Senior Game Designer, Systems & Content of Warcraft | Irvine, CA

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World of Warcraft

Senior Game Designer, Systems & Content (Contract) - World of Warcraft | Irvine, CA

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Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented and experienced Senior Systems & Content Designer to join the World of Warcraft Classic team. This is a temporary position supporting ongoing World of Warcraft Classic initiatives, with an initial assignment through June 2027 and the possibility of extension.

As a designer on the Classic team, you will help create, implement, and maintain gameplay systems, features, rewards, and live content across multiple Classic products. This role will play a key part in supporting World of Warcraft Classic initiatives worldwide.

The ideal candidate combines strong design instincts with excellent implementation skills. They are comfortable working on gameplay systems, rewards, spells, progression mechanics, data management, and live-service content. They enjoy collaborating across disciplines and can take features from concept through implementation and polish.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is in Irvine, CA.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Design and create items, spells, rewards, progression systems, and player-facing experiences.
• Support live game updates, events, and new content releases.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, artists, QA, and production.
• Work with game data, content tools, and implementation pipelines to bring ideas to life.
• Playtest, iterate, and improve experiences through feedback.

• Strong familiarity with World of Warcraft.
• 5+ years of professional game design experience or equivalent.
• Experience designing and implementing gameplay systems, content, or features.
• Experience working with game development tools and data-driven workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

• Experience working on live-service games.
• Experience with rewards, itemization, progression, or class design.
• Experience working with large datasets or content pipelines.
• Experience supporting in-game stores, cosmetics, or collectibles.
• Experience working across multiple game branches, versions, or development environments.
• Shipped content updates, expansions, or live game features

• Resume
• Cover Letter – Please include:
  • o A bit about yourself
  • o Why you’re interested in working on World of Warcraft Classic
  • o Examples of systems, rewards, content, or features you have designed
  • o What excites you most about designing games

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 accommodation re General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

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