and mobile controls, maintaining strong skill floors and satisfying mastery curves.

Design & Implementation

• Work hands-on with engineers to implement gameplay systems and character mechanics while respecting performance, memory, and technical constraints on mobile.
• Author and maintain clear design documentation to support implementation and iteration.

Iteration & Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with game design, engineering, UI/UX, VFX, audio, and animation to ensure hero kits are balanced, polished, and shippable.
• Iterate rapidly based on playtests, internal reviews, and cross‑discipline feedback.

Tuning & Balance

• Participate in the tuning and balancing of heroes and combat systems to ensure fairness, clarity, and fun across a wide range of player skill levels.

Player‑Focused Development

• Learn from players by analyzing playtest results, qualitative feedback, and live data.
• Use insights to improve hero kits, progression hooks, and overall combat experience.

Design Craft

• Stay current with industry trends, mobile best practices, and hero‑based combat design.
• Contribute to a strong design culture through feedback, critique, and shared ownership of quality.

Minimum Requirements

• Professional Experience: Experience working on combat-focused games and playable characters, with a solid understanding of 3Cs, combat mechanics, skill floor vs. skill ceiling, progression systems, and rewards.
• Design Instincts: Strong understanding of player motivations and how to design combat and heroes that are both accessible and deep.
• Technical Fluency: Experience working with game engines, gameplay tools, and scripting or visual scripting systems.
• Iteration & Process: Ability to identify the right problems, iterate quickly, and improve designs through playtesting and feedback.
• Collaboration: Clear communicator and strong team player, comfortable working with multidisciplinary teams.

Pluses

• Experience shipping or prototyping for mobile platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile / iterative development and fast design cycles.
• Experience with Unity and visual scripting workflows.
• Based in Spain, ideally Barcelona.

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 videogame 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 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.