Want to be the next Jay Wilson?
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Blizzard is hiring a Diablo game director. I wonder what happened?
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/jobseekerx/viewjobrss.asp?cjid=32559&accountno=48212 http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/careers/posting.html?id=130000Y
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Stay a while and listen! Blizzard Entertainment is questing for a Game Director with the combined skills of a Barbarian, Witchdoctor, Demon Hunter, Monk, and Wizard. This candidate must have the power to carry the soul stone to ends of the earth rallying all heroic players across the globe to its protection. This Dark Wanderer must have conquered the shipment of AAA game titles and have the maximum level of experience in creative direction.
Responsibilities Be the vision holder for the game, set the creative goals for the team. Direct game design while successfully partnering with the production director to deliver an epic gaming experience. Evangelize games to the player community via press announcements, forum posts, interviews, and public appearances. Establish and maintain a creative environment, resolve personnel challenges, motivate qualified developers, and foster a culture of success. Maintain an awareness of global player behavior and customs to ensure that design decisions are relevant for a majority of regions. Coach, and guide creative team members toward achieving their career goals. Stakeholder in studio level strategy, and provide an active voice in resolving global issues. Requirements Knowledgeable and passionate about Diablo A minimum of 5 years’ directing video game development Shipped multiple AAA products as a game director, creative director, or in a senior development role Outstanding communications and relationship-building skills Recognized ability to guide and inspire large development teams Able to work well in a team environment and communicate effectively with all development disciplines: programming, art, design, sound, and production Exhibited ability to coach and mentor employees at all levels of an organization Great sense for what makes a game fun to play Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience A love for Blizzard Entertainment games Pluses Experience developing online video games, and / or role-playing games International game experience Higher educational degree Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and its affiliated companies is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. FAQ: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/36608 GGG Posttracker: http://www.gggtracker.com/ Last edited by FSM on Feb 15, 2013, 10:46:01 AM
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He made a post in the D3 forums a while back saying he'd been at it for seven years and wanted to move on. Whether that's what actually happened is any one's guess.
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Hope it's well payed. Srsly, the job title should be "Looking for the next idiot to take the blame for Diablo 3 Expansion"
Danskere: PM mig, hvis I har brug for en guild.
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" Oh I see, I wasn't aware he had plans of leaving. Opinion:
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Perhaps that is why Diablo 3 didn't turn out as good as many of us had hoped, because he had intentions of leaving anyways during development. FAQ: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/36608 GGG Posttracker: http://www.gggtracker.com/ Last edited by FSM on Feb 15, 2013, 10:54:31 AM
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There was a saying at the previous company that I worked at that went something like: "You fail upward" - in terms of promotions and movement to hire positions. A part of this was that there were 1-2 guys for every dozen that actually did any work and made movement on issues that the customer was experiencing, while the rest fed off "the guy"'s work to get promoted even though they didn't know what exactly they were doing.
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" Yeah I believe it is called the Peter principle - something like "people are promoted to the level of their incompetence". |
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" Interesting concept. " FAQ: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/36608
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Diablo 3 is now a headless chicken
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" Put your coffee down and find a chair to sit in, I'm about to blow your mind. What if David Brevik applies for the job? *sips coffee* *spits it out* FAQ: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/36608
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He broke it and ran out of glue.
If you think I care what you think, you need more of a life than I do.
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