LMS Course Gamification Assistant

Student Advanced Level

Requisition

Working Title:

LMS Course Gamification Assistant

Pay: $18.00 Hourly

Campus:
Main - Albuquerque, NM

Department:
Off Campus Work Study (454F)

Employment Type:

Student Employment

Student Type:
Work-Study

Status:
Non-Exempt

Background Check

Required:

No

For Best Consideration Date: 8/27/2026

Organization: STEM is Child's Play

Location:

100% Remote

An Off-Campus Work-Study position - MUST have a Work-Study Award

Position Summary

Looking for a work-study job that actually uses your brain and builds your résumé? This is it.

STEM is Child's Play Foundation ishiring a work-study student to help turn our existing Canvas LMS courses intogame-based learning experiences for GED students, aspiring entrepreneurs, and kids discovering STEM for the first time. The courses are already built. Your job is to create the games that go with them — using tools you probably already know or can pick up in an afternoon.

• 100% remote — work from your dorm, apartment, or the library
• Flexible hours that fit around your class schedule
• Real portfolio pieces you can show future employers
• Direct impact on learners in Albuquerque who need this
• Mentorship from a founder with 40 years in tech

Take our finished Canvas courses — AI literacy, test prep,entrepreneurship, and STEM — and build matching games using third-party platforms like Kahoot, Quizizz, Blooket, Gimkit, Genially, Jeopardy Labs, or Minecraft Education. Write the questions, structure the rounds, and embed the games into the right course modules. You're not building games from scratch — you're using existing tools to gamify content that's already written.

Enrolled in a degree seeking program at UNM, Enrolled at least half-time (6 hours) at UNM for fall and spring semesters (Audit hours do not count), and if Work Study, you must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress.

• Currently enrolled college student eligible for federalor institutional work-study
• Comfortable learning new web-based tools quickly
• Solid writing skills — you can turn a lesson into clear, engaging quiz questions
• Reliable, self-directed, and able to hit deadlines without someone standing over you
• Any of the following are a plus (not required): experience with Canvas or another LMS, prior use of Kahoot/Quizizz/Blooket/similar, education or instructional design coursework, computer science or game design background
• Bilingual English/Spanish a bonus

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.