Lecturer: Gaming

Invictus Education Group; Ballito; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Invictus Education Group is preparing to open a new campus in Ballito and is seeking a lecturer in games development. The role focuses on academic integrity, student support, content development, and assessment across modules, aligned to SAE Institute’s vision.

The candidate will demonstrate experience in game development, Unity, and programming with C# and C++. Rights to live and work in South Africa are required, with a collaborative approach to supporting students and fellow lecturers.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in the field of games development and design, minimum of 2 years preferred.
• Classroom management and workshop facilitation experience preferred.
• Solid grounding in game studies and theory.
• Must have rights to live and work in South Africa.
• Experience with Unity 3D and asset creation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Be able to execute and facilitate the day-to-day demands of lecturing, lesson planning and delivery, developing assessments and teaching materials.
• Provide student support, admin tasks and timely feedback, with coordination with the HOD and faculty.

Skills

C# programming

C++ programming

Unity engine

Game development

Tools

Unity

Job description

Ballito, South Africa | Posted on 10/13/2026

New campus,New opportunities,New careers

We are preparing to open our new campus in 2028,and we're looking for talented people who want to grow with us .

Think you could be a part of what we're building?

Join our 2028 Talent Community by submitting your CV and telling us where you see yourself making an impact.

The purpose of this role isa committed lecturer in the area of Games development. The post requires competencyin every aspect of the qualification’s academic integrity, student support,academic content development, evaluation, moderation, assessment of learning aswell as supporting SAE Institute’s vision and mission.

Qualities:

• Consistently positive & patient withsupport to students
• Possess outstanding communication, interpersonal skills, administrationskills, be highly organized and possess good time management skills.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Substantial experience in the field ofgames development and design of a minimum of 2 years preferred.
• Classroom management and workshopfacilitation skills: A minimum of 2 years’ recent experience in an academic ortraining environment preferred.
• Must be knowledgeable about gamestudies and theory
• Must have a solid grounding in C#programming, C++ would be a bonus
• Must have solid experience of theUnity gaming engine.
• Body of work that demonstratescompetency in game development and production.
• Experience in 3D and 2D unity workflowsand games asset creation preferred
• Collaborative and willing to work withfellow lecturers and the HOD to support students
• Must have rights to live and work inSouth Africa.

1. Key Responsibilities of the role

NB: This list is notexhaustive and provides a broad outline of the KPA's associated with the job function

• Be able to execute and facilitate thenormal day-to-day demands of lecturing, lesson planning, delivery, develop andconduct appropriate practical and theoretical assessments, as well as teachingand learning materials pertinent to modules, administration, student supportand review