Games producer to create 300 jobs at centre

Games producer Electronic Arts is to create 300 multilingual jobs at its customer service centre in the IDA Business Park in Galway City, adding to the 400 people already employed at EA’s Bioware division in Parkmore West.

Chief operations officer Peter Moore said: “The EA European Customer Experience Centre is the focal point of our strategy to serve gamers on a global basis. In today’s fast-moving digital environment, we need to engage with our worldwide customer base on a 24/7 basis, across all of EA’s games and services and in multiple languages.

“Galway’s mix of technology infrastructure and talent availability, combined with a pro-business environment, will help us expand on our existing foundation here. We’re proud to be part of Ireland’s growth into cutting edge digital industries.”