Over the years, I’ve worked with teams that involve QA from the very beginning — and others that bring QA in right before launch.
Both can work depending on context.
I’m curious — when does QA enter your process?
When reviewing a studio portfolio, look past the final screenshots. Ask what the problem was and what changed between first concept and shipped version. The work shows what they can present. The process shows what they can solve.
I made a free agent skill for Framer template creators. It QAs a template before it goes on the Marketplace: checks the editor project, the live site on every breakpoint, and SEO and AEO, fixes clear issues, and adds a getting-started guide for buyers.