Blizzard Hiring

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From today's Gamespy newsletter:
Blizzard Looking for Network Programmer - Aramo
Blizzard North is looking for a talented network programmer. The ideal candidate would have outstanding skills in client/server network architecture as well as programming, strong game design sense, and the ability to collaborate effectively with the rest of the team. For more information visit Blizzard's jobs site.
 
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They left off the most important skill in being an employee at Blizzard:

The ability to not do any work but keep promising ETAs and then not meeting them for years, but all the while giving vague information "leaks" and "peeks" but never really committing to jack squat.
 

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Presumably another network programmer will help meeting those ETAs (unless it's just replacing someone who left) L:p
 
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I think Blizzards looking for a lot more then just programmers now...being that all three of their founders and vice president all decided to leave due to Vivendi's complete mismangment of the company....again the French prove socialism's virtues...
 

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From today's Gamespy newsletter:
Help Wanted: Blizzard - Prophet
Another note from Blizzard today reveals that the company is looking to hire a "Studio Technical Analyst" to join its Cinematics Team to oversee its workstations and render farm. Applicants will need to be IT professionals and will be responsible for maintaining and administering the existing network infrastructure, analyzing workflow, implementing infrastructure improvements and building, configuring, deploying, monitoring, modifying and repairing local on-site computers. If this sounds like a job you can do, then check out Blizzard's Job Page. The Web Designer position is also still available.
 

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From Saturday's Gamespy newsletter"
Blizzard Hiring
SheepCow | 4:09 | Community

Blizzard Entertainment, developers of (among other things) the Diablo and Warcraft series of games, is looking for someone to fill the Lead Game Master role. They are looking for experienced Game Masters to provide in-game support, GM supervision, and managing the day-to-day running of the in-game support department for its upcoming MMORPG, World of Warcraft. Visit Blizzard for more information on the job opening, then swing by PlanetWarcraft for news on World of Warcraft.
 

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From Thursday's Gamespy newsletter:
Blizzard Opening: Quest Designer - McBain
Blizzard posted another job opening for the position of "Quest Designer" for World of Warcraft. This means that Blizzard is going to be true to its word, and is going to try and release real and meaningful content through patches after release.

"Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a Quest Designer to help enrich its in-development, massively multiplayer online game: World of Warcraft. Duties will include designing fantasy adventures, writing NPC dialogue and quest descriptions, and scripting quests into the game world. The ideal candidate will be an avid gamer and an epic storyteller, with work experience in a software development environment. Blizzard offers a fun, creative, and challenging environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits. "

Requirements:
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
  • Experience in MS Word and Excel.
  • Strong creative writing skills.
  • Organized; works well under deadlines.
  • Experience playing massively multiplayer online role-playing games.
  • Experience writing character dialogue, short stories, or quest scripts.

Source: PlanetWarcraft
 
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Except for meeting options 1 and 4, I'd say they have about two million candidates. They live in America (in their mother's basement), post on forums a lot, and download boatloads of CG game character hentai--which is the sole thing keeping them from seeing this announcement.

Damned shame.
 

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Well, 3 and 6 are kinda important as well; just because you can post on a forum doesn't mean you have those two as well. And it depends on how much "experience" in 2 you need... there's a lot of tricks in Excel you can do that a lot of people don't know about aside from using it as a spreadsheet ala "fill in the cells".
 
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You mean its not for spoofing sexually suggestive spreadsheets covering kinky business expenses? You mean those said sheets are not for slipping into the action item folder of one's boss to embarrass him/her at the next staff meeting?

Dang, this whole time I just thought it was a prank program. ;)
 
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There should be a job where totally ripping into your superiors is something you get a paid bonus for. I think I'd be good at it. For once, a perfect career.

I'll ask Blizz if they condone cussing out the boss every time you hear/see him/her. Hopefully they say yes...then I'll apply.
 

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The people at Computer Gaming World always seem to rip into each other and their editor... in a fun, friendly type of way but they do it :)
 
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Yeah, taking pot shots in little text boxes is kinda neat...

But the next time I punch my boss--with an easily breakable coffee mug in it, which has scalding hot coffee in it--and get ceramic all inside his cheek and coffee all over his suit, I'd like to you know, get a paid bonus for it. And an actual pay bonus, not just money like in a severance package.

It would also be nice to earn vacation time for sending garbage packs full of butcher shop waste through his office window while he's meeting with his own superiors.

I mean, that kind of top performance should be the focus of the modern workplace. :D
 

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From today's Gamespy newsletter:
Help Wanted: Blizzard Entertainment - Prophet
Blizzard Entertainment is seeking to fill a number of prominent positions in the company including a Billing Representative, Sound Designer [Blizzard North], International In-Game Support Lead, 2D Cinematic Artist, and a Quest Designer. You can get full details on all these jobs here
 

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From Friday's Gamespy newsletter:
Help Wanted: Blizzard
Rhoam | 14:15 | Industry Buzz

Blizzard Entertainment passed along word that it is looking to fill two job openings including an Audio Programmer and a Senior Network Analyst position.
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