Careers Zone is back at PG Connects London for its third year
Jan 19 - 20, 2026
The Brewery, London
Careers Zone is an AI-driven matchmaking platform that serves both sides of the hiring table. It recommends the most relevant candidates for each role and the most relevant roles for each candidate, based on skills, specialties, and hiring goals. Companies and talent can connect, message, and book online meetings, but also turn those matches into face-to-face conversations and interviews in the dedicated Careers Zone space at Pocket Gamer Connects events.
Hiring in games is noisy.
Careers Zone cuts through the noise.
Careers Zone cuts through the noise.
For Studios
For Job Seekers
Learn more - Too many irrelevant applications to screen.
- Hard to reach the right talent, especially mid–senior.
- Event meetings are ad hoc and hard to manage.
For Job Seekers
- Endless generic job boards.
- Hard to reach the right hiring managers.
- Events can feel overwhelming without pre-arranged meetings.
What Careers Zone Does
AI-powered matchmaking that recommends the right candidates for each role and the right roles for each candidate.
Direct connections & messaging so companies and talent can chat, ask questions, and book meetings instantly.
Flexible interviews with options to meet online or in person at the dedicated Careers Zone during Pocket Gamer Connects events.
Event-powered visibility & access, from boosted employer exposure to discounted candidate tickets and exclusive on-site opportunities.
How It Works
Turn event presence into real hires
Publish your roles:
Add your open positions and hiring needs (skills, level, location, etc.).
Get AI-recommended candidates
Careers Zone suggests the most relevant candidates based on skills, specialties, and your hiring goals.
Connect & message directly
Reach out to candidates, send messages, and pre-book meetings with the ones you want to speak to.
Meet online or on-site at Pocket Gamer Connects
Hold online interviews or meet candidates face to face in the dedicated Careers Zone space, with your jobs also showcased on the on-site career wall for extra visibility among senior talent.
Smart job matches and direct access to companies
Create your Careers Zone profile
Highlight your skills, experience, specialties, and career goals.
Receive tailored role recommendations
Get AI-powered suggestions for open roles that fit your skill set and interests.
Connect & message companies
Reach out directly to hiring studios, ask questions, and pre-book online or on-site meetings.
Meet companies online or at Pocket Gamer Connects
Join virtual meetings or sit down with recruiters in the Careers Zone space—and apply for a special, heavily discounted Career Zone job seeker ticket for the event.
Register as a Job Seeker Highlight your skills, experience, specialties, and career goals.
Receive tailored role recommendations
Get AI-powered suggestions for open roles that fit your skill set and interests.
Connect & message companies
Reach out directly to hiring studios, ask questions, and pre-book online or on-site meetings.
Meet companies online or at Pocket Gamer Connects
Join virtual meetings or sit down with recruiters in the Careers Zone space—and apply for a special, heavily discounted Career Zone job seeker ticket for the event.
Careers Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects
powered by Games Factory Talents
powered by Games Factory Talents
Careers Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects is a long-term collaboration between Pocket Gamer Connects and Games Factory Talents, created to support the growth and renewal of the global games industry. Bringing together an AI-driven matchmaking platform and a dedicated space at PGC events, Careers Zone helps studios and talent find each other faster and more meaningfully.
Careers Zone Testimonials
- Takining part in the Careers Zone at PG Connects Helsinki 2024 was a really valuable experience for us at Seepia Games. Since the candidates were pre-matched to our roles, every conversation felt relevant and meaningful. We came away with several strong contacts and were later able to make a solid hire when the timing lined up. If you’re looking to grow your team, I’d recommend giving the Careers Zone a try.Victoria VercellanaHR Manager, Seepia Games
- We recognize the challenges facing the games industry today, and we’re proud to support job seekers through our events.
Thanks to our collaboration with Games Factory Talents, we’ve created a streamlined, effective way for talent and studios to connect directly at our conferences.
We’re excited to continue this partnership at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, delivering even more value to attendees and our industry partners.Dave BradleyCOO at Steel Media Ltd (Pocket Gamer) - As the Careers Zone sponsor at Pocket Gamer Connects in our home city of Barcelona, Sandsoft was proud to support an initiative that connects talent with the career opportunities in the games industry. The event provided us with a valuable opportunity to meet a wide range of skilled professionals, and we conducted numerous onsite meetings with promising candidates.
We also appreciated the effectiveness of Games Factory Talents’ matchmaking platform, which enabled us to identify and connect with candidates whose skills aligned with our open rolesboth in person and online. Meeting talent face to face offers a significantly different and more engaging experience than virtual interactions.
For any company looking to scale and hire talent in the gaming industry, we highly recommend participating in the Careers Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects events.Aleksandra KorbolewskaTalent Acquisition Lead at Sandsoft - It’s an uneasy time for the games industry with layoffs hitting daily - and breaking through is harder than ever, especially for those of us on the non-technical side. Applying online and hoping to stand out among hundreds isn’t enough anymore. What does make a difference is being there in person - attending a speech of your future CEO, grabbing coffee with a future hiring manager, having real conversations, and showing how you can help the team you’d love to join.
Career Zone made that possible. They created space within major conferences for those who might feel excluded from attending while job hunting: from job-seeker tickets (that are often unaffordable otherwise) to setting up in-person Meetups that actually lead somewhere.
That initiative helped me land my dream job. Thank you for making that happen - not just for me, but for so many others in game-dev.Anna SapeginaDeveloper & Partnerships Relations