Netflix to Create 400 New Jobs in Europe

Netflix is creating 400 jobs at its new European customer service hub, which opened this week in Amsterdam, complementing the company’s investment in more European productions.

The new multilingual hub will be supporting customers across 11 European countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden and the U.K. The office will initially employ a workforce of 170, growing to 345 by the end of 2017 and surpassing 400 by the end of 2018. Amsterdam is also the location of Netflix’s recently expanded European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters, which has doubled its workforce since the beginning of 2016.

Netflix is also being bullish about growing its slate of European productions. The company has confirmed plans to announce at least six new European original projects before the end of 2017. The first of these, Dogs of Berlin, was announced last month and will be written, produced and shot in Germany before launching in 2018. The second, a new French original called Osmosis, was announced today and is expected to begin production in France in 2018.

All told, Netflix has committed more than $1.75 billion to European productions since entering Europe in 2012, including to date more than 90 original productions in various stages of development.

“We are delighted to announce the creation of jobs in Europe and the opening of our new customer service hub in Amsterdam, as well as two new European original series. Europe is a creative center for great storytelling that resonates around the world and we continue to invest in European content,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix’s co-founder and CEO.

“The decision by Netflix to add a customer support center along with its EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam illustrates that our business climate is exactly what leading companies are seeking when investing in their future,” added Jeroen Nijland, the commissioner for Foreign Investment, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA). “The Netherlands’ fast internet speeds, e-commerce strengths and multilingual talent pool make our country a great match for the Netflix expansion to support its rapidly growing European market.”