Creative and technology companies based in Ireland were at the centre of job creation announcements over the last week.
The twice Oscar-nominated animation studio Brown Bag Films has said it will create 14 jobs on foot of a new Disney contract to produce a new animated series for preschoolers.
Brown Bag Films will produce the series in association with Disney Channel. Beginning in 2011, “Doc McStuffins” will premiere on the soon to be branded Disney Junior blocks on Disney Channel, and Disney Junior channels around the world.
Brown Bag Films currently employs 50 people in Dublin.
Linking up with LinkedIn
LinkedIn, the social network used by millions of professionals worldwide, has also announced that it is to begin recruiting 35 finance professionals at its international headquarters in Dublin.
In March, as reported by the Prosperity ezine and blog, LinkedIn announced it was to establish its international headquarters in Ireland, which would serve as its centre for international growth. Other positions it is expected to recruit for in the future include marketing, sales, and customer service. It is to retain its corporate headquarters in California.
Xbox creates jobs
Recent job creation news has indicated that the pastime of computer gaming is responsible for bringing new jobs to Ireland. 400 new jobs are to be created to support Xbox 360 console users. A call centre firm, already employing 300 people in north Dublin has been offered the contract by Microsoft.
Stream Global Services said that its Dublin centre would be specialising in multi-lingual support - offering 16 different languages - for the company’s European customers out of Stream’s Dublin base. The initial phase of the implementation will be fully operational in Q3 2010, and the multi-year contract is expected to generate more than $50 million per year in revenue for Stream, once fully ramped.
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