Game Development Career Fair

Connecting today’s top game studios with tomorrow’s top talent

SMU Guildhall's annual Career Fair for Game Development connects game development students and alumni with the industry’s top game studios and tech companies. During the Fair, hiring employers speak with and interview game development job seekers in the graduating cohort, as well as alumni seeking new opportunities. A networking reception precedes the event, priming job candidates in the graduating cohort and company representatives for a productive following day.

Interested in registering for our next Game Development Career Fair*? Contact SMU Guildhall Career Services or register to be notified.

*Note: If you have found this page and are looking for a SMU career fair that is NOT gaming/game development related, you will need to contact HEGI Career Center.

Spring 2025 Career Fair for Game Development

April 9-10, 2025 | Dallas, Texas

Free to attend! 

For questions or more information, contact: Lindsey McGonigle, SMU Guildhall Director of Career Services, at 214-768-5150 or lmcgonigle@smu.edu

General Anticipated Timeline*

*Early expectations are below based on typical Fair agenda, details subject to change

Mixer: April 9th, 6-8pm at Hotel Lumen 
(Participating Companies & Graduating Cohort only)

Career Fair: April 10th, 9:30am-4:30pm at Gerald J. Ford Hall, SMU Dallas campus

• Employer Arrival, Setup & Continental Breakfast — 8:30am
• Career Fair opens — 9:30am (Students to arrive early for check-in)
• Lunch break — 12:30-1:15pm
• Career Fair closes — 4:30pm

Map Link to Ford Hall

Participating Companies Will Receive:

• Pre-Fair Welcome Mixer: A private reception from 6-8pm the evening before the Fair, offering a laid-back atmosphere to meet your future developers.
• A 6x2.5 table and two chairs (additional tables and chairs provided according to each company's participant count)
• Free electricity and wireless internet
• Free lunch & refreshments
• Faculty and staff support
• Access to SMU Guildhall students and alumni, including:
  • Candidates graduating in May 2025 (Cohort 33)
  • Job-seeking alumni interested in new opportunities
    
    

Promotional Materials

Once registered, you may opt to send your booth assets ahead of time to:

SMU Guildhall
c/oLindsey McGonigle
3100 McFarlin Blvd, Suite 306
Dallas, Texas 75205

Transportation and Parking

SMU is a pedestrian-friendly campus. Ford Hall is located nearby to several guest parking lots and garages, and is also walking distance from Hotel Lumen, where our Mixer will take place.

Driving your own car to Career Fair? Request a SMU parking pass during registration. 
To amend your request at a later date, email lmcgonigle@smu.edu.

Need a car service from the airport? Hotel Lumen recommends Big Town Limo (214-725-2568).

Hotel Accommodations

We recommend staying at nearby Hotel Lumen, located adjacent to the SMU campus and walking distance to Ford Hall. 

6101 Hillcrest Ave, Dallas, TX 75205

Hotel Guest Parking: Valet only, $30/car

Examples of Prior Attendees:

• 900lbs of Creative
• Activision
• Aireal
• Airship Syndicate
• Alloy Media and Technologies
• Arkane Studios
• Army Game Studio
• ArtCraft Entertainment
• Atom Switch
• Avacata
• Avalanche Studios
• Battlecry Studios
• Bethesda Game Studio
• Blind Squirrel
• Blizzard Entertainment
• BonusXP
• Boss Fight Entertainment
• Brazen Animation
• Certain Affinity
• Cinema
• CityMixr
• Click Here Labs/The Richards Group
• Daybreak Game Company
• Deck Nine
• Enduring Games
• Ericsson
• Fair Trade Technologies
• Flight School Studio
• ForwardXP
• Game Circus
• Gearbox Software
• Genpact
• Groove Jones
• Gunfire Games
• Headstorm, LLC
• High Moon Studios
• High Voltage Software
• id Software
• ID Tech
• Infinity Ward
• Insomniac Games
• Intific
• Jackpot Rising
• Keywords Studios
• KoiosWorks
• L3
• Looty Games
• Midnight Studios
• Nerd Kingdom
• Nerve Software
• NetEase Games
• Niantic
• Obsidian Entertainment
• Ommo Technologies
• OnComfort
• Opera Mediaworks
• Optech 4D
• PeopleFun
• Petersen Games
• Playful Corp.
• PolyKnight Games
• QC Games
• Respawn Entertainment
• Robot Entertainment
• Samsung
• SCA Gaming
• Seismic Games
• Sixfoot
• Sony / Sony Playstation
• Spacetime Studios
• Spidermonk Entertainment
• Stray Kite
• Studio Wildcard
• The Study Center
• SubVRsive
• Survios, Inc.
• Tyler Technologies
• Vecfour Digital
• The Virtual Wild
• Virtuix
• Walker Boys Studio
• Wonder Works
• [x]cube Labs
• Your Daily Fill
• Yvolver
• Zenimax Media
• And more!