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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 June 2021
Employment effect (start)
30 June 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Irish video game industry services company Keywords Studios announced that it will create over 300 jobs at its new unit in Katowice in 2021. The company is looking for game developers, game testers as well as IT, HR and financial specialists with knowledge of foreign languages.
Founded in 1998, the company operates in 21 countries and employs over 8,000 people worldwide. In Poland, the company has been operating since 2018. Currently, the company employs over 700 people at the Katowice site.
Eurofound (2021), Keywords Studios, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 105033, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105033.
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