diff --git a/awx/main/tests/factories/README.md b/awx/main/tests/factories/README.md
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+fixtures
+========
+
+This is a module for defining stand-alone fixtures. Ideally a fixture will implement a single item.
+DO NOT decorate fixtures in this module with the @pytest.fixture. These fixtures are to be combined
+with fixture factories and composition using the `conftest.py` convention. Those composed fixtures
+will be decorated for usage and discovery.
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/factories/__init__.py b/awx/main/tests/factories/__init__.py
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+from .tower import (
+    create_organization,
+    create_job_template,
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    'create_organization',
+    'create_job_template',
+]
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/factories/tower.py b/awx/main/tests/factories/tower.py
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+from collections import namedtuple
+
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.conf import settings
+
+from awx.main.models import (
+    Organization,
+    Project,
+    Team,
+    Instance,
+    JobTemplate,
+    Credential,
+    Inventory,
+    Label,
+)
+
+def instance():
+    return Instance.objects.get_or_create(uuid=settings.SYSTEM_UUID, primary=True, hostname="instance.example.org")
+
+def mk_organization(name, desc, persisted=True):
+    org = Organization(name=name, description=desc)
+    if persisted:
+        instance()
+        org.save()
+    return org
+
+def mk_label(name, organization=None, persisted=True):
+    label = Label(name=name, description="%s-desc".format(name))
+    if organization is not None:
+        label.organization = organization
+    if persisted:
+        label.save()
+    return label
+
+def mk_team(name, organization=None, persisted=True):
+    team = Team(name=name)
+    if organization is not None:
+        team.organization = organization
+    if persisted:
+        instance()
+        team.save()
+    return team
+
+
+def mk_user(name, organization=None, team=None, is_superuser=False, persisted=True):
+    user = User(username=name)
+
+    if persisted:
+        user.save()
+        if organization is not None:
+            organization.member_role.members.add(user)
+        if team is not None:
+            team.member_role.members.add(user)
+    return user
+
+
+def mk_project(name, organization=None, persisted=True):
+    project = Project(name=name)
+
+    if organization is not None:
+        project.organization = organization
+    if persisted:
+        project.save()
+    return project
+
+
+def mk_credential(name, *args, **kwargs):
+    return None
+
+def mk_inventory(name, organization=None, persisted=True):
+    inv = Inventory(name=name)
+    inv.organization = organization
+    if persisted:
+        inv.save()
+    return inv
+
+def mk_job_template(name, project=None, inventory=None, credential=None, job_type='run', persisted=True):
+    jt = JobTemplate(name=name, job_type=job_type)
+    jt.project = project
+    jt.inventory = inventory
+    jt.credential = credential
+    if persisted:
+        jt.save()
+    return jt
+
+
+class _Mapped(object):
+    def __init__(self, d):
+        self.d = d
+        for k,v in d.items():
+            setattr(self, k, v)
+
+    def all(self):
+        return self.d.values()
+
+def create_job_template(name, *args, **kwargs):
+    Objects = namedtuple("Objects", "organization, job_template, inventory, project, credential")
+
+    org = None
+    proj = None
+    inv = None
+    cred = None
+
+    if 'organization' in kwargs:
+        org = kwargs['organization']
+        if type(org) is not Organization:
+            org = mk_organization(org, '%s-desc'.format(org))
+
+    if 'credential' in kwargs:
+        cred = kwargs['credential']
+        if type(cred) is not Credential:
+            cred = mk_credential(cred)
+
+    if 'project' in kwargs:
+        proj = kwargs['project']
+        if type(proj) is not Project:
+            proj = mk_project(proj, org)
+
+    if 'inventory' in kwargs:
+        inv = kwargs['inventory']
+        if type(inv) is not Inventory:
+            inv = mk_inventory(inv, org)
+
+    jt = mk_job_template(name, proj, inv, cred)
+
+    return Objects(job_template=jt,
+                   project=proj,
+                   inventory=inv,
+                   credential=cred)
+
+def create_organization(name, *args, **kwargs):
+    Objects = namedtuple("Objects", "organization,teams,users,superusers,projects,labels")
+
+    org = mk_organization(name, '%s-desc'.format(name))
+
+    superusers = {}
+    users = {}
+    teams = {}
+    projects = {}
+    labels = {}
+
+    if 'teams' in kwargs:
+        for t in kwargs['teams']:
+            if type(t) is Team:
+                teams[t.name] = t
+            else:
+                teams[t] = mk_team(t, org)
+
+    if 'projects' in kwargs:
+        for p in kwargs['projects']:
+            if type(p) is Project:
+                projects[p.name] = p
+            else:
+                projects[p] = mk_project(p, org)
+
+    if 'superusers' in kwargs:
+        # remove this duplication eventually
+        for u in kwargs['superusers']:
+            if type(u) is User:
+                users[u.username] = u
+            else:
+                p1, sep, p2 = u.partition(':')
+                if p2:
+                    t = teams[p1]
+                    superusers[p2] = mk_user(p2, org, t, True)
+                else:
+                    superusers[p1] = mk_user(p1, org, None, True)
+
+    if 'users' in kwargs:
+        # remove this duplication eventually
+        for u in kwargs['users']:
+            if type(u) is User:
+                users[u.username] = u
+            else:
+                p1, sep, p2 = u.partition(':')
+                if p2:
+                    t = teams[p1]
+                    users[p2] = mk_user(p2, org, t)
+                else:
+                    users[p1] = mk_user(p1, org)
+
+    if 'labels' in kwargs:
+        for l in kwargs['labels']:
+            if type(l) is Label:
+                labels[l.name] = l
+            else:
+                labels[l] = mk_label(l, org)
+
+    return Objects(organization=org,
+                   superusers=_Mapped(superusers),
+                   users=_Mapped(users),
+                   teams=_Mapped(teams),
+                   projects=_Mapped(projects),
+                   labels=_Mapped(labels))
+
+
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_fixture_factories.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_fixture_factories.py
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+import pytest
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_org_factory(organization_factory):
+    objects = organization_factory('organization1',
+                                   teams=['team1'],
+                                   superusers=['superuser'],
+                                   users=['admin', 'alice', 'team1:bob'],
+                                   projects=['proj1'])
+    assert hasattr(objects.users, 'admin')
+    assert hasattr(objects.users, 'alice')
+    assert hasattr(objects.superusers, 'superuser')
+    assert objects.users.bob in objects.teams.team1.member_role.members.all()
+    assert objects.projects.proj1.organization == objects.organization
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_job_template_factory(job_template_factory):
+    jt_objects = job_template_factory('testJT', organization='org1',
+                                      project='proj1', inventory='inventory1',
+                                      credential='cred1')
+    assert jt_objects.job_template.name == 'testJT'
+    assert jt_objects.project.name == 'proj1'
+    assert jt_objects.inventory.name == 'inventory1'
+    assert jt_objects.credential.name == 'cred1'
+    assert jt_objects.organization.name == 'org1'