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Gaming and Interactive Media Jobs Abroad: Boards and Pay

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Gaming and interactive media jobs cover game programming, design, art and animation, production, quality assurance, localization, community management, player support and esports operations. Employers range from large publishers and studios to small independent teams, outsourcing and localization firms, and companies that build interactive training and simulation tools. Contracts run from freelance and fixed-term project work … Read more

Design and Creative Industries Jobs: Boards, Skills and Pay

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Design and creative jobs cover graphic and brand design, UX, UI and product design, motion and media design, illustration and the production work that turns ideas into print, packaging and screens. Employers include brands with in-house teams, agencies and studios, software companies, publishers, public bodies and international organizations. Contracts range from vocational training places and … Read more

Environmental and Sustainability Jobs Abroad: Boards and Pay

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Environmental and sustainability jobs cover environmental consulting and assessment, conservation and ecology, pollution and waste management, climate policy, and corporate sustainability and ESG reporting. Employers include engineering consultancies, utilities, road and water agencies, local governments, companies with sustainability teams, NGOs and UN bodies. Contracts range from internships and fixed-term project posts to permanent public-sector and … Read more

Media, Journalism and Publishing Jobs: Boards and Pay

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Media, journalism and publishing jobs cover reporting, editing, audio and video production, and the work of getting books, journals and magazines into print and online. Employers range from national broadcasters and daily newspapers to local weeklies, digital outlets, book and academic publishers, and the editorial teams of international organizations. Contracts run from freelance shifts and … Read more

Marketing, Advertising and PR Jobs Abroad: Boards and Pay

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Marketing, advertising and public relations jobs sit in almost every kind of employer. Brands hire in-house marketers, agencies handle campaigns and media buying for clients, and governments, charities and international organizations employ communications officers. Contracts range from three-year apprenticeships and freelance social media work to permanent manager posts and fixed-term roles with UN agencies. What … Read more

Translation and Interpreting Jobs: Exams, Boards and Pay

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Translation and interpreting jobs are split between a small number of staff posts filled through demanding exams and a much larger freelance market paid by the word, page or hour. Staff employers include the UN, the EU institutions, courts, governments and health services, while language service companies, game studios and manufacturers hire for localization, technical … Read more

Cruise Ship Jobs: Hiring Partners, Requirements and Pay

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Most people who work on cruise ships are hired in their home country by a licensed agency acting for the cruise line, not by applying to a ship. The ocean lines run large hotels at sea, so the bulk of the work is housekeeping, restaurants, bars, galleys and guest services, alongside deck and engine officers, … Read more

Skilled Trades Jobs Abroad: Boards, Licensing and Pay

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Electrician fitting cable trays and a welder behind a screen on a sunny construction site with cranes

Electricians, plumbers and welders are among the workers most in demand across Europe, and the shortage is wide rather than local. In the European Labour Authority’s 2025 shortage report, 21 of 28 EURES countries listed building electricians as a shortage occupation, more than any other job, and 20 listed plumbers and pipe fitters, according to … Read more

Customer Service and BPO Jobs: Boards, Employers and Pay

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Customer service outsourcing is one of the few fields where a secondary school certificate and strong English, or a second European language, can lead to a formal job serving customers in another country. The Philippine industry body IBPAP counted roughly 1.9 million IT and business process workers at the end of 2025, according to SunStar’s … Read more

Aviation Jobs Beyond the Cockpit: Engineers, ATC, Ground

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Airport Engine Maintenance Team

Most aviation jobs are on the ground. Aircraft maintenance engineers and mechanics work for airline engineering divisions such as Emirates Engineering and for maintenance companies such as Lufthansa Technik and SIA Engineering. Ground handlers such as Swissport and dnata employ ramp agents, baggage staff, passenger service agents and cargo workers, airports and security contractors hire … Read more