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Working in Games City Guides: Barcelona Careers Advice

Working in Games City Guides: Barcelona

As one of the most creative cities in the world and Europe's most innovative, Barcelona is undeniably an attractive place for the video games industry. With a wealth of culture, food, events and a buzzing expat community, not to mention the stunning, iconic architecture, this city is a great one to consider putting down roots in.

After over 2 decades of career in video games it has been rare the occasion when someone in the talent acquisition business has helped me find my way into new and exciting challenges. Jake is a remarkable example of professionality, transparency and dedication. I truly thank him for how smooth th …
Raul Ovejero Saiz, Art Director
Avalanche Studios

Joe has done an absolutely bang-up job of helping us place candidates for some very niche, hard-to-fill roles. The team members he's helped us onboard have not only been excellent fits for the department but came into the interviews with laser-clear expectations of the work, the role, and the com …
Nicholas Day, VP Creative
Plarium

Skillsearch are the best agency we are partnering with! Their support was invaluable to help PUBG hire several key and tricky positions, and in that time they’ve been responsible for 41 quality placements. It’s a pleasure working with them and I’d happily recommend them as a recruitment partner f …
Demmy Dumlu, HR Manager
PUBG

In a very challenging recruitment climate, Katie at Skillsearch has been by some margin our most successful recruitment agent. I would highly recommend.
Adrian Hawkins, CTO
Absolutely Games

The team at Skillsearch always link us up with the best people. When time is of the essence their process and procedures allow for tight turnarounds whether we’re in need of CVs or even to get people on site ASAP.
Guy De Rosa, Head of Talent
Studio Gobo & Electric Square

Skillsearch found me a great contract working on an awesome IP. The turnaround from being told about the role to interview to contract sent out was a matter of days. It’s great to be able to work on something this exciting for a great studio and I wouldn’t have found it without their help. I also …
Rob Saxton, Freelance Developer
Electric Square, Contractor

Ben was key to helping me land my latest role. He kept me consistently informed of any updates regarding the position but also gave me plenty of information regarding the company that assisted me throughout the interview process. Ben is a very personable character and was always lovely to speak w …
Thomas King, Technical Consultant
Oracle Partner

I have worked with Skillsearch for the duration of my project on a number of recruitment opportunities. Skillsearch offer a professional and collaborative service providing a quick turn around with quality resource. When defining a resource requirement, Skillsearch worked with me to ensure they u …
Stuart Entwistle
Global Payroll Project Manager

We've loved having Jane work with us at Playmint! She is experienced, helpful and has a great network. She went to great lengths to understand what's interesting about the work we do and articulate that to candidates. We're definitely keen to work with her again in future!
Luke Gibson, COO
Playmint

Eleanor has a dedication that is rarely seen in talent acquisition industry, the communication and dedication from her side were at the next level, always being available and making time for clarifications that arise when starting discussions with a new company. Thank you, Eleanor!
Alberto Florea, Senior 3D Environment Artist
Playfusion