Bioware Hiring Temp Testers for SWTOR F2P Model

Lisa Clark News, SWTOR

If you live in or around Austin like me then you probably already know that there are often opportunities for testing with BioWare. Well, here is a fun opportunity for SWTOR fans. They are seeking temporary usability testers for the free to play model of SWTOR. You can see the original call here and apply if interested.

Career Opportunities: Usability Testers (10832)

The BioWare Label is a division of EA which crafts high quality multiplatform role-playing, MMO, social, play-for-free and strategy games, focused on emotionally engaging, rich stories with unforgettable characters and vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world’s most critically acclaimed titles and franchises, including Baldur’s Gate™, Neverwinter Nights™, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, Jade Empire™, Mass Effect™ and Dragon Age™. BioWare currently operates in eight locations across the world, including Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec, Canada), Austin (Texas), Fairfax (Virginia), San Francisco (California), Los Angeles (California), Sacramento (California) and Galway (Ireland).

BioWare Austin is hiring temporary usability testers for the new Play4Free experience coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic. Current and former players of all experience levels are encouraged to apply; we are also seeking MMO players without experience playing SWTOR.

NOTE: These are onsite contract/temporary positions; relocation assistance will not be provided.

SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS

• Must be 18 years of age or older

• Must not have previous professional game development experience

• Strong verbal communication skills

• Comfortable giving objective feedback (positive and negative) in a large group

• Passion for SWTOR or other massively-multiplayer online games

• Available to work weekends

Due to the volume of applications we receive for our job postings, we are unable to respond personally to phone or email inquiries regarding the status of an application. Only candidates being considered for an interview will be contacted at this time.

Lisa Clark

Lisa has been an avid gamer since she was old enough to hold her first controller and a game writer for more than a decade. A child of the Nintendo generation, she believes they just don’t make games like they used to but sometimes, they make them even better! While consoles will always be her first love, Lisa spends most of her gaming time on the PC these days- on MMOs and first-person shooters in particular.