Business Operations Analyst – Temp (SFD / Story and Franchise Development)
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, focusing on 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
- 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, 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.
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