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The people who build and fund games fill Moscone for five days — staff a booth that earns their time and their follow-up.

Trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, and lead-retrieval talent for GDC (Game Developers Conference) 2027 — locally sourced in San Francisco, trained before the doors open, and managed on-site. (Almost) instant quotes.

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GDC (Game Developers Conference) staffing

GDC staffing puts trained booth professionals, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval talent on your stand at the Game Developers Conference — the GDC Festival of Gaming, where the entire B2B games industry comes together across design, code, publishing, marketing and investment, held March 1–5, 2027 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The professionals walking it are developers, engineers and designers, studio and publishing executives, platform and engine companies, business-development leads and investors. On a floor where conversations are technical and time is scarce, that talent greets and qualifies attendees, supports engine and product demonstrations and scheduled meetings, and captures every lead so your team stays in the conversations that matter. TSM Agency is a woman-owned national event staffing and talent agency, founded in 2005, that recruits, vets, briefs and manages GDC talent locally in San Francisco — trained on your product before the doors open and run through one dedicated account executive — so studios and platform brands get a professional, on-message booth without flying in or housing a crew in the Bay Area.

Event details

GDC (Game Developers Conference) 2027 at a glance

Dates
March 1–5, 2027
Days
Monday–Friday
Venue
Moscone Center
Address
747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103
Event type
B2B games industry conference and exhibition
Official site
gdconf.com
Why it matters

What GDC (Game Developers Conference) asks of an exhibitor

GDC fills the Moscone Center with the people who make and back games — developers, engineers, studio and publishing executives, platform partners and investors moving through five days of sessions, meetings and the Festival Hall. The environment is professional and technical: attendees arrive with packed schedules, they ask pointed questions, and they decide quickly whether a booth is worth their time. The challenge is coverage and credibility — a developer audience disengages fast from a booth that can't speak to its product or capture intent cleanly, and the meeting windows your business-development team needs get lost to the next stand. The four roles below each address a different piece of running a professional booth that earns attention from a demanding industry audience and converts it into qualified follow-up.

The scale of the floor

A GDC (Game Developers Conference) booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

GDC fills the Moscone Center with the people who make and back games — developers, engineers, studio and publishing executives, platform partners and investors moving through five days of sessions, meetings and the Festival Hall. The environment is professional and technical: attendees arrive with packed schedules, they ask pointed questions, and they decide quickly whether a booth is worth their time

Front of the booth

Trade show models for GDC (Game Developers Conference)

GDC trade show models work the front of your booth so no developer or executive reaches your stand unattended on a packed conference floor. With engineers, studio leads, platform partners and investors moving fast between sessions and meetings, our GDC trade show models greet and qualify arrivals, manage walk-up traffic around scheduled appointments, and open conversations so your team stays with the people ready to talk. Because they're sourced in San Francisco, you skip the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew adds during a Bay Area show week. The outcome: every qualified attendee is met and routed, and your team's limited time goes to the studios, platforms and investors that matter.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for GDC (Game Developers Conference)

GDC promotional models drive booth traffic and keep your product in front of a professional games-industry audience. On a floor of studios, engines and platforms competing for the same developers' attention, our GDC promotional models present and demonstrate your tools, games or services, hand out materials, and keep the booth active and approachable through long session days — pulling in the developers, executives and business-development leads walking your aisle. Each is briefed on your product, key messages and the one action you want — a demo, a scan, a follow-up meeting. The outcome: more qualified booth traffic, and more of it captured rather than passing to the next stand.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for GDC (Game Developers Conference)

GDC brand ambassadors represent your brand to a credentialed games-industry audience where product knowledge and credibility decide the conversation. Across a floor of developers, studio and publishing executives, platform partners and investors, our GDC brand ambassadors are trained on your product, positioning and talking points so they embody the brand consistently — walking attendees through your tools or titles, fielding technical and business questions, and reinforcing why your product belongs in their pipeline. For studios and platform brands building long-term industry relationships, the same ambassadors returning year over year build familiarity with your product and your audience. The goal they serve: a polished, on-message presence that turns booth conversations into qualified leads and partnerships.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for GDC (Game Developers Conference)

