Valla Game Education is looking for 1-2 teachers in game development

Valla Folk High School

Valla is a bit like a school, but more like an exciting place. It is filled with joy, knowledge, care, and opportunities—for anyone, at any stage of life. For introverts and extroverts, for those who know what they want and those who have no idea.

At Valla, we do what we believe in. We get ideas and test them. This creates an exciting place that is always relevant and in motion, and that starts from our participants and their needs. Our vision is to contribute to everyone constantly wanting to push their boundaries forward and develop further.

Teacher at Valla Game Education

Valla Game Education is a post-secondary, two-year vocational training program in game development founded in 2020. The training is conducted on-site at Valla Folk High School in Linköping and is aimed at aspiring game developers who want to develop within the breadth of game development. It is for those who want to find their niche and succeed in the gaming industry or related jobs/industries.

Job Responsibilities

Your job responsibilities as a teacher at Valla Game Education involve teaching and preparing courses in game development as well as acting as a mentor for the participants. You plan and conduct lectures and workshops, you supervise and provide feedback to participants on assignments and projects.

We are looking for you who have good knowledge in game development in either Unity and/or Unreal Engine, are engaged in supporting our participants, and contribute to the training and the participants' development.

It is advantageous if you have:

Previous education in game development, pedagogy, and/or work experience from the gaming industry or experience in pedagogical work/adult education

Specialized competence in multiple areas within game development.

The scope of the position may be influenced by which courses you can teach:

• Introduction to Unity and basic programming
• Introduction to Unreal Engine and Visual Scripting
• Game design
• Project management
• 2D graphics
• 2D/3D animation
• Music, voice, and sound effects
• Marketing of games
• UX/UI design in games
• Level Design and World Building
• Dramaturgy in games
• Technical Art
• VFX
• Entrepreneurship
• Accessibility adaptation