University Relations

Welcome From the President
Welcome, and thanks for your interest in the Blizzard University Relations program. Blizzard was founded in 1991 by three recent college graduates who were looking to build a future doing something they were extremely passionate about: making games. Despite experiencing tremendous growth since then, we've been able to maintain a consistent approach to game development over the years by hiring people who share that passion.

However, finding the best person to fill any particular open position at Blizzard is always a challenge. Through this program, we'll be collaborating with certain schools to give students more opportunities to learn about the industry and develop their skills. With luck, this will also give us the opportunity to identify talented new individuals to join our teams.

I hope you'll find the resources here helpful, and I look forward to working with some of you soon.

--Mike Morhaime

About the University Relations Program
Blizzard's University Relations program was created to develop meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships with schools and universities across the country. These relationships will allow us to identify and foster talent to meet our ever-growing hiring needs in development and other areas. The UR program involves attending guest speaking engagements, hosting informational sessions, participating in portfolio reviews, attending career fairs, and offering internships, among other partnership opportunities with schools and universities.

Internship Opportunities
Our goal is to provide internship opportunities in both development and non-development roles. The types of internships we may have available include:

Helpful Hints Animation 3D Animation Art 3D Character and Environment Artist Cinematic Modeler Community Customer Service Design Information Systems Network Operations Technician Technician Online Technologies Battle.net Programmer Billing Programmer Tools Programmer Web Designer Web Programmer Production Programmer Programmers User Interface Programmer Quality Assurance

FAQs

What is the University Relations program?
The University Relations program is geared towards partnering with schools and universities across the country to identify and foster talent to meet our current and future hiring needs.

Who do I contact if I wanted to partner with Blizzard?
Please email all partnership inquiries to universityrelations@blizzard.com. Due to the volume of inquires we receive, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to respond to every request.

Why isn't my school listed in the upcoming events section?
At this time, we are partnering with local schools in the Southern California area. We will be looking to expand our relationships with other schools and universities as our program develops.

I would like to get into game development. Do you have any specific schools you would recommend?
Blizzard cannot officially recommend any specific schools or programs that you should attend. We can however, suggest that you look at a variety of schools and evaluate each program before making a decision.

What skills do I need to break into the industry?
Please visit our "helpful hints" section for more information.

Benefits of working at Blizzard

• Work with the one of most popular computer game companies in the world.
• Experience the excitement and passion of making great games by working directly with our talented team members.
• Learn about the gaming business.
• Networking opportunities with other interns and industry professionals.
• Great social events.