Brighton company's job boost (From The Argus)
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Brighton company's job boost
11:30am Friday 5th October 2012 in News By Neil Vowles
A leading digital games company is to create 50 jobs by expanding into Brighton.
Leading mobile-social game developer Mediatonic is set to give the local digital sector a major boost by opening a new studio in the city.
The firm is awaiting confirmation that it can move into One Gloucester Place in the next few weeks.
Mediatonic recently moved into temporary premises in Old Steine and has already hired 10 employees, due to start within the next few weeks.
The London-based company said it was actively looking for more staff over the next 12 months as it doubles in size.
The announcement is another boost for the city’s digital sector, growing at twice the rate of the national digital sector and the fastest growing industry in Brighton and Hove.
Mediatonic will move into One Gloucester Place, previously home to Lloyds TSB which moved out in 2010 after 25 years at the site. Following multi-million pound renovations the site is beginning to fill up with INTO University Partnerships taking half of the 40,000 sq ft property.
For the full story see today's Argus.
Comments(11)
Lady Smith
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12:56pm Fri 5 Oct 12
Archie Bun wrote:Oh for goodness' sake...does it matter?! 50 IT jobs in the city is fantastic news.
Who says they are 'leading'? Did they say that by any chance?
radish1871
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1:59pm Fri 5 Oct 12
Even if we're pessimistic and assume half of the jobs go to outsiders, that's still 25 less people claiming dole, and 25 more people living locally, working locally, and potentially spending locally! i mean, what's not to like....
In fairness someone will doubtlessly come up with a clever quip about how it will increase the size of the commuting populace and how it will drive up the cost of the papaya in their local vegan cafe, but frankly that's not my problem.....
StyleCop
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2:36pm Fri 5 Oct 12
Archie Bun wrote:Speaking as a veteran member of the so called 'games' industry I can say that they do have an impressive portfolio and client list so there is potential there for them to claim to be leading, whether that's true or not is open to debate - but they're up there with the movers and shakers thats for sure... and It's a good thing that they're expanding the local digitalal IT sector - whether thats because it's a cool creative place to be or more that the boss lives here is probably closer to the truth...
Who says they are 'leading'? Did they say that by any chance?
Good luck to them.
Archie Bun
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3:43pm Fri 5 Oct 12
StyleCop wrote:One look at Wired Sussex jobs page will tell you that ALL companies are 'leading'.
Archie Bun wrote: Who says they are 'leading'? Did they say that by any chance?Speaking as a veteran member of the so called 'games' industry I can say that they do have an impressive portfolio and client list so there is potential there for them to claim to be leading, whether that's true or not is open to debate - but they're up there with the movers and shakers thats for sure... and It's a good thing that they're expanding the local digitalal IT sector - whether thats because it's a cool creative place to be or more that the boss lives here is probably closer to the truth... Good luck to them.
radish1871
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4:29pm Fri 5 Oct 12
" we are a completely backwards looking operation, we haven't invested in our staff since 1973, our canteen is infested with cockroaches, our building is to be condemned and our client base hasn't changed since the invention of the fax machine".....
of course they are all "leading", it makes people want to join them!
As an aside, I'm still not sure why you are posting these messages. Surely we should be supporting a company that's actively trying to employ people rather than pick holes in how they go about it?
PorkBoat
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5:40pm Fri 5 Oct 12
John Fallon
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6:42pm Fri 5 Oct 12
And they are very nice about Brighton on their website. They want people to come here.
People are right about the price of papaya. It'll go through the roof. Good job I can't stand the stuff.
Charlie Oscar
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11:41am Sat 6 Oct 12
relevant ?
Barquentine
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3:44pm Sat 6 Oct 12
StyleCop
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9:12am Mon 8 Oct 12
Barquentine wrote:er... yeah... cos that's how a specialist technical industry recruits it's workforce...
Move quick before the Jobcentre finds out about it and fills the vacancies with Work Experience 'volunteers' who have been threatened with loss of benefits if they don't co-operate.
Numpty.
Archie Bun says...
11:43am Fri 5 Oct 12