As your GDC event staffing partner we field the whole booth team behind the front line. That includes product demonstrators who deliver accurate, repeatable demos of your engine, tools, games or services; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan so every developer, executive and investor contact is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; presenters and hosts for in-booth presentations and meeting support; registration and check-in staff for appointment flow; bilingual talent for the international audience GDC draws; and a team lead to run check-in, breaks and performance across all five days. Our talent works through show close each day — never an early walk-off — so your booth is covered to the final hour, not abandoned when the floor quiets. One dedicated account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and meeting schedule and manages the team on-site, so your stand stays professional and producing for the developers, executives, platform partners and investors on the floor.

A buying audience

They came to see new products.

92% of trade show attendees come specifically to see new products — primed to engage at your booth, if someone engages them first.

Source — CEIR
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Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for GDC (Game Developers Conference)

Local talent. Crews sourced in San Francisco — no airfare, hotels, or per-diems on your invoice.
Trained before the doors open. Every booking is briefed on your products, message, and the one action you want from each visitor.
One account executive. A single point of contact scopes the team, manages on-site, and owns the outcome.
Vetted & reliable. Woman-owned since 2005, rated 5.0 on Google, with talent that shows up and performs.

A booth that's professionally staffed open-to-close at GDC (Game Developers Conference) — and a clean lead list when the show ends.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

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Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

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Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

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Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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City Markets

Local talent in every major U.S. convention city, eliminating travel expenses, with staff who know the venue.

How it works

How it works

Three steps to a fully staffed GDC (Game Developers Conference) booth.

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Step 01

Send your show & booth

Tell us your booth size, dates, and the roles you need. Most quotes come back fast.

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Step 02

Choose your team

Select your talent from our curated recommendations — we recommend, you choose — and we brief them on your brand.

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Step 03

We manage on-site

Your talent arrives show-ready and is managed on the floor, every day, through the close of the show.

FAQ

GDC (Game Developers Conference) staffing FAQs

Yes. TSM Agency places trade show models for GDC who greet and qualify attendees at your booth, manage walk-up traffic around scheduled meetings, and open conversations so your team stays with ready prospects. They're briefed on your product and the games-industry audience you want — developers, studio and publishing executives, platform partners — before the show floor opens at the Moscone Center.

We staff GDC with a locally based San Francisco roster. Local talent arrives for pre-show briefings, handles same-day schedule changes, and returns across the multi-day program without travel — and you avoid the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew adds during a Bay Area show week.

Yes. We place lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan who scan badges, qualify prospects, and route high-intent contacts to your team, plus product demonstrators who deliver accurate, repeatable demos of your engine, tools or games. Both are briefed on your qualification criteria and messaging before the floor opens — important on a floor where attendee time is scarce.

Yes. GDC draws developers and executives from across the world, and we provide verified-fluency bilingual talent — Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish and other languages — who can greet, present and capture leads in an attendee's own language. Request bilingual staffing when you submit your quote so we can confirm availability for the March dates.

Talent generally runs $50–$85 per hour depending on role, program length and the San Francisco market, and every booking includes staff selection, a pre-event brand briefing and a dedicated account manager. Quotes are fast — often within minutes once details are confirmed.

TSM Agency is a woman-owned national event staffing and talent agency founded in 2005, with 2,000+ events staffed, a 2,000+ talent network, a 5.0 Google rating and MPI membership. We carry $1M per-occurrence / $2M aggregate general liability insurance, with a certificate of insurance available on request. Our talent are vetted 1099 professionals briefed on your product before the show, and every GDC program runs through one dedicated account executive reachable on show days.

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GDC staffing puts trained booth professionals, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval talent on your stand at the Game Developers Conference — the GDC Festival of Gaming, where the entire B2B games industry comes together across design, code, publishing, marketing and investment, held March 1–5, 2027 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

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