Associate Quality Designer - College Football

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Our Quality Verification and Standards (QVS) team is an integral part of our development process, consistently delivering actionable insights that support our game teams to optimize software performance and elevate gameplay. Their dedicated efforts ensure that we deliver cutting-edge entertainment experiences that captivate and inspire players and fans globally.

College Football is looking for you to fill an Associate Quality Designer (AQD) role for the Quality Verification team. Associate Quality Designers (AQD) at EA are deeply embedded in development and will test, document, and analyze the game during production. The AQD role is a versatile role with many areas of focus and responsibilities, who acts as a catalyst, understands the game design, and ensures its features are tested in the correct way so the quality of the game lives up to our players' expectations. This position will require you to provide oversight of our quality processes and establish best practices for our QV family together with our leadership team. In addition, you will need an in-depth understanding of the technical structure of games, how to apply new testing methodologies and be able to speak to what tools will be the most effective. Above all, an Associate Quality Designer must demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the industry, including the different platforms, game styles, and genres to ensure the team is focused on providing the strongest end-to-end coverage and experience for EA's players, and to help us support its commitment to putting Players First. Has an in-depth understanding and passion for American Football.

The Associate Quality Designer will report to the Development Manager.

Location - Orlando (Hybrid)

Responsibilities:

• You will build working relationships with members of the development, production, and design teams to help us promote a higher quality player experience through tasks such as feature planning, analyzing internal data/player data, and feature/design reviews.

• Propose and bring solutions to problems from senior leadership.

• End-to-end review of quality strategy, and test plans, as well as test cases.

• Support identification of technical solutions and automation opportunities.

• Leverage the use of testing tools and AI capabilities to inform testing strategies, optimize test coverage, and streamline quality workflows.

• Understand current process and workflow – drive improvements and knowledge sharing across the sports QV teams.

• Report progress and status through verbal or written communication with appropriate managers and other team members.

• Consider the game from a player's perspective to identify ways to improve the player experience.

• Use a Player First approach while thinking about the Quality our players receive. Be the voice of quality.

Qualifications:

• Education & Methodology: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent QA experience) with an understanding of Agile/Scrum and software development lifecycles.

• Tools & Hardware: Hands-on experience with defect tracking software (preferably Jira), QA planning tools, and gaming console platforms.

• Testing & Documentation: Skilled in writing comprehensive test plans and cases using black, gray, and white box testing practices.

• Domain Expertise: Deep knowledge of American/College Football and familiarity with the College Football video game series.

• Communication: Excellent written and verbal English skills to clearly report testing progress and status to team members and management.

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