Escape Studios
Escape Studios is Europe's premier Creative Academy, established in 2002 we create world-class, studio-ready talent, with several BAFTA and Oscar winners counted amongst our alumni. Industry engagement drives us; it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are, and it is what will take us, and our students, into the future. We are the first UK Epic Authorised Training Centre and run the UKs Premiere VFX, Games and Animation Festival. This year we have ranked number 1 in the UK and number 9 globally in the Rookies for Best Game Design & Development School in the World 2022.
Role : Hybrid (3 days onsite is essential)
Portfolio and coverletter is essential for profile consideration .
Game Design Tutor role at Escape
Escape Studios is looking for a new Game Design Tutor / lecturer to teach Game Design in the School of Interactive and Realtime. The Tutor team all have games or Realtime industry backgrounds and we each bring our experience and passion to Escape, we want you to join us and help shape our courses and teach our fantastic courses.
We are seeking an experienced Game Designer to join our team to develop and teach our Games Design courses, The Game Design Tutor is part of a team responsible for the development and delivery of the Game Design programs to our Undergraduate and MA students and will work with the Head of Games.
- We are looking for Games Designers who have released games and or interactive immersive experiences, or a Games Design Lecturer who has contributed towards the creation of interactive entertainment, we are looking for people with experience and an understanding of production and have been part of a professional development cycle.
- It would be great if you had some teaching or mentoring experience, with that said if you can stand in front of a class and speak with confidence, love sharing knowledge and care about student development that’s a great start.
- Teacher training and development will be given, and there will be an opportunity to engage with a PGCE in teaching once you are settled in. Ideally you will have a degree or MA.
- You need to be capable of explaining the Game Design development process, technical principles and create learning materials, we are looking for tutors who have a range of skills in Game Design and understand the latest pipelines and how that can apply to a student's work, as well as the technical limitations of the project.
- You will be comfortable teaching the foundations of Game Design, helping students understand the craft and good practice, as well as also working at a more complex level, depending on the specific class.
- You will be comfortable briefing students on industry-based projects and guiding them as individuals or in groups, providing formative feedback as well as summative reviews, and of course marking work.
Further responsibilities include:
- Working with the Head of Games and other members of staff to deliver fantastic Game Design classes and learning materials.
- Working with the Game Art Tutors to align Design students project briefs with the Game Art Students team projects
- Delivering training courses to students in a classroom environment, online and when necessary, to individuals and professional customers on and off-site
- Providing one–to-one feedback, coaching, show-reel clinics and support to students with a range of backgrounds and abilities
- Organising workloads to a schedule and work under pressure when required
- Cooperation with the Marketing, Sales, and Recruitment teams to support and participate in promotional and business development activities.
Research and Development:
- Learning and development, we want you to keep your edge and pass that on to our students and the team. You will have time so you can learn and develop our curriculum, deliver it, and importantly contribute to its ongoing development. We want tutors to continue developing new skills and methodologies.
- Our engine of choice is Unreal Engine 5, If you have used other engines or software, that is fine as you will be given time and help to get up to speed. Our use of software changes in line with industry, we also use Adobe Suite for graphics-based tasks and UI as well as Maya for 3D.
- Development plans are aligned to the needs of courses and to the tutor, we continually review and provide training or on-line courses to help develop areas of interest.
- Time is given for research, dependent on the teaching timetable
- We encourage tutors to join industry associations and attend Games and Realtime conferences
- For team projects we have industry mentors review students work and help advise our briefs and course direction, developers such as, Creative Assembly, Sony, Rockstar, Rocksteady, Improbable and many more, this affords us fantastic exposure to some of the best talent in the UK
Game Design Portfolio:
- To apply for this role, you must have high-quality examples of your work demonstrating your expertise in Game Design, Games Design docs, Breakdowns of your process, playable examples or videos, any examples of UI and UX design, systems and mechanics, we want to see a range of work that demonstrates a comprehensive understanding and application of Games Design.
Experience and Qualifications:
If you do not possess the experience below, we will still consider applicants who have a willingness to learn and have compelling examples of Games Design.
- Worked on at least one released game
- Understanding of modern Games Design, systems, mechanics and techniques
- Understanding of Unreal Engine, Game Design systems and Level Design
- Understanding of Blueprints and game engine optimisation
- Have experience with Graphic design tools for UI, UX and UE5 UMG
- Have experience with Packaging games and trouble shooting
- Teaching experience and/or a willingness to undertake teaching training with eventual membership of the HEA and postgraduate qualifications is also acceptable
- Understanding of Q+A and Agile Development
- Understanding of Analog Game Design
Working hours:
- The working day is 9 till 6, 5 days a week and actual Teaching contact hours are mostly 16 hours a week with the rest of the time taken up with various duties such as course development, providing feedback, marking and research.
- The Degree Course has two terms a year but there can be teaching initiatives in the summer
Location / Hybrid working / working from home
- Our building is in Holborn and 5 minutes from Covent Garden in Central London
- On non-teaching days we can work from home, so our work pattern is hybrid in nature, generally staff are in the studios 2.5-3 days a week depending on the teaching timetable.
- We are flexible on hours so if you are teaching in the morning you can work from home in the afternoon
More great things about working here….
- We have some of the best benefits in the business. We know that one size doesn’t fit all so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families too.
There is a range of options, too many to list here, but when you join you can expect:
- a starting holiday of 25 days increasing to 30, with options to flex up or down
- an annual incentive plan based on company and individual performance
- generous pension scheme - contributions are double matched by Pearson
- health plans, and an employee assistance programme for you and your family, to help balance work, family and personal life including flexible working, dental plans, childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans
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Job: LEARNING DELIVERY
Organization: Workforce Skills
Schedule: FULL\_TIME
Req ID: 11081