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Job Description:

Department: Talent Acquisition

Reporting To: Talent Acquisition Manager, Talent Professionals

Location: Remote

Founded in 1979, Activision has continuously enhanced the world of entertainment as a leader in games. With a history of delivering iconic game changers - like Pitfall®, Tony Hawk®, Guitar Hero®, Crash Bandicoot™, Skylanders™ and Call of Duty® - our obsession is delighting our players around the globe. Focused and committed to innovation, we consistently deliver memorable, engaging and successful entertainment.

And while we have premier franchises, infrastructure and resources, our success comes from a hardworking, dedicated and diverse team of people producing greatness together. So, if you’re interested in our biggest priority, it’s our people.

We’re currently driving the next era for our company and community by crafting amazing experiences for fans and continuing to make Activision an inclusive place where everyone can thrive.

Join us, make history.

Would you like to be part of the recruiting team responsible for bringing Call of Duty to the market and fueling the growth of the games industry? Do you thrive in fast paced environments?

The Activision Publishing / Centralized Technologies team is seeking a Sourcing Recruiter to partner with Talent Professionals to drive top of the funnel initiatives on critical positions within our studios. We know that it takes phenomenal talent to make great games, so we’re always seeking out talent acquisition pros that demonstrate enthusiasm for our industry, passion for our people, and the motivation to support our studios on the path to success.

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

• Partner with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, engagement and assessment strategies for the most critical talent pools.
• Source and build pipelines of candidates using all available systems and tools.
• Able to cultivate passive candidates and build with an eye for both now and the future.
• Serve up a high-touch application experience. Communication and follow-up are key.
• Help ensure recruiting data integrity by using our ATS (Workday Recruit) to optimize and document your work.
• Apply data and analytics to drive decision-making with partners.
• Work with your colleagues in systems, assessment, analytics, talent attraction, and talent planning to level up your broader skills and knowledge base.
• Be a proactive ambassador and ally, for diversity, equity, inclusion efforts in all things we do.
• Keep a keen eye towards diversity and influence hiring initiatives to ensure we’re delivering a diverse slate of candidates.
• Build broad market knowledge of the mobile, tech, and AAA gaming space to understand trends and the hiring/retention of top talent.

• 1+ years of sourcing and/or recruiting experience for technical art and/or animation focused profiles.
• Experience reviewing technical art portfolios.
• Process driven and proven ability to navigate ambiguity and solve ambitious problems.
• Experience handling multiple searches and client relationships simultaneously.
• High attention to detail, team-oriented and ability to contribute to an inclusive work environment.
• Ability to pick up new ATS systems, tools and technology (e.g. Workday Recruit, Eightfold, etc).

• 1+ years or more, Recruiting experience sourcing in Tech and/or Video Games industries.

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.

COVID-19 Hiring Update

This role is expected to begin and continue as a remote position.

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.

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), 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 innovate 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 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.”

About Activision Blizzard Media

Activision Blizzard Media is the gateway for brands to the #1 cross-platform gaming company in the western world, with hundreds of millions of players across over 190 countries. Our legendary portfolio includes iconic mobile game franchises such as Candy Crush™, esports opportunities like the Call of Duty® and Overwatch® Leagues, and some of the top PC and console gaming franchises such as World of Warcraft®, Call of Duty®, and StarCraft®.

The idea is simple: great game experiences offer great marketing experiences. We have built a new team to introduce innovative, impactful, and rewarding advertising experiences to our huge audience of highly-engaged players. We are looking for new talents to help take our emergent media offering to the next level.

We need all sorts of heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace, great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply can’t expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people.

Ready to play?

Come join our world and work alongside some of the best and brightest minds in the business.

All applications should be made in English.

Discover more at https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/