There’s a place for you in our worlds. Whether it’s our people, our games, or our reach to future talent, creators, and gamers, we are intentional in centering inclusivity, belonging, and community in everything we do.
Our People
Our Games
Our Reach
This is a rundown is a deep dive into our DE&I journey. Here, we share our strategy and approach to embedding DE&I into all we do at Activision. It provides an overview of our acts & efforts across the organization to ensure our people, our games, and our communities feel seen, heard, and valued.
The Rundown 2.0
Our success comes from focusing on our people and our players. For us to operate at the top of our game in both areas, it is imperative that we champion diversity, equity and inclusion environment where everyone can show up as the best version of themselves motivated and comfortable to push our thinking in all new ways. As we look at our player community we properly reflect the diversity of our players in our teams, and in our thinking, in order to exceed their needs and expectations as they connect in our incredible games.
This culture journey is one that never ends; we will strive to improve every day. This is an essential global team effort that we will continue to refine together. I’m thankful for so many of our employees who passionately drive our DE&I efforts, and I’m inspired to do the work with all of you to positively impact our people and our players.
Rob Kostich
President
The power of connection is one of our most valuable assets. It's what allows us to create an environment that amplifies diverse voices, emphasizes belonging, and connects us to one another.
"I am"
Here are just a few examples of how we are actively fostering an environment that promotes a sense of belonging, celebrates diversity, and ensures equitable opportunities and access within our People Experience initiatives.
Mentoring proves to build skill, networking, and confidence. The XP Equity Mentoring Program is a program open to all Activision employees with special focus on supporting individuals who are part of diverse groups (including race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc.) within our employee population.
Press Pause is a video series capturing authentic, genuine conversations about what our employees experience as diverse professionals. We want to learn from each other, our experiences, and grow in our perspectives.
We recognize and honor a variety of heritage and cultural celebrations to ensure that all employees can see themselves and their identities reflected in company-wide events. Our commitment is to support our diverse communities and create opportunities for collective learning and growth, appreciating the unique contributions of individuals within our organization.
The API network provides Asian and Pacific Islander employees and allies a community to celebrate their identities, support one another, advance in the company, and improve representation in the games we make.
Our Mission is to build and empower a trusted community of Black employees, allies, and partners that:
Drive diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the company
Act as influential leaders to increase diverse talent and career development
Promote Black representation in gaming and entertainment
Our Mission is to create a culture that supports and advocates for people with disabilities - including visible, invisible, temporary, or permanent, and a person's general wellbeing. We seek to empower and educate in order to evolve our culture and support inclusive and accessible work practices and gaming outcomes.
Creating an inclusive, welcoming, diverse community that celebrates learning Indigenous and Aboriginal cultures and empowering one another which can be achieved through:
Activations centered around education regarding Native, Indigenous, and Aboriginal cultures, history, and art.
Partnering with outside organizations for charity work
Researching and establishing connections with training/recruitment centers for emerging talent as well as providing insight on our recruitment methods to reach these communities.
Our Mission is to:
Connect our LGBT+ colleagues and Allies to create a supportive and compassionate environment to celebrate everyone in our community regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gender presentation
Represent the views and interests of LGBT+ employees by advocating for the continuation and improvement of the company’s LGBT-inclusive culture, policies, and consumer-facing content
Position Activision externally as a diverse, open, and inclusive workplace
Our Mission is to encourage members to aspire to be the best they can be, influence business policy to ensure everyone is included and can succeed and embrace the value of difference through education and celebration of diverse cultures.
Our Mission is to partner with our organization to drive fair and thoughtful representation across all Latin American cultures, support the full employee lifecycle with mentorship and tools to succeed and grow in the organization, and work with our industry peers and community to drive affiliation, engagement, and advocacy for our community.
Through engaging events and strategic initiatives led by our SWANA Network, allies and partners, we aim to:
Forge strong allyship with fellow Networks to drive diversity, equity and inclusion
Draw more engagement into our Network's platforms
Provide cultural awareness, appreciation, opportunities and education on SWANA and the diversity of this region
Create opportunities and spaces for employees to intimately connect on issues and topics
Promote positive and fair representation of SWANA's cultures and countries in our games and content
Our Mission is to build a community of women, allies, and partners that:
Encourages recruitment and retention of women
Raises awareness of the diversity of our people and promotes a culture of inclusive leadership
Informs and educates on the issues facing women in our industry
Creates opportunities to connect with women across ABK and provide wider personal networks and mentoring
Challenges the business to ensure that inclusive practices are ‘business as usual’
Support our external communities via key partnerships building visibility on the gaming industry, careers and roles.
Our Mission is to develop Veteran talent, educate on Veteran representation and serve the community.
Employees celebrate Women’s History Month 2024 with activities around the office, including making flower bouquets.
Adrian Ledda, Director, Inclusive Game Design, speaks at Black Tech Fest 2023.
Activision leaders hosted students part of the Chris Paul Family Foundation at our Motion Capture studio in Los Angeles.
Members of our Asian & Pacific Islander Employee Network celebrate AAPI Heritage Month 2024 at Activision HQ.
Fun in a photo booth at our “Celebrate Diversity Month” event.
Our Disability Employee Network provided employees with information on joining the Network and other useful resources at a recent office event.
We celebrated Women’s History Month 2024 with a series of events that put women at the center of the conversations around player insights, AI, and more.
Our Inclusive Game Design (IGD) team has the mission of embedding advocates, best practices, and innovations in all our games, to ensure that our games are the most diverse, welcoming, and inclusive. The option to view a range of accessibility features at the very start of a gaming experience is quickly becoming table stakes.
The three pillars of our IGD efforts are:
Including making sure the widest possible audience can enjoy our games
Including striving to have diverse, inclusive casts of characters and narratives
Including limiting online toxicity in our player community interactions
At Activision, we strive to make great games – for all. Our passion for inclusion extends to the craft and care we put into making our games accessible. Through a variety of accessibility features - such as robust subtitles, flexible color vision deficiency filters, and bespoke controller options - we aim to welcome all players to enjoy the epic gaming experiences our company has to offer.
Our studios take pride in representing authentic and representative characters in our games. As a business, we have committed to creating Inclusive Game Design Ambassadors, provide formal gaming accessibility training opportunities, and representation and media impact workshops for our game creatives to participate in.
Our commitment to creating an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture doesn't stop within our organization. Our employees and community partnerships serve to drive our mission, inspire innovation, and foster a sense of inclusion and belonging within our company and our community.
Employees celebrate our Warzone Mobile Launch at Activision HQ.
Our Marketing Creative Team enjoying lunch at Activision HQ.
Activision hosted an engaging conversation about the power of storytelling with Activision DE&I Officer, Casey Morris, playwright, author, and filmmaker, David E. Talbert, actor rapper, and producer, Omar Epps, and Co-Studio Head at Infinity Ward, Mark Grigsby.
Dressed up for the launch of Modern Warfare III.
Activision sponsored a double-decker bus to celebrate our LGBTQ+ employees and players in the 2023 Los Angeles Pride Parade. We’re proud to be joining the parade again this year!
Employees celebrate their hard work on Warzone Mobile with a launch party at HQ, complete with a green screen photo booth.
