Lecturer - Digital Games Design in London

Position Overview: Permanent, Part Time (0.6). Please note that this post is funded for the 2026/27 academic year onwards, so the successful candidate would not be expected to commence in post prior to August 2026.

The School of Creative Industries at Kingston College is seeking a dynamic, proactive, highly organised and effective course leader to drive forward the Level 3 aspect in Digital Art, Animation and Games Design.

Teaching Skills: The successful candidate will have a skilled understanding, and the ability to teach and create tutorials, on a range of software and hardware including some or all of these programmes:

• Autodesk Maya
• Blender
• 3D Studio Max
• Game Engines
• Adobe suite including After-effects, Animate, InDesign, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator
• 3D printers
• Green screens
• HD video/still cameras
• Motion‑capture
• VR (preference)

Responsibilities: You will produce schemes of work, monitor their delivery, supervise assessment, provide internal verification, and, if necessary, liaise with external verifiers/moderators and coordinate the review and evaluation of courses. You will be a hardworking and flexible individual with high personal standards and expectations, good planning, preparation, organisational, and administrative skills, and a keen awareness of future developments that influence this curriculum area, including experience of successfully monitoring and supporting at‑risk learners to achieve or exceed their potential.

Qualifications: Relevant qualifications to degree level or higher, hold a teaching qualification (or willing to work towards), and have participated in recent and relevant continuous professional development. A thorough understanding of evidence‑based teaching, learning, and assessment, with a strong record of delivering high quality learning programmes with demonstrably good outcomes, is required.

Benefits: The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 40 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year, an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave, an excellent pension scheme with significant employer contributions (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities, professional development and training, and a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. The benefits package is pro‑rated for part‑time staff.

Salary: The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that will be implemented in the new academic year.

Application Deadline: Closing date for the return of completed applications is 12th May 2026.

Equal Opportunity & EEO Statement: South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Background Checks: As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.