HB Studios is a driving force in the creation of sports video games and the studio behind PGA TOUR 2K Golf – presently working on Console and PC. We have an opportunity for a QA Tester to join our team of developers, creators, and fans, who are passionate about the art and process involved in video game development.
As a QA Tester, you’ll collaborate with a team to contribute to the development of quality games —from initial concept to final release. Your contribution and attention to detail will be crucial in ensuring our games are polished, engaging, and free from bugs and defects.
Main Responsibilities
- Performs short-term assignments using independent judgment within defined procedures.
- Conducts testing to ensure software meets regulatory performance standards and requirements.
- Identify and document defects or design issues clearly and concisely in our database.
- Create and execute comprehensive test cases to uncover and log product defects.
- Provide valuable insights on the playability and overall experience of our titles.
- Work closely with colleagues across the QA department and the development team.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- A genuine interest in video games and game development.
- Experience testing across multiple games and platforms is a plus.
- Technically proficient with PCs and gaming consoles a plus.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of solving problems effectively.
- A reliable team player who can also work independently.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.
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What We Do
HB Studios creates award-winning video games from our studio in Nova Scotia. We are a team of developers, creators and fans who are passionate about the art and process involved in video game development. Across consoles, mobile devices and genres, we have a diverse team that has had hands-on experience in the creation and development of today’s biggest gaming titles and franchises.
Our head office is a studio in picturesque Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It’s not a big town, but it’s vibrant, creative and it lets us get down to what really matters – producing high-quality video games that outperform competitors and create the most authentic gaming experiences around.
In 2016, we also opened a second development studio in the nearby city of Halifax, to help with growth and expansion.
Since launching in 2000, we’ve shipped 47 titles that have sold over 27 million units, and we’ve contributed to 19 other titles.
In 2017 HB Studios was named one of Canada's Top 100 small & medium Employers.
As a company we are a passionate team of game designers, producers, programmers, artists, animators, UI artists, audio engineers and support staff known in the industry for our high quality sports games and with publishers for our professional and reliable delivery. We partner with the biggest names in the industry and are currently developing games across all current and upcoming gaming platforms.
HB Studios has appeared regularly in the Develop 100: the list of the “World’s Best Game Studios.
