Job Title:

Operations Specialist

Requisition ID:

R027100

Job Description:

Your Mission

Welcome to Solid State Studios. We’re an in-house studio, dedicated to developing the best AAA mobile games in the world.  You will work closely with the team and play a key role in facilitating processes to provide the operations team and the  larger studio team with what they need to excel. 

 

Your Profile

As the Operations Specialist at Solid State Studios, you will lead multiple projects across our studio as well as support our initiatives throughout the Operations Team.

This role is based in our Santa Monica, CA office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs. 

You will be responsible for coordinating complex business tasks and have a high level of responsibility in determining outcomes against needed deadlines.

The operations role captures facilities, team health, central services, and helps with a range of process improvements, including documentation efforts.  This work helps to enable mobile development, and general sharing and improvement of best practices across the mobile team and wider Activision. You will work to ensure our standardized practices are well developed and distributed to our teams, and often be brought in on projects to address pain points that develop as we grow and scale. You will ensure consistent knowledge-sharing, learning, documentation, as well as improving tools and processes as necessary for all teams on the project to excel.

 

• Be the owner and the guide of tasks that evolve from start to finish

• Proactively and consistently evaluate operational and development processes and efficiencies across the project, including augmenting and creating governance processes where necessary

• Manage on-site resources including helping on-site team members

• Optimize hiring capabilities and team development (with our support teams)

• Review and update project contracts,  help with work to reconcile forecasts, and provide overall project financial insights that meet outlined business targets

• Work with project leads and Operations Director to evaluate plans and identify upcoming conflicts or resource constraints to meet project goals

• Coordinate operational planning with central Studio Ops team, including governance schedules, headcount planning and financial planning

• Improve existing (and develop new) processes for onboarding, purchasing, and contractual planning across studios engaged in co-developing critical titles

• Clearly document processes and projects – show moving parts against the wider state of being done and needed project scope

• Respond to studio shift and change management requests that enable us to meet new directions of business or continue to develop or scale against current studio priorities

Minimum Requirements:                                                                                               

• A passion for process, excellence and achievement

• 3+  yrs relevant experience managing complex projects and proven track record of success

• Can influence without direct leadership, working across and managing efforts through different teams

• Strong sense of accountability and ownership.

• Punctual and dependable – you are on time, your work is reliable, you know how to commit to work and get it done.

• Ability to drive results and cultivate a standard of excellence within the operations team

• Strong critical-thinking, organization, time management and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication, presentation and people alignment skills

• Experience with project planning and change management

• Breadth of experience with gaming functions: production, marketing, design

• Ability to multitask under complex deadlines

• Work in a fast-paced environment that requires frequent shift in focus

• Experience in console/PC and mobile game development and marketing

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future?

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.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• 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, 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.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $26.83 - $49.63 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.