Horsham video games developer wins ‘Best Place to Work’ award for 4th Year

A Horsham-based video games developer has received several Best Place to Work awards in an annual event which recognises the best UK games studios to work for.
By Jasmin Martin
Published 5th Oct 2020, 15:36 BST
Creative Studio in Horsham has been recognised in an awards which sekks to recognise the best UK games studios to work for SUS-200510-152923001Creative Studio in Horsham has been recognised in an awards which sekks to recognise the best UK games studios to work for SUS-200510-152923001
Creative Studio in Horsham has been recognised in an awards which sekks to recognise the best UK games studios to work for SUS-200510-152923001

It marks the fourth year in a row that Creative Assembly has won a Gamesindustry.Biz award, and with over 700 employees – 600 being based in Horsham – it is also the largest studio to receive recognition.

Creative Assembly has been awarded ‘One of the Best Places to Work in the UK Video Games Industry’, scoring highly through anonymous staff surveys and winning a Gamesindustry.Biz coveted Best Places badge.

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It also received The Education Award for the studio’s industry outreach programme, The Legacy Project, for a second year in a row. The project provides educational outreach on computer sciences to local schools, colleges and universities.

The UK’s Best Boss award was also given to studio director Gareth Edmondson, who took over leadership at the studio in April 2020 at the beginning of the UK COVID-19 lockdown.

Gareth said: “It’s fantastic to see Creative Assembly recognised as one of the best UK studios, especially as we are by far the largest to be recognised in these awards.

“As we have grown we have worked hard to maintain our culture and our craft-led development ethos – that’s a hard task when there are over 700 people on multiple projects across multiple studios.

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“Awards like this are a great testament to what we’ve achieved, especially as they are based on anonymous employee feedback.

“We are incredibly lucky to house so many talented people who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best both with our games and our studio life. So, thank you to everyone at CA!”

The awards are the latest to be added to the studio’s growing collection, which include both a Best Places badge and the Education Award in 2019, and the overall Best Large Studio Award for 2017 and 2018.

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