Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a temporary Business Operations Analyst in Story & Franchise Development at its Irvine, California headquarters. The role involves supporting operational reporting, planning preparation, and coordination across SFD teams, while improving workflows and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Pull and organize operational and financial data for internal reporting and planning
- Update reporting templates, dashboards, and materials used in monthly and quarterly reviews
- Maintain headcount tracking files and consolidate staffing inputs from production teams into planning templates
- Track purchase orders, invoices, and contract approvals and maintain related documentation
- Organize reporting files, planning materials, and shared team folders
- Assist the Senior Analyst with data preparation for forecasting, planning exercises, and review cycles
- Identify data inconsistencies and flag issues that may impact reporting or planning accuracy
- Support improvements to reporting, tracking, and operational workflows
Skills
- 1–2 years of experience in business operations, analytics, finance support, or a similar analytical role
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (such as business, analytics, or related discipline) or equivalent work experience
- Highly organized and able to effectively manage competing priorities
- Commitment to data accuracy with the ability to analyze information and identify inconsistencies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Excel or similar spreadsheet tools and comfort working with structured datasets
- Collaborative, positive attitude and ability to work effectively across teams
- Experience working with operational reporting or planning processes
- Experience supporting staffing or headcount tracking
- Familiarity with reporting tools, Power Query, or data preparation workflows
- Experience with production or project management tools such as Flow (AKA ShotGrid)
- Experience in video games, entertainment, or other creative industries
- Familiarity with Blizzard IPs and a passion for games or creative content
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
- 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 Overview
Blizzard Entertainment develops and publishes gaming software and computer games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and StarCraft. It was founded in 1991, and is headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://blizzard.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Blizzard Entertainment has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2026, 60 in 2025, 58 in 2024, 46 in 2023, 51 in 2022, 38 in 2021, 41 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.