QA/Tester & Work Experience places,Job Salary Info

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Submitted by souri on
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Job and Work Experience

I get so many messages asking for work experience places, and there's a quite few posts here wondering which places have QA divisions so they can get their foot in the door in the game industry. This sticky thread will be the list of what we know. Feel free to add to this list by replying, and I will put it in the list.

Known developers that have QA / Tester sections

Pandemic Studios (QLD)
Auran (QLD)
THQ Studio Australia (QLD)
Krome Studios (QLD)
Atari Melbourne House (VIC)
Tantalus (VIC)
Irrational Games (ACT)
Micro Forte (NSW)
Perception (NSW)
RatBag Studios (SA)

Developers that offer Work Experience
Wicked Witch
Job Salary
[url="http://www.sumea.com.au/seducation.asp"]Ambit Salary Survey[/url] from recruitment agency, Ambit, on their site. Use it as a reference when you go for that game dev job!

Submitted by Gibbz on Wed, 21/04/04 - 9:14 AMPermalink

any chance we can get a list of the emails also? im trying to find a few but cant seem to find them S:

Submitted by Daemin on Wed, 21/04/04 - 10:43 PMPermalink

For SA, R3 Interactive might be more inclined to set people up with work experience than RatBag. They're a smaller bunch of people that also do simulations as well as some games and related tech.

Submitted by Skribble on Thu, 29/07/04 - 6:56 AMPermalink

ARGH stupid perth not having any game designers.

Submitted by Caroo on Sun, 15/05/05 - 9:15 PMPermalink

i did work experiense at wicked witch.. great guys ^^ nice place.. if you wanna get into programming go to them for work experience. that.. and a close by Mc donalds...

Submitted by maestro on Thu, 02/06/05 - 9:42 AMPermalink

Ratbag probably wouldn't take you on. They are a extremely fussy company to work for. They require a non-disclosure agreement for friends of employees who enter the building to be signed b4 you can enter. I used to work there last year, I've seen the HR practices of the place. They tend to get 1000 emails with potential candidates, they have meetings maybe every few weeks, to just get the lists down. All the artists who were going through one of the producers there, the artwork just sat on top of his desks forever while he just got a chance to read through them. They tend to discount people quickly because of this.

Best of luck with other companies.

quote:Originally posted by trdrz

Hey there, I?m from SA and as part of a work ed course at my school I have to find a work experience place. I?m thinking of asking Ratbag or R3. Do you guys think that they would accept me?(I?m 15 currently in yr10) if so could someone please give me the contact details for either company.

Thanks in advanced.

Submitted by McKnight on Sun, 05/06/05 - 5:40 AMPermalink

THQ I found have a long list of Resume's (so the site states) and so I think you would have to shine through and really stand out. Which means you would most likely have to have experience.. but the worst anyone can say is no so go for it guys :D. I sent a Resume and a request for Work Experience or Employment about a month ago and still no reply.

Also
quote:
please give me the contact details for either company.

Not to be rude or picky or anything but it is always best that you do this yourself. I mean if you cannot find contact details then who is going to rely on you to perform tasks like finding bugs in a game? Just an observation. If you take my advice, look for the contact details (should be clearly listed on their site) and if you are still having trouble THEN ask.
Good luck :P

Submitted by LiveWire on Sun, 05/06/05 - 7:50 AMPermalink

Both Pandemic and Auran have full time QA staff, i know people in those possitions.

Posted by souri on
Forum
Job and Work Experience

I get so many messages asking for work experience places, and there's a quite few posts here wondering which places have QA divisions so they can get their foot in the door in the game industry. This sticky thread will be the list of what we know. Feel free to add to this list by replying, and I will put it in the list.

Known developers that have QA / Tester sections

Pandemic Studios (QLD)
Auran (QLD)
THQ Studio Australia (QLD)
Krome Studios (QLD)
Atari Melbourne House (VIC)
Tantalus (VIC)
Irrational Games (ACT)
Micro Forte (NSW)
Perception (NSW)
RatBag Studios (SA)

Developers that offer Work Experience
Wicked Witch
Job Salary
[url="http://www.sumea.com.au/seducation.asp"]Ambit Salary Survey[/url] from recruitment agency, Ambit, on their site. Use it as a reference when you go for that game dev job!

Submitted by Gibbz on Wed, 21/04/04 - 9:14 AMPermalink

any chance we can get a list of the emails also? im trying to find a few but cant seem to find them S:

Submitted by Daemin on Wed, 21/04/04 - 10:43 PMPermalink

For SA, R3 Interactive might be more inclined to set people up with work experience than RatBag. They're a smaller bunch of people that also do simulations as well as some games and related tech.

Submitted by Skribble on Thu, 29/07/04 - 6:56 AMPermalink

ARGH stupid perth not having any game designers.

Submitted by Caroo on Sun, 15/05/05 - 9:15 PMPermalink

i did work experiense at wicked witch.. great guys ^^ nice place.. if you wanna get into programming go to them for work experience. that.. and a close by Mc donalds...

Submitted by maestro on Thu, 02/06/05 - 9:42 AMPermalink

Ratbag probably wouldn't take you on. They are a extremely fussy company to work for. They require a non-disclosure agreement for friends of employees who enter the building to be signed b4 you can enter. I used to work there last year, I've seen the HR practices of the place. They tend to get 1000 emails with potential candidates, they have meetings maybe every few weeks, to just get the lists down. All the artists who were going through one of the producers there, the artwork just sat on top of his desks forever while he just got a chance to read through them. They tend to discount people quickly because of this.

Best of luck with other companies.

quote:Originally posted by trdrz

Hey there, I?m from SA and as part of a work ed course at my school I have to find a work experience place. I?m thinking of asking Ratbag or R3. Do you guys think that they would accept me?(I?m 15 currently in yr10) if so could someone please give me the contact details for either company.

Thanks in advanced.

Submitted by McKnight on Sun, 05/06/05 - 5:40 AMPermalink

THQ I found have a long list of Resume's (so the site states) and so I think you would have to shine through and really stand out. Which means you would most likely have to have experience.. but the worst anyone can say is no so go for it guys :D. I sent a Resume and a request for Work Experience or Employment about a month ago and still no reply.

Also
quote:
please give me the contact details for either company.

Not to be rude or picky or anything but it is always best that you do this yourself. I mean if you cannot find contact details then who is going to rely on you to perform tasks like finding bugs in a game? Just an observation. If you take my advice, look for the contact details (should be clearly listed on their site) and if you are still having trouble THEN ask.
Good luck :P

Submitted by LiveWire on Sun, 05/06/05 - 7:50 AMPermalink

Both Pandemic and Auran have full time QA staff, i know people in those possitions.