Lead Instructor – Game Art & Design
About the role
Overview
Position: Lead Instructor
Department: Game Art & Design
Type: Full-time, in person
Salary: $70,000 – $90,000 per year
Date Posted: October 20, 2025
Start Date: November 17, 2025
VanArts is seeking a passionate professional to be the Lead Instructor of our Game Art & Design program.
You will be a lead instructor 35 hours per week, and instrumental in the program’s curriculum development to best serve student and industry needs. The goal of the Game Art & Design program is to prepare students for careers as asset creators, from concept to completion for films, video games, game integration, and mobile apps.
Reports To
Senior Education Administrator (SEA) / Operations Manager
Please Note
To start, part of your teaching hours may be in other departments/programs, such as Visual Effects for Film & Television. If you have experience and expertise in other fields, let us know.
Responsibilities
- 18-21 hours: Teach in area(s) of expertise.
- 14-17 hours a week:
- Curriculum development
- Assess, grade, and input grades for your assignments.
- Assist in hiring faculty to be part of a team working to meet standards and goals set by you and the school.
- Assist in creating and upholding learning objectives for the program and set standards for a positive learning experience in which students can excel in their chosen disciplines.
- Review and update curriculum as needed.
- Meet with experienced industry studio artists and Vanarts Department Heads to ensure curriculum content and delivery is maximized for learning objectives.
- Review curriculum development with SEA (Senior Education Administrator) and Operations Manager.
Required Skills
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience working in the video game industry.
- Teaching experience is a plus.
- Strong leadership and communication abilities.
- Expertise with current industry software, standards, and practices in two or more of the following:
- Maya, ZBrush, Python
- 3D Modeling: soft and hard surface (Characters, Props, Environments)
- Surface, shading & texture design
- Lighting
- Motion capture – Motion Builder
- Game engine integration – Unreal engine
VanArts’ Mission
Our mission is to unlock the creative and career potential within each student.
Send your resume and cover letter describing why you are interested in the position to hr@vanarts.com**. Please put “Lead Instructor – Game Art & Design” in the title of your email.**
Date Posted: October 20, 2025
About Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts)
VanArts was founded in 1995 with Academy-Award winning animator/director Lee Mishkin as its founding program director. Recognizing the industry’s need for a skilled and specialized workforce, for over 25 years VanArts has offered a variety of highly focused diploma programs designed to prepare students for work in specific areas of the media arts including Visual Effects Production, Game Art & Design, Character Animation, Professional Photography, Acting for Film & Television, Web Development and Broadcasting.
By developing a well-rounded curriculum of visual, media and performing arts, VanArts has created an educational environment that encourages collaboration between its programs of study. With a faculty and advisory board that draws directly from the relevant industries, VanArts provides its students with the foundation and mentorship necessary to launch a career. Many VanArts graduates are now successful, creative professionals with credits on major feature films, directorial positions, and successful freelance careers around the world.
Our mission is to unlock the creative and career potential within each student.
Lead Instructor – Game Art & Design
About the role
Overview
Position: Lead Instructor
Department: Game Art & Design
Type: Full-time, in person
Salary: $70,000 – $90,000 per year
Date Posted: October 20, 2025
Start Date: November 17, 2025
VanArts is seeking a passionate professional to be the Lead Instructor of our Game Art & Design program.
You will be a lead instructor 35 hours per week, and instrumental in the program’s curriculum development to best serve student and industry needs. The goal of the Game Art & Design program is to prepare students for careers as asset creators, from concept to completion for films, video games, game integration, and mobile apps.
Reports To
Senior Education Administrator (SEA) / Operations Manager
Please Note
To start, part of your teaching hours may be in other departments/programs, such as Visual Effects for Film & Television. If you have experience and expertise in other fields, let us know.
Responsibilities
- 18-21 hours: Teach in area(s) of expertise.
- 14-17 hours a week:
- Curriculum development
- Assess, grade, and input grades for your assignments.
- Assist in hiring faculty to be part of a team working to meet standards and goals set by you and the school.
- Assist in creating and upholding learning objectives for the program and set standards for a positive learning experience in which students can excel in their chosen disciplines.
- Review and update curriculum as needed.
- Meet with experienced industry studio artists and Vanarts Department Heads to ensure curriculum content and delivery is maximized for learning objectives.
- Review curriculum development with SEA (Senior Education Administrator) and Operations Manager.
Required Skills
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience working in the video game industry.
- Teaching experience is a plus.
- Strong leadership and communication abilities.
- Expertise with current industry software, standards, and practices in two or more of the following:
- Maya, ZBrush, Python
- 3D Modeling: soft and hard surface (Characters, Props, Environments)
- Surface, shading & texture design
- Lighting
- Motion capture – Motion Builder
- Game engine integration – Unreal engine
VanArts’ Mission
Our mission is to unlock the creative and career potential within each student.
Send your resume and cover letter describing why you are interested in the position to hr@vanarts.com**. Please put “Lead Instructor – Game Art & Design” in the title of your email.**
Date Posted: October 20, 2025
About Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts)
VanArts was founded in 1995 with Academy-Award winning animator/director Lee Mishkin as its founding program director. Recognizing the industry’s need for a skilled and specialized workforce, for over 25 years VanArts has offered a variety of highly focused diploma programs designed to prepare students for work in specific areas of the media arts including Visual Effects Production, Game Art & Design, Character Animation, Professional Photography, Acting for Film & Television, Web Development and Broadcasting.
By developing a well-rounded curriculum of visual, media and performing arts, VanArts has created an educational environment that encourages collaboration between its programs of study. With a faculty and advisory board that draws directly from the relevant industries, VanArts provides its students with the foundation and mentorship necessary to launch a career. Many VanArts graduates are now successful, creative professionals with credits on major feature films, directorial positions, and successful freelance careers around the world.
Our mission is to unlock the creative and career potential within each student.