Part-Time Student Game Developer

LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (UA-LT-IUBLA)

Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) encompass a team-based work environment in which we support online instruction and learning across the Indiana University (IU) system. The TLT team includes instructional designers, technologists, and developers who collaborate to design, build, and enhance online courses that meet accessibility standards and leverage best practices in instructional design. Team members often work in distributed environments, collaborating across campuses in Bloomington, Indianapolis, and beyond.

The TLT Game Developer will work with a team of TLT instructional designers, TLT instructional technologists, and faculty members from various disciplines to design and develop interactive experiences to be used as part of online courses at Indiana University. The game developer will consult on the best environments and approaches for developing different types of games (casual games, adventure games, online card games etc.).

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Designs and builds engaging games and learning activities for IU courses
• Adds and edits content in Canvas to facilitate access to interactive material, including using basic HTML.
• Explores new educational technologies, researches how they can be used effectively, and writes content for web pages that promote their use by faculty and students.
• Tests interactive content to ensure all learners can access and understand it.
• Provides feedback from a student perspective.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Preferred

• Experience teaching or providing instructional support at the college or university level.

SKILLS

Required

• Knowledge of and experience with game-building environments such as Unity, Unreal engine, Construct, etc.
• Knowledge of and experience with deploying games as native mobile applications for the Apple and Android platforms.
• Demonstrated understanding of fundamental graphic design principles and accompanying tools (Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.).
• Understanding of game theory; able to provide guidance in the design of gameplay modes that reinforce instructional goals and learning objectives.
• Ability to iterate rapidly, based on feedback from faculty member and supporting course design team.

Preferred

• Fundamental web development experience (HTML/Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)/JavaScript).
• Understanding of basic accessibility principles.
• Familiarity with online learning environments and emerging educational technologies, either as an instructor or learner.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate in synchronous and asynchronous environments, and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Have you taken online classes? Do you think you know how to make games for them? How about what can make an educational game GREAT? Are you intrigued by games and how they can be used to engage students in online and face-to-face classes?

Teaching and Learning Technologies is looking for an Indiana University student to work part-time as a game developer, designing and building engaging learning games for both for-credit and not-for-credit courses.

Bloomington, Indiana

This position is eligible for remote work or to work a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.

Approximately 20 hours per week

Career Level: Part Time Employee

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Part Time Employee

Job Family: Part Time Student Employee

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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