Skybound Entertainment
Senior Quality Assurance
Skybound Entertainment, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
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Base pay range $80,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr
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We love creators. We love fans. We love thrilling games, indelible images and moving stories. Our roots are in comics, but our brands extend to video games, television, movies, merchandise, and live experiences. We take special pride in original tales, fresh characters, and diverse voices.
From well‑known franchises to freshly‑minted originals, we offer the chance to join brilliant creators shaping a new generation of entertainment in a concentrated, agile environment where every perspective matters, and any idea can create a breakthrough.
Senior Quality Assurance Skybound is seeking a
Senior Quality Assurance
team member to take full ownership of testing lifecycle planning for a still‑to‑be announced game currently in development. This role will drive quality from production through launch, ensuring the game is ready for key milestones like Alpha, Beta, and full release.
You’ll oversee cross‑functional test plans, manage integrations with external QA partners, and serve as the connective tissue between development and quality efforts. Your focus will be on launch readiness, platform certification, and the long‑term health of the player experience—driven by deep familiarity with game development pipelines, excellent communication, and sharp operational instincts.
Reports:
This position will report to QA Manager.
Responsibilities Launch Testing Strategy
Build, present, and execute comprehensive QA strategies for milestone readiness (e.g., Alpha, Beta, Launch).
Develop test plans across gameplay, systems, content, performance, and platform certification requirements.
Define and enforce QA gates aligned to the development lifecycle (e.g., feature locks, patch updates).
Create detailed QA playbooks and schedules tied to initiative tracking and release management.
Present strategies to directors and serve as the go‑to stakeholder for all pre‑launch and post‑launch QA planning.
Own the QA‑facing readiness for platform certification submissions (e.g., Xbox, PlayStation, Steam) and work with partners for a successful submission.
Coordination with External QA
Act as the primary liaison between internal teams and external QA partners for your project.
Monitor progress, ensure clear bug documentation standards, and drive alignment on goals and timelines.
Evaluate external QA performance, elevate issues, and offer structured feedback to maintain velocity and accuracy.
Daily QA Operations
Oversee bug dashboards, follow up with stakeholders, and maintain situational awareness of build health.
Identify and report on bug trends, fix rates, and risk areas with forward‑looking projections.
Drive hands‑on day‑to‑day testing with high self‑sufficiency, urgency and focus while prioritizing what matters at each phase and shielding dev teams from noise.
Quality Leadership
Maintain deep understanding of build phase definitions (Alpha, Beta, RC, etc.) and their implications for testing scope.
Coordinate feedback loops from internal reviews; convert insight into test coverage.
Ensure performance, compatibility, and stability are tested across all target platforms and hardware configurations.
Maintain and enforce high standards for bug writing and reproducibility across QA partners.
Proactively solve problems across test planning, build evaluation, and issue resolution—not waiting on direction to act.
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years in game QA, with at least 2 years in a QA leadership or coordination role.
Proven track record as a leader on QA efforts for multiple shipped console and/or PC titles.
Deep understanding of development pipelines, release milestones, and certification processes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to lead across disciplines.
Proficiency with bug tracking and test case management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail).
Highly organized and proactive; able to anticipate risks and act independently.
Experience interfacing with external QA vendors or distributed QA teams.
Job Type:
Regular, Full‑Time
Salary Range:
$80,000 - $110,000
Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training, level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees.
Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role.
Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401k plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
Company Overview Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically‑acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.
Skybound Games produces, publishes and distributes video and tabletop games across all genres, including the multi‑million‑unit selling The Walking Dead video game series. In addition to our wholly‑owned franchises, we work with independent developers to foster and create original games with compelling characters and worlds, strong creator and artistic focus, and innovative approaches to engaging genres.
Invincible is one of Skybound's tentpole franchises (celebrating 20 years!) and spans the world of comic books, merchandise, video games, and the critically acclaimed adult animated television series on Prime Video. Now in its second season, the television show has consistently ranked as one of Prime Video’s top‑streamed series, with a 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Based on the groundbreaking comic book by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, Invincible revolves around 18‑year‑old Mark Grayson, who’s just like every other guy his age—except his father is (or was) the most powerful superhero on the planet. Still reeling from Nolan’s betrayal in Season One, Mark struggles to rebuild his life as he faces a host of new threats, all while battling his greatest fear – that he might become his father without even knowing it.
The show stars Steven Yeun, with Sandra Oh, Zazie Beetz, Grey Griffin, Chris Diamantopoulos, Walton Goggins, Gillian Jacobs, Jason Mantzoukas, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, and J.K. Simmons. Executive producers include Skybound’s own Kirkman, David Alpert, and Margaret M. Dean.
Equal Opportunity Employer At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.
