One Thumb Mobile Expanding Into New Office Space For Ongoing Recruitment

One Thumb Mobile is one of the country's most experienced mobile developers.  Based in central Glasgow, the company has worked with some very large licenses, media and entertainment companies to produce branded games and apps for every variety of mobile. IN 2011 the company launched an original new massively-multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG for those …

University Of Abertay Seeking Prototype Fund Portfolio Manager

The Prototype Fund, overseen by the University of Abertay has been responsible for many of the new companies now listed in the Scottish Games Network company directory, setting up and locating in Dundee. The fund offers grants of up to £25,000 to small companies based anywhere in the UK, to create sustainable new digital and …

Now Hiring – Frenetic Studios

Frenetic Studio is a design and development company based in the heart of Glasgow.  The company is now looking for a Backend Developer to create a companion website for their latest iOS game as well as a junior developer and artist/animator for the same project. Details can be found on the Scottish Games Network JOBS …

Now Hiring – Tiger Games

Dundee's Tiger Games is not the most well known studio in the city, but has established a solid reputation within the games sector by resurrecting one of the world's most ill-treated (by videogames) superheroes - Superman. The company is now recruiting and looking for an experienced programmer to work on a new, as yet unannounced …

Intern Opportunities From Dundee University

An increasing number of games companies in Scotland are offering internships.  However it can be difficult to find people or ensure that the whole process is carried out fairly and offers benefit to both parties. Dundee University has started a graduate certificate programme, designed to help companies across Scotland find, utilise and reward interns in …

The Dark Knight Returns… To Dundee

What happens when some creative developers want to book tickets for the new Batman film?  Do they pick up the phone?  Of course not.  Do they perhaps go online?  Don't be silly. What clever and creative developers do is whip up an augmented reality app for their mobiles, which superimposes the classic Bat Signal over …

e-Placement And The Search For Interns

A new initiative has been launched by Scotland IS, urging businesses to offer paid work experience to students in the IT industry. The project, called 'Let's Get Paid', is run by e-Placement Scotland, and is a collaboration of three organisations including Edinburgh Napier University. In the first year of its development 1,500 students have registered …

Reloaded Productions – Now Hiring

Reloaded Productions is looking for an experienced programmer.  Find out more on our JOBS page.

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