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Ansök senast: 2024-12-28

Games Art and Design Lecturer

Publicerad 2024-10-29

Description

If you want to make a positive difference to the lives of young people and help shape the future of the games industry, we want to hear from you.

We have an amazing opportunity for a lecturer in our Games Art Production team on a 0.8 FTE contract.

About the Role

As a lecturer in Games Art Production with us, you will primarily teach across our project driven UAL Level 3 Diploma & Extended Diploma provision. You will have ownership of your own programme, together with a remit to foster external links with employers and the Games industry. You will work with our Curriculum Manager to further develop our Games Art Production courses to ensure they are current and cutting edge.

About You:

You will have the expertise, enthusiasm and communication skills to inspire and motivate our diverse cohort of students. Your outstanding teaching, learning and assessment skills will stretch and challenge our students to be the best they can be.

Ideally, you will have recent teaching experience in a Further or Higher Education environment, together with contemporary experience of working as a games designer, concept artist and/or character designer.

Alternatively, you might be a new graduate or currently working in the games industry. Either way, if you want to bring your expertise into our classrooms, we want to hear from you.

You will hold a degree in Games Art or an Art and Design related subject, as well as GCSE A* - C / 9 - 4 in Maths and English or equivalent; and preferably a teaching qualification such as PGCE, or Diploma in Education or a willingness to undertake one.

You will:
· Be confident delivering 2D and 3D art practices and processes, both traditional & digital.

· Be proficient working with industry standard software including project management software, Maya, Unreal Engine, and the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.

· Understand the different specialisms used within Games Art and how they are utilised collaboratively to produce product.

· Have a creative or technical portfolio of work demonstrating practical experience in generating Games and/or Interactive Media related content.

· Be knowledgeable about the roles and careers in the creative sector.

All staff are required to:

  • Complete mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with the number of hours set for their Department.
  • Travel between sites as and when required in accordance with their job role.
  • Undertake occasional evening and weekend work to meet the needs of the service.
  • Comply with and understand all aspects of legislation and College policies and processes relating to safeguarding, including promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
  • Form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
  • Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in Health & Safety at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
  • Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in respect of GDPR at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
  • Have access to confidential information which should not be disclosed to any other person unless in pursuit of your duties in compliance with GDPR or with the specific permission given on behalf of the College.
  • Actively take responsibility for their personal learning and development (informal and formal) reviewing and reflecting on their performance within their current role.
  • Promote, adhere to, understand and put into practice all college policies and procedures.
  • Positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the MidKent College Equal Opportunities Policy.
  • Attend and complete all mandatory training sessions or on-line computer based training packages as required by the college.
  • Undertake any other duties consistent with the key responsibilities and/or duties of this role as directed by your manager.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing:
Access to a Workplace Health Coach
Benenden Health & Health Assured services
Support for Eye Checks & Glasses
Health Checks
Menopause Mentors & Counselling Services
Mental Health First Aid & Musculoskeletal Advice
Stop Smoking Support & Help for Alcohol or Substance Use
“Get Moving” Physical Activity Programs & Healthy Living Support

Work-Life Balance:
Flexible Working Options to suit your needs
Generous Annual Leave
Up to 5 Volunteering Days per year
Wellbeing, Community, and Focus Days
Free Parking on all Sites

Career Development:
Learning & Development Opportunities
Internal Development Schemes & Aspiring Managers Programme
Pay Progression & Honoraria Payments

Recognition & Rewards:
One You Rewards & Recognition Schemes
Campus Resources & Support
You at Work
Long Service Awards & Retirement Bonus
Teachers Pension / Local Government Pension Plans
A GOOD local College for Maidstone and Medway

Every year over 6000 students from Medway, Maidstone and beyond choose MidKent College to continue their studies and prepare for their future career. 

Our sparkling campuses in Maidstone and Medway boast some of the best vocational training facilities in the country as well as staff and student social zones and more. Our University Centre Maidstone campus  provides a valuable higher education and professional training centre for Maidstone, including South East Institute of Technology and the College's Home Energy Centre. Additionally, in September 2024 we proudly opened Medway School of Arts in Chatham's Historic Dockyard.

All of our campuses benefit from ongoing investment programmes so that we can provide fantastic learning environments for our students. 

For over 100 years we've been providing high-quality technical training and apprenticeships in a range of subject areas.

We are committed to the safeguarding of all our students and staff. This means everyone who works here is required to actively protect them from preventable harm. Our recruitment and selection process includes background checks which will be undertaken on the successful applicant, including an enhanced DBS, and in your application you are required to demonstrate how you meet the Colleges requirements on safeguarding.

The background checks will be carried-out in accordance with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice. The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. We operate in accordance with the DBS Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy. You can access both of these documents at https://www.midkent.ac.uk/about-us/policy-and-privacy-information

MidKent College is committed to safeguarding and the Prevent Agenda and to promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. MKC complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.

Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or young people. Candidates who are preliminarily offered a position for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions (including final warnings or reprimands), or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College including sanctions relating to work with children in any country outside of the UK.

Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

As a proud user of the disability confident scheme the College is committed to equal opportunities and celebrates the diversity of staff and students. As part of our commitment to the scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

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