Turning Passion into Purpose. London South Bank University are excited to be recruiting to a Lecturer in Game Art in the School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies. The School offers cutting-edge courses combining theory, creativity, and professional practice across disciplines such as AI, Data Science, Cyber Security, and Games Design. Guided by industry needs and research excellence, it partners with leading organisations to enhance employability.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to inspire students to explore every aspect of game creation, from art and storytelling to programming, accessibility, and playtesting. You will guide students in building strong portfolios and transferable digital skills for a fast-moving industry and you will help shape LSBU’s new BA (Hons) Game Design and Development course, uniting creativity, technology, and critical thinking. The course primarily teaches Maya and the ideal applicant would have good working knowledge of this as well as Adobe Suite, Mixamo, Blender and other 3D modelling software.
This is a chance to turn passion for games into purposeful education, fostering ethical practice, collaboration, and innovation where creativity meets code and imagination meets impact.
About You:
We are looking to hear from candidates who have the following skills/experience:
- A good honours degree in a relevant discipline (and ideally a postgraduate qualification or equivalent professional experience).
- Passionate and versatile educator with expertise in game and 3D modelling.
- Strong understanding of the creative and technical aspects of contemporary game development practice.
- Experience teaching or mentoring students, ideally in higher education.
- Commitment to inclusive, accessible, and industry-relevant learning.
- Experience in the games industry is desirable.
The ideal candidate will be degree educated and will be an enthusiastic collaborator who can inspire students, contribute to curriculum development, and help strengthen LSBU’s growing community of creative technologists. We welcome applicants who will bring professional or academic experience in areas such as character design, character modelling, environment art, prop modelling, lighting, texturing and animation.
Benefits and How to Apply:
As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 35 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working. Full details on the range of benefits we offer can be found here.
The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the candidate pack attached. Applications must be submitted via the &slshquot;Apply Online&slshquot; button below.
For an informal conversation ahead of applying please feel free to contact the hiring manager for this position, Prof Ian Mackie: ian.mackie@lsbu.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is
Sunday 14th December 2025 23.59 pm.
Interview/assessment -
week commencing mid-end December/ early January
We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the UKVI Skilled Worker route, more details on this can be found within the candidate pack.
If you have any questions related to your application, please email the recruitment team staffrecruitment@lsbu.ac.uk
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.
