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Meet Keywords Studios

Keywords Studios is a Dublin-headquartered global provider of creative and technical services to the video games and entertainment industries. Founded in 1998, it supports developers, publishers and entertainment companies across game development, art production, audio, localization, functional and linguistic testing, player support, community management, marketing and related services. Keywords operates more than 70 studios across 26 countries and has about 13,000 people worldwide. Its clients include companies such as Microsoft, Ubisoft, Tencent Games, Supercell, Bandai Namco, Netflix and Amazon. The group is also expanding into AI services, using its game-development, QA, localization and simulation expertise for AI training data, evaluation, red teaming and embodied-AI applications.View more

Keywords Studios is a Dublin-headquartered global provider of creative and technical services to the video games and entertainment industries. Founded in 1998, it supports developers, publishers and entertainment companies across game development, art production, audio, localization, functional and linguistic testing, player support, community management, marketing and related services. Keywords operates more than 70 studios across 26 countries and has about 13,000 people worldwide. Its clients include companies such as Microsoft, Ubisoft, Tencent Games, Supercell, Bandai Namco, Netflix and Amazon. The group is also expanding into AI services, using its game-development, QA, localization and simulation expertise for AI training data, evaluation, red teaming and embodied-AI applications.

Founded
1998
Company size
10,001+ employees
Company stage
Not known
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland

Why work here

Keywords Studios gives candidates exposure to a large global network working on major games and entertainment properties across development, engineering, art, audio, localization, QA, player support and marketing. The company has about 13,000 people across more than 70 studios and works with many of the world's largest game publishers and technology companies. Current engineering roles include C++, Unreal Engine, Unity, Python, cloud platforms and production AI systems, while its newer AI Solutions business extends into model evaluation, training data, simulation and robotics. Keywords also publicly advertises training and career development, health and insurance benefits, paid time off and flexible or hybrid arrangements for some roles, although benefits and working patterns vary substantially by studio and country.Read more

Keywords Studios gives candidates exposure to a large global network working on major games and entertainment properties across development, engineering, art, audio, localization, QA, player support and marketing. The company has about 13,000 people across more than 70 studios and works with many of the world's largest game publishers and technology companies. Current engineering roles include C++, Unreal Engine, Unity, Python, cloud platforms and production AI systems, while its newer AI Solutions business extends into model evaluation, training data, simulation and robotics. Keywords also publicly advertises training and career development, health and insurance benefits, paid time off and flexible or hybrid arrangements for some roles, although benefits and working patterns vary substantially by studio and country.

Industry
Video Game Development and Creative Services
Open jobs
195 open jobs
Notable investors
EQT, CPP Investments, Temasek

Tech stack

Python

Programming language

C++

Programming language

FastAPI

Backend framework

Flask

Backend framework

PyTorch

Machine learning framework

TensorFlow

Machine learning framework

LangChain

AI application framework

LlamaIndex

AI application framework

LangGraph

AI agent framework

Supabase

Backend and database platform

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cloud platform

Microsoft Azure

Cloud platform

Google Cloud Platform

Cloud platform

Unreal Engine

Game engine

Unity

Game engine

Git

Version control

Perforce

Version control

Key people

7 people
Giorgio GuastallaCo-founderView bio

Co-founded Keywords in Dublin in 1998 and served as its CEO until 2009. Before starting Keywords, Guastalla held marketing and IT roles at Brent International across the US and Europe. He later served as a non-executive director of Keywords Studios until 2022 and also founded food-sector business Italicatessen.

Teresa LuppinoCo-founderView bio

Co-founded Keywords in Dublin in 1998 with Giorgio Guastalla. Luppino had worked as an Italian language specialist at Microsoft before helping establish Keywords as a localization provider. The business initially served the software market before increasingly specializing in video game localization and related services.

Bertrand BodsonChief Executive OfficerView bio

CEO of Keywords Studios since 2021. Bodson previously served as Chief Digital Officer at Novartis and Chief Digital and Chief Marketing Officer at Sainsbury's Argos. Earlier roles included Amazon and EMI Group, and he co-founded Bragster. He leads Keywords' global growth, technology and strategic expansion.

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Vikas TikuChief Financial OfficerView bio

Chief Financial Officer of Keywords Studios. Tiku has more than two decades of experience scaling international businesses across private equity-backed, private and public companies. His previous experience includes senior financial leadership and transformation work at companies including The Coca-Cola Company.

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Dan McCormickChief Digital Information OfficerView bio

Chief Digital Information Officer at Keywords Studios, responsible for digital technology and transformation. He previously held CIO and digital leadership roles at Rentokil Initial, supporting operations across a large global organization. His work at Keywords includes technology, security, data and AI-enabled transformation.

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Jonathan ZweigChief Revenue OfficerView bio

Chief Revenue Officer responsible for global commercial strategy and partner engagement. Zweig has more than 25 years of experience across games, media and entertainment, including leadership roles at Riot Games, Activision Blizzard and The Walt Disney Company.

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Quentin Staes-PoletGeneral Manager - Keywords Studios AI SolutionsView bio

Leads Keywords Studios AI Solutions, serving frontier AI labs, foundation-model developers and embodied-AI teams. He has more than 25 years of media, technology and gaming experience, including leadership roles building the international businesses of Unity Technologies and Epic Games' Unreal Engine.

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Latest company news

3 stories

FreeAnimal Launches as the First Global Creative Agency with a New Model Built for the Entire Games Ecosystem

Keywords Studios

Keywords Studios launched FreeAnimal by combining seven game-focused creative agencies including gnet, ICHI, KWM, Maverick, TrailerFarm, Big Farmer and Fire Without Smoke. The new global agency provides strategy, creative, production, community, player insight and go-to-market services.

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Keywords Studios expands into AI Solutions

Keywords Studios

Keywords Studios established a dedicated AI Solutions business that applies its game-development expertise to AI training data, annotation, evaluation, red teaming, synthetic environments, simulation and embodied AI. The offering targets frontier AI labs, foundation-model developers and robotics teams.

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Keywords Studios and EQT, together with CPP Investments and Temasek, announce acquisition completion

Keywords Studios

An investor group led by EQT, together with CPP Investments and Temasek, completed its acquisition of Keywords Studios. The company's shares ceased trading on AIM and Keywords became privately held.

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Jobs at Keywords Studios

195 open roles
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