TECH TALK
KEEN ON GAMING, AI OR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT? READ ON!
Dan Watson, head of ecosystem and operations at Middlesbrough-based tech agency Alt Labs, was the Tees Tech Ambassador 2024 and a founding father of the Tees Tech Awards.
Here, he reveals why Teesside is the place for a career in tech …
There’ s an outdated idea that you must leave Teesside to build a career in digital tech. But day by day, the strength of this thriving sector is proving that you can enjoy an exciting tech career right here in our region.
Tees Valley’ s digital tech sector spans a wide range of industries, from gaming and cybersecurity to product technology companies and digital agencies.
We’ re not a small player here. We have regional, national and international brands operating from the region.
Our gaming sector is one of the UK’ s key hubs of activity. Businesses such as Middlesbrough-based Double Eleven are working on titles such as Minecraft Dungeons, Rust and Goat Simulator.
Close by, another Middlesbrough agency, Behaviour Interactive UK, are the team behind Dead by Daylight, while Hartlepool’ s Tanglewood Games has worked on Fortnite.
Thanks to the games boom, jobs in areas such as programming, design and art, quality assurance are available on your doorstep.
And it’ s not just gaming where we’ re seeing globally recognised names looking to Tees Valley digital tech companies for support.
THE WIDER TECH SCENE IS CREATING LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES IN AREAS SUCH AS:
Software development AI engineering Digital marketing Graphics design and Network engineering.
24
Love gaming? – Tees firms have worked on Fornite and Minecraft Dungeons.