Zapcoder, the games technology company in Glasgow is looking for two interns to join the team and help the company grow in 2014. Zapcoder needs to multi-skilled people to work across a diverse range of skills including community, communications, research, events, testing and social media. These are paid positions and while they are initially available for a …
NOW HIRING – Ruffian Games
We've just added several new contract programming positions from the team at Ruffian Games in Dundee. If you've not come across Ruffian before, they're the team behind Crackdown 2 and a whole slew of Kinect games including Kinect Star Wars, Kinect Nike+ Training, Kinect Playfit and Kinect Sesame Street Season 2. There's no word on …
SGN Launch – Hello Glasgow! 27th November 2013
After several delays and changes in venue, the SGN Launch event finally reaches Glasgow. Taking place on the evening of Wednesday 27th of November at GMAC in the Trongate, Glasgow, this is YOUR opportunity to find out our plans for the SGN, ask questions, provide input and help make the Scottish games industry better. Last …
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NOW HIRING – Tag Games
Dundee's Tag Games is now recruiting for multiple positions across the studio. If you're not familiar with Tag, they're a rapidly growing studio responsible for a wide range of games on mobile devices. They've worked with a wide range of film and television properties, working on games including Doctor Who: Mazes Of Time, Heroes Of …
GamesWest – New Event For Students With All Star Speaker Line Up
The University of the West of Scotland, West College Scotland and IGDA Scotland have put together an eye-wateringly good introduction to the world of gaming and the interactive industry as a career. Games West takes place at the UWS Paisley Campus on December 4th 2013. The bad news is, that the event is aimed at …
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NOW HIRING – QA Tester – One Thumb Mobile
Glasgow's One Thumb Mobile is currently recruiting for a QA tester to work on the company's hugely popular Celtic Heroes MMO. The position is initially a three-month contract, but could well be extended for the right person. Ideally, One Thumb Mobile would like someone with experience of testing massively multiplayer online titles. You can find …
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The Scottish Games Network Launches As Scotland’s Video Games Industry Body
Believe it or not, it's nearly ten years since the Scottish Games Network first launched. In 2005 we created a simple Yahoo group to help the growing number of game developers keep in touch. It's grown since then to become a dedicated website and a community spread over all of the significant social channels. It's …
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Now Recruiting: 4J Studios – Console Programmers
4J Studios, the company behind the multi-million selling, multi-award winning Xbox 360 version of Minecraft is now looking for experienced console programmers to help them shape the future of the insanely popular game across other platforms, both current and next generation. Minecraft, continues to be a global phenomenon. The Xbox 360 version of the game …
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NOW HIRING – Two Weeks Notice
Ladies and gentlemen, things are changing. The Scottish Games Network is changing. In a number of exciting new ways. One of the most immediate changes will be the way in which recruitment adverts are hosted. To date we've been very open to any and all adverts. Companies have been free to post any vacancies as …
Dundee Careers Fair – October 2013
An invitation to employers from the University of Dundee... I am delighted to invite you to the 2013 Dundee Careers Fair which takes place on Wednesday 23rd October 2013 in the Bonar Hall, University of Dundee from 11 am to 2.30 pm. The fair is open to all our students and graduates, regardless of level of study …