Freelance QA Tester

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions. Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and rs in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

The Role:

You must display excellent written and oral skills, with demonstrated interpersonal and organisation abilities. Need to be enthusiastic about technology and constantly looking at the next innovation. You should be able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to perform testing with accuracy, under pressure and aggressive timelines and can log defects correctly in the client’s defect management tool. Should be process oriented and follow the clients standards and procedures. Should be proactive and keen to uncover errors.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet challenging deadlines, documenting and adhering to process at all times

• Collaborate and contribute to the processes and procedures in place to ensure a smooth ow of work through the QC department

• Be able to plan, estimate and strategize the work.

• Carry out istrative tasks to do with configuration management

• Manage all tickets and bugs through QA tools

• Be able to write test plans and document progress

• Proven accuracy and attention to detail

• Enthusiasm born of pride in the output

• Understanding of basic Unix commands to be able navigate through the terminal and execute scripts

• Work within a carefully constructed process quickly but accurately
• Examine and test output against checklist of criteria to ensure standards
• Communicate issues with colleagues, teams or seniors for executive resolution. Active participation in the resolution process.
  
  

Requirements

• Work across both Mac and PC platforms (mainly in Client environment)
• Experience working with Front-end Web Page developments
• Webpage Creative Compliance and Formatting, according to style sheet Copy and Content QA according to brief
• Image, video and other media assets
• Cross Browser Compatibility

• Localization testing

• Usability and Accessibility Testing

• Device testing – Familiarity with Fluid, page responsiveness

• Knowledge on any Defect Management tool (JIRA, Mercury / Rational tools)

• Familiarity with SQL – Intermediate level

• Basic Knowledge of Unix / Linux (Shell scripting)

• Able to run test scripts
• Familiarity with email client testing across major mail clients (including Outlook and Mail)
• Familiarity with web email testing across major email clients (including Gmail, O ce365, Yahoo!) – Link Testing
  
  

Inclusion and Impact

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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