Jobhop Jobhop's blog : I Want To Work At Jagex
Don't we all! Jagex looks like a super cool company to work for.
Who are Jagex?
Jagex are a multi-award winning, globally recognised games developing studio based in Cambridge, England. They have developed and self-published over 40 online titles, you may not of heard of Jagex themselves, but I can guarantee that you have heard of their Guinness World Record-holding “Most Popular Free Multiplayer Online Game” Runescape. But what makes Jagex so special to their employees? Why would anyone want to work there ahead of anywhere else?
Social life at Jagex
“I’ve never worked anywhere like Jagex before. It’s all about the people here and that gives us true heart!” Quote by a Jagex employee
Developing multi-award winning games isn’t the only thing Jagex take pride in, they are also well known for building a community for their employees, one where their employees work most efficiently. What is blatantly obvious with Jagex is how the people in Jagex are what make it such a great place to work. Not only do Jagex make a great working environment for their employees, they create a place where true frienships are formed. It is a lifestyle choice to work at Jagex, far from just a ‘day to day job’ it's a passion and when tools are put down for the day, social flows and employee advocacy continues to grow,now who doesn’t want to be part of that?
What are the benefits of working at Jagex?
The social benefits of working at Jagex may be enough to draw you in, but wait until you hear all the other perks they have to offer you. Who doesn’t love a company that rewards their staff, and is there any better way to celebrate other than a party? Jagex organises Epic Parties just for their employees to let their hair down and celebrate in style! Jagex also entitle you to many free services, such as: a Free Gym Membership as they claim “a healthy worker is a happy worker”, Free Private Healthcare and Free Bicycle Repair “thus encouraging a greener and cheaper approach to commuting each day”. These are only being a minimal selection of the perks of working at Jagex, you can see why I want to work at Jagex!
The Location Of Jagex
Jagex is keeping great digital talent in the United Kingdom and prioritises employing local (Cambridge ) people for their specific jobs. “I work at Jagex” has a certain ring to it around the city of Cambridge. Working in Cambridge itself is a great experience, who could boast of a spot of punting on their lunch break? If you’re a techno guru then the fact Jagex have good connections to ‘The Silicon Fen’ might be enough just to make a job at Jagex a dream. Who doesn’t want to be able to experience thousands of innovative, modern companies specialising in fields ranging from software engineering to scientific research? The location of Jagex makes this dream possible.
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Julie Bishop Jobhop.co.uk
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