Media Teacher — VFX & Animation Specialist (FE

Job Position(s): Media Teacher — VFX & Animation Specialist (FE

Salford College is hiring a Media Teacher — VFX & Animation Specialist (FE) based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This role sits within the media department, focused on delivering hands-on instruction in visual effects production and animation workflows, taking students from concept through to finished output using industry-standard tools. It suits a working or former VFX artist, motion designer, or post-production editor who wants to pass practical craft knowledge directly to the next generation of screen industry professionals.

About the Role

The Media Teacher — VFX & Animation Specialist (FE) works across a full further education curriculum, teaching students at Levels 1 through 3 across theory, production, and editing components. A typical day moves between classroom instruction, hands-on software sessions in Adobe Creative Suite and After Effects, and one-to-one feedback on student projects that mirror real post-production workflow. The department is focused on building student competency in compositing, motion graphics, and animation pipeline fundamentals.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver practical VFX and animation sessions using Adobe After Effects, covering compositing, motion graphics, and layered visual effects production.
• Teach the full Adobe Creative Suite across media production modules, ensuring students develop file management and project organisation habits consistent with professional post-production workflow.
• Design and assess coursework at Levels 1, 2, and 3, aligning student output with awarding body criteria and industry expectations.
• Deliver theory sessions covering the principles of animation, frame rate, rendering, and visual storytelling within a screen production context.
• Track individual student progress across practical and written components, providing structured feedback that supports achievement at every level.
• Contribute to curriculum development, keeping course content current with developments in the VFX pipeline and animation studio sector.

What You Bring

• Hands-on professional experience in VFX production, motion design, or animation, with a portfolio or credits demonstrating practical output.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe After Effects and the broader Adobe Creative Suite in a production context.
• Experience teaching, mentoring, or training others in a screen production or post-production setting, formally or informally.
• Familiarity with further education or vocational qualification frameworks is an advantage, though not required for the right candidate.
• A relevant degree, HND, or equivalent professional qualification in media, film production, or a related discipline.

Why This Role

Salford College offers a structured further education environment with a clear focus on practical, employability-led media training, which gives teaching staff the space to build curriculum around real industry skills rather than abstract theory. Belfast has a growing screen production sector, and students coming through this programme are entering a regional market with genuine demand for VFX and animation skills. For an industry practitioner looking to move into education without leaving the craft behind, this is a credible route in.

Apply now for the Media Teacher — VFX & Animation Specialist (FE) position at Salford College and bring your production experience into the classroom.