Lecturer of Games Design & Creative Media

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Application deadline

May 16, 2025 9:00 am

Department

Creative and Music

Employment type

Permanent

37 hours

Location

Telford College - Wellington, Telford

Salary

£43,038 DOE

£29,152 - £43,038

Reporting to

Learner Manager

Potential interview date

Vacancy reference

VN1112

About the role

Telford College are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Lecturer in Game Design and Creative Media to join our forward-thinking teaching team. This role is key to delivering high-quality, innovative provision across a diverse range of full-time learners, with a strong emphasis on crafting an engaging and inclusive student experience that leads to positive achievement outcomes.

You will contribute to the ongoing development of our creative curriculum, bringing fresh ideas and industry-relevant skills to support learners in developing their technical and creative potential. Alongside your teaching responsibilities, you will be involved in a range of administrative and developmental tasks aimed at enhancing standards, improving learner outcomes, and continually evolving the student experience.

Interview dates will be between 21/05/2025 and 23/05/2025

Key Responsibilities

Lead on the design and delivery of the BTEC Level 3 RQF National Extended Diploma in Creative Media Practice (Games Design) course to agreed success targets.
Deliver and teach BTEC level 2 and Level 3 Creative Media to agreed success targets.
Regularly review and monitor the attendance and progress of learners and follow up as required to ensure learners achieve their targets.
Carry out, collate and feedback initial and/or diagnostic assessments to identify students’ ILP and support as required, providing differentiated learning strategies to enable students to achieve their primary learning goal.
Provide assignment and assessment material appropriate to each specific programme.
Evaluate and assess (formative and summative) the work of learners in relation to the curriculum criteria and provide timely constructive and helpful learner feedback.
Maintain quality systems related to the teaching of Creative including designing work schemes, lesson plans, assessment plans and assessment activities.
Update and maintain electronic documentation to support teaching and learning, assessment and tracking of learner progress.

Skills, knowledge and expertise

Qualifications and training

Minimum 2:1 degree or equivalent in Games Design or Games related degree.
Teaching qualification. Applications from Newly Qualified Teachers will be considered
Additional qualifications and/or higher degrees in the relevant area(s) are desirable but not essential
Level 2 qualification (GCSE A* – C, or equivalent) in maths and English

Skills and expertise

Successful experience of teaching in a relevant area. For Newly Qualified or less experienced teachers, ability and the drive to become an excellent teacher are essential attributes
Experience of using Adobe Creative Cloud software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro
Experience of using industry standard game engine software such as Unreal Engine and Unity
A proven track record of supporting learners as individuals and developing independent learning
Up to date knowledge of and ability to apply a range of assessment practices
An interest in and the ability to relate well to young adult learners.

How to Apply

We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to Telford College. Please take time to review the job description.

Please complete the online application form with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your application form will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The college’s safeguarding policies are available here. Under KCSIE (keeping children safe in education) guidance the college is committed to all pre-employment safeguarding checks, including online checks and candidate history. Therefore, please note upon clicking to apply you agree for these checks to be completed.

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