QA - Quality Assurance Tester (Contract)

Description

ArenaNet is looking for a quality assurance tester with a passion for online role-playing games to join our QA team. Candidates must have extensive experience playing and testing games across a wide variety of genres, be resourceful in an environment of continually changing constraints, and be driven by a strong desire to learn and improve the games they work on.

With multiple gaming awards such as: 2012 Time Magazine’s #1 Game of the year, Gamespot’s PC game of the year and countless other awards to their name, this multi-award winning business employs about 300 people and is taking the MMO gaming world by storm.  With 3 Million players and growing since launch, this is a fantastic opportunity to take the QA team to the next level by growing Guild Wars 2 worldwide success. 

Responsibilities

• Work well in a team environment to successfully accomplish assigned projects.
• Document testing procedures and writing/editing test cases
• Identify and report bugs via a database
• Verify bug fixes and monitor active issues
• Responsible for the overall quality of products
• Communicate and coordinate activities with team members and other departments

Qualifications

• 1 year testing video games or equivalent industry experience with a Passion for Guild Wars 2
• Works well in a creative team environment
• Reliable and self-motivated
• Extensive experience playing games
• Strong communication skills
• Creative and analytical thinker
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Familiarity with Word and Excel
• Experience in creating and running test cases
• Basic knowledge of Wiki page formatting
• Ability to communicate professionally with players
• Flexible schedule that adjusts to testing needs
• Able to work in a fast-paced, fluid environment with minimal supervision

We offer an open and casual environment, competitive pay, and free snacks. This is a full time contract position located on-site in Bellevue, Washington.