Senior Vice President, Cross Media

Description

The senior vice president (SVP)of cross-media development oversees creative strategy and execution relating to story, cinematics and audio for Blizzard Entertainment. The SVP will function as an executive partner to the SVP of story and franchise development and the VP of art and cinematic development, whose function is to provide franchise support to our game development teams and extending Blizzard IP across a variety of media formats and platforms. The SVP will establish and develop business strategy for Blizzard IP, driving our brand into new arenas to engage fans old and new to capture an expanding global audience.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and mentor a diverse creative team of approximately 300 employees (story development, cinematics, audio and video and post production).
• Establish and develop business / operational strategy for the cross media organization as it relates to Blizzard IP in conjunction with key creative partners, VP of cinematic art and SVP franchise and story.
• Establish and achieve operational goals, including schedules and financial targets of the creative support groups.
• Support game development teams relating to story, cinematic, and audio content production.
• Manage creative relationships between licensing, marketing, and development teams to execute on franchise initiatives.
• Manage external creative partnerships.

• High level of professionalism, diplomacy, and integrity
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• A minimum of 10 years’ in a senior leadership position in entertainment or media
• Direct and proven executive-level project management and operation experience in entertainment or media
• Demonstrated track record of successful execution of key strategic partnerships
• High impact experience in process management and production evaluation, preferably with creative or development resources
• Exceptional problem solving ability and the ability to be creative and intuitive with thinking outside of-the-box
• Results based focus, with a collaborative style
• Excellent ability to organize, synthesize and present information to senior leadership and external partners
• Passion for entertainment, and a cultural fit with Blizzard’s game driven culture

• MBA or other advanced degree in a relevant field
• International business experience
• Entertainment product development or production experience
• Game development experience
• Being a shameless geek won’t hurt your odds

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