Paid Media Operations Manager (Contractor) | Irvine, CA or Remote (US

Position: Paid Media Operations Manager (Contractor) | Irvine, CA or Remote (US)
Team Name:

Marketing

Job Title:

Paid Media Operations Manager (Contractor) | Irvine, CA or Remote (US)

Requisition :

R027723

Job Description:

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a Paid Media Operations Manager to temporarily support the Paid Media team in Irvine, CA. This temporary contractor will report to the Sr. Manager, PMO Growth Marketing, and enable high-impact, industry-leading digital campaigns by driving campaign operations during an upcoming period of increased campaign activity. Responsibilities have a strong emphasis on ensuring creative assets are delivered accurately, on time, and in accordance with established operational requirements.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, and thrives in a cross-functional environment. If you have a passion for gaming and are looking to deepen your expertise in campaign operations within a fast-moving, collaborative team, we encourage you to apply!

NOTE:

This is an anticipated 12-month assignment. The candidate will ideally be based in Irvine.

This is a contingent worker position and will be staffed through Volt, a staffing and workforce management company.

Responsibilities

* Serve as the primary point of contact for paid media creative operations across global paid marketing, brand, creative, and agency partners

* Successfully manage end-to-end creative operations for paid media campaigns, including intake, scoping, QA, and delivery of all asset deliverables (e.g., spec sheets, creative briefs, trackers, and final assets)

* Oversee copy development workflows from intake through approvals, localization handoff, and activation readiness

* Drive alignment across stakeholders on timelines, deliverables, and priorities across concurrent creative work streams

* Facilitate timely and actionable creative feedback cycles that drive stakeholder alignment, maintain quality standards, and ensure on-time execution

* Route all assets and copies through the required approval processes, including legal and ESRB

* Coordinate the timely delivery of approved assets to regional teams for localization

* Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and downstream impacts related to timeline or scope changes, and communicate mitigation plans

* Own and improve paid media operational workflows, implementing scalable solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and cross-functional collaboration

* Support optimization of tools and systems (e.g. trackers, asset repositories, project management systems) to improve operational visibility and rigor

Minimum Requirements

* 5+ years of recent paid media operations, campaign operations, or creative project management experience required

* Ability to become productive quickly and contribute effectively in a contract-based role with defined project timelines and deliverables

* Strong project management skills; able to manage complex workflows and drive deliverables across multiple stakeholders

* Excellent communication skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

* Comfortable operating in a dynamic, high-growth team environment

* Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong QA instincts

* Flexibility to support occasional evening or weekend work during peak campaign periods

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Star Craft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (), 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 , Xbox, Play Station, 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 video game 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…