Activision Blizzard

A World of Fun and Professional Growth

Gamers + gaming = fun. Activision Blizzard not only makes fun, we know how to have it—a lot of it. We are a community of people who love to have fun together, and our employee camaraderie is fueled by our passion for gameplay.

You’re not a gaming company without a place to play. Our Gaming Zone is the life-center of our HQ, where gaming happy hours and informal tournaments featuring our iconic franchises frequently occur. And, needless to say, we go big with our launch parties, which reinforces team building at Activision Blizzard.

Our fun reaches far beyond major celebrations. There is a genuine bond among Activision Blizzard employees that has sparked grassroots programs led and sustained by employees themselves, including a Board Game Club, Lean In circles, and other affinity groups organized around interests like food, pets, travel, sports, and employee mentorship such as veterans, early in career, parents and more.

We take career development very seriously at Activision Blizzard.  Career stagnation is not an option here, and our employees can “level up” their skills through a variety of development opportunities including on the job development, mentor relationships, and formal training. We are big believers that the most meaningful professional growth often happens through stretch assignments and special projects, but we also offer great employee development experiences.  

For example:

• We offer employees a Masters in the Business of Activision (our very own “MBA” program), which delivers a deep dive on company operations and how our games move from an idea into a blockbuster franchise
• We host an annual Activision Blizzard Studio Summit, where developers, artists, and producers from Activision, Blizzard, and our partner studio Bungie, join together for an immersive experience where they hear and learn from the best of the best: each other
• Blizzard offers Blizzard Academy for game developers, featuring expert-led courses on topics such as creative world-building or brand-new software
• Activision hosts a speaker and concert series called ACTIVISIONARIES, where inspirational leaders from all different walks of life share their stories with our employees to inspire and fuel their creative output

It Takes Heroes to Make Heroes

When it comes to giving back, we take pride in keeping close to who we are. In 2009, we founded the Call of Duty™ Endowment (CODE) to help returning veterans transition to the civilian workforce. CODE is Activision Blizzard’s flagship philanthropic effort, and through it we apply our business principles to this important social problem, driving greater impact than any other non-profit in the veterans space. To date, the Endowment has provided over $30 million in grants and has funded the placement of more than 43,000 veterans into high quality jobs, placing us on track to meet our goal of 50,000 placements by 2019. Additionally, we’ve proactively taken the initiative to boost veteran recruiting efforts, both internally and externally, by creating our own Veterans Guide to Activision Blizzard.

Our commitment to the veteran community extends beyond CODE; we’re also aligned with supporting veterans through our employee volunteer efforts. Each year, we host our annual Veterans Day of Service during the week of Veterans Day, where hundreds of our employees volunteer to help restore and renovate veterans shelters, create care packages, and write letters to deployed active duty service members and their families. In 2017, more than 850 of our heroes stepped up to serve 22 veterans organizations across 25 project sites in the U.S. and, for the first time, the UK. Each of our volunteers individually and collectively made a difference in the lives of our veterans—whether through painting, building storage units, or skills-based volunteer consulting. The camaraderie, intense work ethic, and passion of our community of employees came to life as everyone pitched in to lend a helping hand.

We don’t stop there, outreach is embedded into our culture and sometimes even into our games. In 2012, when Hurricane Sandy tore through the Eastern seaboard, Blizzard employees reacted quickly, creating and activating a World of Warcraft in-game "pet" that players could buy to fund relief efforts. Their quick thinking raised $2.3 million in relief aid for the American Red Cross and Team Rubicon, a non-profit that puts military veterans to work, as volunteers, in disaster relief zones. In 2017, in response to Hurricane Harvey, we offered a dollar-for-dollar match for all voluntary employee donations to Team Rubicon and raised over $160,000 to support rescue operations, debris removal, home repair and immediate assistance to communities in need.