Applying for Senior Lecturer and Year Leader in Art Direction and Visual Effects
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Senior Lecturer and Year Leader in Art Direction and Visual Effects
Vacancy ID
11787
College/Service
Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges
Location
CCW - Merton Hall Road, London UK
Salary
£52,246 - £62,934 per annum
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37
Apply by
20 July 2025, 11:55 pm
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The opportunity
This is an exciting time to join the expanding community at Wimbledon College of Arts within the BA Art Direction and Visual Effects course. We’re offering two, full-time posts, for two candidates to year-lead at undergraduate level.
Successful candidates will work closely the BA Course Leader and staff, as a Year Leader, to deliver an inspiring student experience at undergraduate level. They’ll assume responsibility for delivering specialist teaching and academic guidance, curriculum development, and leadership within the course.
This course teaches students the skills required to be an art director or visual effects (VFX) artist for screen-based entertainment. We aim to equip students with the expertise to shape innovative ideas that will drive the visual identity of film, television, animation and computer games.
As well as delivering stimulating teaching, you’ll also support students with their progress, offering academic and pastoral support that will help students to thrive. Working closely with the course team, you’ll coordinate the administration of specific units on the course, whilst also contributing to curriculum development, course organisation and management.
Your profile
You’ll be a well-qualified academic who has experience of teaching and assessment in a Higher Education environment (or equivalent).
We’re specifically looking for two sets of expertise: one role will have specialist expertise in Art Direction, including knowledge of Concept Art pipeline relating to computer games, VFX or animation production, strong understanding of digital art, photoshop skills, and experience with both 3D and 2D softwares. The other role will have a production level knowledge of production workflows for VFX, computer games or animation, and working knowledge of Blender, Unreal Engine and/or Maya for character and environment modelling.
In addition to this, you’ll demonstrate evidence of research, teaching, knowledge exchange and/or professional practice that contributes to the advancement of relevant activity and is relevant to the goals of the Programme, College and University.
Learn all you need to know about applying to Wimbledon College of Arts at our info event - Date and time: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:00 - 18:00 BST
Closing date: 20th July 2025 @ 23.55
Interview date: 29th July 2025 at Wimbledon College of Arts
Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Paul Franklin, Course Leader BA Production Arts for Screen / p.franklin@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk
Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Adrienne Marsh, Resourcing Adviser at jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.
As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.
Application process
We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.
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