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Information / Communication Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual Publishing Activities 58.21 - Publishing of computer games
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 July 2022
Employment effect (start)
20 July 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
Game developer and publisher Riot Games will create 120 new jobs as it opens a new Remote Broadcast Centre (RBC) in Swords in Dublin. It is one of three other similar facilities being established by the company around the world. The new jobs currently available include broadcast engineers, audio engineers, media management, IT, production, control crew and event production.
The company, which is headquartered in Los Angeles, currently employs 165 people at its office in Dublin City Centre and employs 3,000 people across 20 offices worldwide.
Eurofound (2022), Riot Games, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 107244, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107244.
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