re: Electronic Arts has opened a Testing Center in Baton Rouge

We received quite a few resumes around that time and we have been sifting through all of them. As I stated earlier we are not hiring at our normal rate right now, and will be picking it up at the first of the year.

If you send me an email to eabatonrougeqa@gmail.com with your name ill have our recruiter make sure we received your application.

I will be applying very soon. Seems like it's going to be hard to get hired with the large amount of potential applicants inquiring about this. Is there anything in particular that you guys are looking for?

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What are you testing? I want in on the new Bioware MMORPG, no pay required.

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Right now its Madden, NCAA, and Tiger. We will be picking up some non sports titles here in the next couple weeks, cant say what those are right now.

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I will be applying very soon. Seems like it's going to be hard to get hired with the large amount of potential applicants inquiring about this. Is there anything in particular that you guys are looking for?

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Like Ive said, we will move through all the apps we currently have by the end of the year. You may not get a call within 24 hours of submitting your app, but it shouldnt be too long. A good tester is someone who has a good eye for details, can think outside the box, and has good communication (written and verbal)

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This is awesome. And the backlash from some isn't warranted on this thread IMO. I'm just pumped that this testing facility is in Baton Rouge. Mad props to BR and EA.

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Thanks for the support, were used to the haters so it doesn't affect us much. We do welcome honest feedback.

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Would you pay more grad students than undergrads? Say about 10/hr? The reasoning being that Law/MBA, etc. students have developed greater skills at paying attention to what's important and filtering out what's not?

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The position we are hiring for is QA Tester which pays $7.50 an hour. While it wont increase starting pay, the skill set you described will help you move ahead in the position and provide better opportunity for advancement.

Testing is more about finding bugs than designing the game. The producers usually hold Play Tests for feedback on features that are geared to the core demographic of the title.

Part of our agreement with TigerDroppings is that the forum will get first access to any play test we set up here at the NATC.

Added this to our first post on Page 1, but thought it should be posted here.

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Since I will be the main one posting on this account I figure its best to introduce myself. My name is Jackson and ive been with EA for almost 5 years now. I started as a QA tester at our Tiburon Studio in Orlando FL. I quickly moved up into management and have been a QA Project Lead for almost 4 years now. Ive worked on titles such as NCAA Football, Madden, NASCAR, Fight Night, SimCity, Time Splitters, Army of Two, NCAA Baseball, and others.

I moved out here to Baton Rouge just before Gustav and have loved every moment of it. If you see us out dont hesitate to come up and introduce yourself, im always down to discuss sports, games, cars, whatever.

You may see some other employees posting on here from time to time, but generally it will be me.

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Right now all testers must work a minimum of 18 hours per week. We only have 9 hours available per day right now. We are looking to add a 4th shift but that would only give you 12 hours in a day (3 hours shift blocks). If you can meet the min hours we would be interested in reading over your resumes and possibly bringing you and your friend in for an interview.

This also brings up a good point, and a topic we hear a lot. Being the best at a certain game does not necessarily translate into being a good tester. Being a good tester involves more than knowing which plays to run against certain defenses. There is a lot more to a game than gameplay. Knowing things like how long a blank screen can appear, how does MS like their controller referenced, how do you crash the game by pulling the controller while saving, how long can a loading screen take, etc. Those are just some of the simple examples.

I'm not saying someone who is good at the game is not going to make a good tester. There is just much more to testing. Ive seen both sides, some come in and learn to be an all around tester, some come in and play all day and do very poorly. A good tester is someone I can put on NCAA or Littlest Pet shop and they can find bugs in both without any problems.

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Where do I go to fill out an application and who do I contact about a job. I would love to send in a resume and work there if possible. Please let me know what is needed of me and I will do it. Thank you.

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www.hiregoodpeople.com

look for the link for EA QA Tester.

I'm very interested in this job, being that I graduate in December and will be staying in BR, but the LSU MBA program I'm joining doesn't begin until the Fall. I'm going to need a full time job until then, and ironically I'm very detail oriented when it comes to games, especially sports games. I usually spend the first couple of hours changing players around to be more accurate when I first get a new game like NCAA. I think I'd be perfect.

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Electronic Arts has opened a Testing Center in Baton Rouge
I'm very interested in this job, being that I graduate in December and will be staying in BR, but the LSU MBA program I'm joining doesn't begin until the Fall. I'm going to need a full time job until then, and ironically I'm very detail oriented when it comes to games, especially sports games. I usually spend the first couple of hours changing players around to be more accurate when I first get a new game like NCAA. I think I'd be perfect.

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Sounds good, submit your resume to www.hiregoodpeople.com and we will give you a call. We will be ramping up our hiring efforts here shortly.