This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced QA or audio professional to be a part of the established team at Creative Assembly working on our Total War Franchise at our studio in Horsham, based in the heart of Sussex, England.

As a Senior QA Technician, you will be responsible for finding and entering issues into the project database. With a focus on audio, you will work closely with our talented development team to help ensure the audio quality of titles within the award-winning Total War series.

We are looking for someone who can work independently, with an excellent eye and ear for detail, and can apply a methodical approach to tasks and problem solving to find and accurately log defects.

Key Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have a passion for the audio arts with previous experience working in QA in a development environment. To be familiar with the development process, and with a technical background, in a relevant audio focused discipline, would prove useful .

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

Find, grade and report defects completely and concisely and aid in the reproduction and further investigation of issues as required, communicating key defects, feedback and testing requirements to stakeholders in both QA and the rest of the development team
Be responsible for recording test results and task progress daily, including completion info status, in the requested formats as well as verification and regression of defects that have been fixed. Acquire in depth knowledge of core features for titles in development and use in house tools to improve bug quality and accuracy
Work with the rest of QA and the audio development team, to aim towards releasing the highest overall quality product possible by the given deadlines. Achieved primarily by logging and communicating clear and concise defects with the correct classification
Follow set process and a methodical approach when investigating issues

As a Senior QA Technician specialising in audio, you will be afforded a degree of autonomy to generate work and achieve objectives.

Knowledge, Skill and Experience

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to relay important information
Previous experience in an audio related field
Experience using the audio middleware software Wwise
Proficient time management and organisational skills, able to handle multiple tasks and meet set deadlines and priorities
Ability to self-manage and generate tasks to drive the process and testing of an area
Wide range of experience playing a variety of PC video games, including the Real-Time Strategy genre of games
A passion for video games and a desire to be part of the creative process involved in developing video games
A University degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field that can be applied to game audio testing

Desirable

Previous QA Experience working in Games or other related fields
Previous experience working on a AAA title in a development studio
Experience playing the latest titles in the Total War franchise
Knowledge of the development process and the various disciplines involved
Experience using Jira, DevSuite and Perforce
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Experience with animation or database related game tools

Creative Assembly is about the right people making the best games. We are united through our values; Quality, Focus, Teamwork, Respect and Trust.

We house many talented people, from trainees to industry veterans who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best within our games and our studio life.

Winner of multiple Best Place to Work Awards, we have studio sites in Horsham UK and Sofia Bulgaria, including a number of bespoke state-of-the-art audio suites and a dedicated motion capture site.

Currently we are working fully remotely, and we continue to assess the COVID-19 situation with the safety of our staff our number one priority. We are still actively recruiting and onboarding new staff each week. Our expert IT and HR teams will set you up with everything you need to join remotely whether you will need to relocate to the UK (or within the UK) now, or at a later date.

We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:

Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents, with support throughout the process from our dedicated Relocation Specialists
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening
Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all UK Bank holidays
Annual discretionary studio bonus
Join our award-winning education and social responsibility programme; the Legacy Project, as an industry ambassador to mentor and educate others
Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including; SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance
Opportunity to join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group
Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site
Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
Free breakfast every day - toast, bagels, pancakes, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, smoothies, juices, milkshakes and more in our fully stocked kitchen*
Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme and onsite confidential sessions
In-studio heavily subsidised massage therapy*
Discounts for home technology, travel insurance, corporate gym membership, cinema tickets, holidays, trips out and Ikea vouchers, and many local businesses including estate agents
Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer Festival, Christmas Party plus a separate Children’s Christmas Party. We also have Cinema days and wrap parties for game releases*
Studio community activities such as free Japanese lessons, life drawing, creative writing, Pilates, Walking Challenges, Couch to 5k, basketball, game and movie evenings, board game club, 5-a-side football, CA Choir, Sword fighting (yes, sword fighting) and loads more*

*some of the above in-studio benefits are on hold while we work remotely during COVID-19.

Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.