Bachelor of Animation Tutor

Yoobee - Bachelor of Animation Tutor

Who are we?

At Yoobee Colleges, we believe learning should be defined by the exceptional. New Zealand’s largest specialist creative and technology college; we’ve been fuelling the creative and tech industries for over 30 years with talented Animators, Filmmakers, Designers, Techies, and Game Developers. We offer online delivery, alongside our campuses based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Making a difference to someone’s life by sharing your industry knowledge, experience and stories is incredibly exciting and rewarding. We work passionately to prepare our students’ to be ‘work ready, world ready’ for an industry we love . . . and you can be a part of this

To find out more about us, please visit https://www.yoobee.ac.nz/ 

About the role

An amazing opportunity to join our growing Yoobee Christchurch campus to teach our Bachelor of Animation Programme. You will be walking into an energetic environment where value is placed on delivering outcomes rather than micro-managing work and tasks. You will be given autonomy to work in a way that gets the best results and will be expected to take responsibility and make things happen. Some of your key responsibilities will be to: 

• Participate in the continuous improvement of course content and teaching resources 
• Deliver assessments and evaluate to prescribed national and local qualification standards 
• Assist with the care and maintenance of classrooms/labs and teaching equipment and resources including marketing and campus events 
• Record student data, assessment results, attendance, student-at-risk and other compliance related documentation 

About you

You will describe yourself as an accomplished animation practitioner who is enthusiastic, positive, patient, and motivated self-starter who has a passion for sharing knowledge and trying new things. Your exceptional communication and time management skills, along with the ability to connect and build relationships will be the key to your success! Ideally, you will also have : 

• Bachelor of Honors or Master’s degree level qualification is required.
• Experience with a range of research methodologies, currently research active and ideally experience supervising research. 
• Expertise in games and interactive media, creating game projects, all areas needed to teach fundamentals and support student projects.   
• Skills to teach essential modelling, texturing, 3D generalist production. 
• Skills to teach animation fundamentals, applied in both 2D and 3D projects.  
• Ability to guide story and visual development, storyboarding skills, fundamental design skills including character and environment design.  
• Skills and experience with producing 2D and 3D projects, Experience working individually and in multi-disciplinary teams, and confidence in coordinating and supervising team projects. 
• An ability to connect with students through a variety of delivery methods and provide pastoral care and support. 

Have experience in some or all the following key discipline skills: 

• Adobe PS, AE, Toonboom 
• Maya, Substance – 3D Modelling, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering, Rigging. 
• Unity and Unreal engine
• Animation knowledge and skills, intermediate animation  
• Concept Art / Visual Communication/Design Theory 
• Keen to expand your adult teaching skillset as part of your professional development 
• Knowledge of Assessment, Moderation and self-assessment practice 
• Commitment to Te Tiriti O Waitangi 

Why work with us? 

Yoobee Colleges prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture - open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences. We are fast movers, action orientated, keen innovators, and quick thinkers who enjoy a workplace that is inspiring and fun. 

• Be a part of NZ’s Largest specialist creative & technology college
• Birthday leave / one day extra leave for special events
• Industry-leading campuses all equipped with the latest tech and equipment
• Rewarding opportunity to support students in their journey pursuing creative industries
• Strong commitment to your professional growth & development
• Amazing work culture that is highly collaborative and supportive 

To Apply: 

Questions about your identity help us appreciate the diversity of individuals looking to work at UP Education, ensuring we’re attracting applications from people with identities and perspectives that are as diverse as our students.

We are an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equity, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process.  We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.