Tutor: Graphics Design, Gaming & Animation (Term 3 & 4) at Edulink International College

Role Overview

We are seeking a qualified tutor to deliver Terms 3 and 4 of the Advanced Diploma (Game/3D track). You will guide learners through the complete pipeline: from ideation and asset creation in Blender, Substance 3D Painter, and Unity (Term 3) to Maya, Arnold, rigging, and character animation (Term 4). This role emphasizes practical, portfolio-ready outcomes, sound pipeline habits, and fair, skills-based assessment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Higher Diploma or Bachelor's in Animation, Game Development, Computer Graphics, or a related field (or equivalent professional track)
• 2+ years teaching/training experience or strong, recent industry experience with a solid portfolio

Term 3: Game Idea → Assets → Level

Game Design & Visualization

• Game ideation and concise Game Design Documents (GDDs)
• Moodboards and scope control with MVP (Minimum Viable Product) thinking

Blender Modeling

• Foundation modeling (hard-surface and organic forms)
• Clean topology with quads, bevels, and modifiers
• Scale discipline and deformation awareness
• Retopology and UV mapping with UDIM/packed UVs
• Consistent texel density and seam strategy

Substance 3D Painter

• PBR (Physically Based Rendering) metal/rough workflow
• High-to-low bakes (Ambient Occlusion, Curvature, Normal maps)
• Smart masking techniques
• Unity export and channel packing

Unity (URP Basics)

• Import pipeline management (units, axes)
• Prefabs, colliders, and LOD (Level of Detail) setup
• Lightmapping and light probes
• Navmesh, block-out to polished passes
• Basic post-processing
• Performance optimization: draw calls vs atlasing, LOD strategy, texture budgets for mobile and desktop

Term 4: Maya, Arnold, Rigging & Animation

Digital Preproduction

• Story beats and shot lists
• Timing sheets and camera fundamentals

Maya Modeling & Scene Management

• Deformation-ready quad topology with supporting loops
• Proper naming conventions and scene hygiene

Lookdev & Texturing in Maya

• Arnold Standard Surface shaders
• Roughness and specular ranges
• Displacement and normal map usage
• UDIM workflows

Lighting & Rendering (Arnold)

• 3-point and naturalistic lighting setups
• Exposure and sampling strategy
• AOVs (Arbitrary Output Variables) and denoising
• Linear and ACES workflow

Rigging & Animation

• Joint placement and orientation
• IK/FK (Inverse Kinematics/Forward Kinematics) systems
• Constraints and control rigs