Activision · 1 day ago
BlizzCon Talent Lead - TEMP | Irvine, CA
Irvine - Blizzard - Blizzard Way
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$87K/yr - $162K/yr
12+ years expActivision Blizzard is a leading interactive entertainment company known for its iconic video game franchises. They are looking for a BlizzCon Talent Lead to manage celebrity and influencer engagement, ensuring alignment with Blizzard’s brand and event objectives while executing a comprehensive strategy for talent participation at BlizzCon.
GamingMedia and EntertainmentPC GamesPublishingVideo Games
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end talent engagement strategy: Define and execute global plans for celebrity and influencer participation aligned with Blizzard’s brand and event objectives
Lead senior-level cross-functional alignment: Drive collaboration across Communications, Marketing, Events, and Franchise teams to integrate talent activations into broader campaign strategies
Serve as Blizzard’s primary liaison: Represent Blizzard in all interactions with top-tier talent partners and agencies, ensuring alignment on creative vision and deliverables
Oversee high-stakes negotiations: Secure agreements with talent and agencies, balancing creative goals with financial and legal safeguards
Manage budgets: Allocate resources effectively and report ROI to senior leadership, ensuring fiscal responsibility and impact
Design authentic experiences: Develop concepts that connect talent with the Blizzard community in meaningful, brand-safe ways across live and digital platforms
Ensure operational excellence: Direct logistics for talent participation, including travel, hospitality, and on-site execution during BlizzCon
Mitigate risk and ensure compliance: Implement processes for legal, financial, and reputational safeguards across all talent engagements
Deliver post-event insights: Lead debriefs and compile learnings to optimize future talent strategies and tentpole events
Qualification
Required
Minimum 12 years' experience in talent relations, event marketing, or entertainment partnerships
Proven leadership of cross-functional teams of 8+ professionals
Managed budgets of $5M+ for talent or event activations
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
Strong negotiation and contract management skills
Ability to travel 10–15% domestically
Preferred
Experience in gaming or pop culture events
Established network within entertainment and influencer ecosystems
Familiarity with global cultural trends and talent markets
Advanced data analytics or ROI modeling skills
Multilingual proficiency for international talent engagement
Benefits
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
Company
Activision
Activision develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment, and leisure products. It is a sub-organization of Activision Blizzard.
5001-10000 employees
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