Skybound will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the CA Fair Chance Act and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
For more information on our Privacy Policy, visit: https://www.skybound.com/privacy-policy
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Quality Assurance
Industries
Entertainment Providers and Computer Games
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Base pay range $80,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr
Direct message the job poster from Skybound Entertainment
We love creators. We love fans. We love thrilling games, indelible images and moving stories. Our roots are in comics, but our brands extend to video games, television, movies, merchandise, and live experiences. We take special pride in original tales, fresh characters, and diverse voices.
From well‑known franchises to freshly‑minted originals, we offer the chance to join brilliant creators shaping a new generation of entertainment in a concentrated, agile environment where every perspective matters, and any idea can create a breakthrough.
Senior Quality Assurance Skybound is seeking a
Senior Quality Assurance
team member to take full ownership of testing lifecycle planning for a still‑to‑be announced game currently in development. This role will drive quality from production through launch, ensuring the game is ready for key milestones like Alpha, Beta, and full release.
You’ll oversee cross‑functional test plans, manage integrations with external QA partners, and serve as the connective tissue between development and quality efforts. Your focus will be on launch readiness, platform certification, and the long‑term health of the player experience—driven by deep familiarity with game development pipelines, excellent communication, and sharp operational instincts.
Reports:
This position will report to QA Manager.
Responsibilities Launch Testing Strategy
Build, present, and execute comprehensive QA strategies for milestone readiness (e.g., Alpha, Beta, Launch).
Develop test plans across gameplay, systems, content, performance, and platform certification requirements.
Define and enforce QA gates aligned to the development lifecycle (e.g., feature locks, patch updates).
Create detailed QA playbooks and schedules tied to initiative tracking and release management.
Present strategies to directors and serve as the go‑to stakeholder for all pre‑launch and post‑launch QA planning.
Own the QA‑facing readiness for platform certification submissions (e.g., Xbox, PlayStation, Steam) and work with partners for a successful submission.
Coordination with External QA
Act as the primary liaison between internal teams and external QA partners for your project.
Monitor progress, ensure clear bug documentation standards, and drive alignment on goals and timelines.
Evaluate external QA performance, elevate issues, and offer structured feedback to maintain velocity and accuracy.
Daily QA Operations
Oversee bug dashboards, follow up with stakeholders, and maintain situational awareness of build health.
Identify and report on bug trends, fix rates, and risk areas with forward‑looking projections.
Drive hands‑on day‑to‑day testing with high self‑sufficiency, urgency and focus while prioritizing what matters at each phase and shielding dev teams from noise.
Quality Leadership
Maintain deep understanding of build phase definitions (Alpha, Beta, RC, etc.) and their implications for testing scope.
Coordinate feedback loops from internal reviews; convert insight into test coverage.
Ensure performance, compatibility, and stability are tested across all target platforms and hardware configurations.
Maintain and enforce high standards for bug writing and reproducibility across QA partners.
Proactively solve problems across test planning, build evaluation, and issue resolution—not waiting on direction to act.
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years in game QA, with at least 2 years in a QA leadership or coordination role.
Proven track record as a leader on QA efforts for multiple shipped console and/or PC titles.
Deep understanding of development pipelines, release milestones, and certification processes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to lead across disciplines.
Proficiency with bug tracking and test case management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail).
Highly organized and proactive; able to anticipate risks and act independently.
Experience interfacing with external QA vendors or distributed QA teams.
Job Type:
Regular, Full‑Time
Salary Range:
$80,000 - $110,000
Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training, level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees.
Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role.
Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401k plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
Company Overview Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically‑acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.
Skybound Games produces, publishes and distributes video and tabletop games across all genres, including the multi‑million‑unit selling The Walking Dead video game series. In addition to our wholly‑owned franchises, we work with independent developers to foster and create original games with compelling characters and worlds, strong creator and artistic focus, and innovative approaches to engaging genres.
Invincible is one of Skybound's tentpole franchises (celebrating 20 years!) and spans the world of comic books, merchandise, video games, and the critically acclaimed adult animated television series on Prime Video. Now in its second season, the television show has consistently ranked as one of Prime Video’s top‑streamed series, with a 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Based on the groundbreaking comic book by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, Invincible revolves around 18‑year‑old Mark Grayson, who’s just like every other guy his age—except his father is (or was) the most powerful superhero on the planet. Still reeling from Nolan’s betrayal in Season One, Mark struggles to rebuild his life as he faces a host of new threats, all while battling his greatest fear – that he might become his father without even knowing it.
The show stars Steven Yeun, with Sandra Oh, Zazie Beetz, Grey Griffin, Chris Diamantopoulos, Walton Goggins, Gillian Jacobs, Jason Mantzoukas, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, and J.K. Simmons. Executive producers include Skybound’s own Kirkman, David Alpert, and Margaret M. Dean.
Equal Opportunity Employer At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.
Skybound will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the CA Fair Chance Act and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
For more information on our Privacy Policy, visit: https://www.skybound.com/privacy-policy
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Quality Assurance
Industries
Entertainment Providers and Computer Games
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