Projects and Showcase Build and Logistics Manager

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The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced exhibition logistics and build Manager to play a key role in the operational delivery of projects, exhibitions, showcases and productions at Camberwell, Chelsea, Wimbledon Colleges of Art.

You will contribute to the successful delivery of technical and production aspects of a variety of student projects, exhibitions, showcases and productions, such as SHOW, which is our largest final show during the summer and other defined projects, student exhibitions and performance events.

Leading a small team and directing any external contractors, you will work closely with key stakeholders, and you will be integral to the successful facilitation and management of the build and installation of complex creative projects.

You will ensure your expertise and professionalism is passed onto our students, embedding a culture of safe and best working practice and ensuring a kind and inclusive environment. You and your team will be the standard we want the students to achieve as they work alongside you to imagine, plan, and deliver their own work through our programmes of activity.

Interviews are scheduled to take place 27th and 28th February 2024.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role and your suitability, you can contact Adriano Digaudio at a.digaudio@arts.ac.uk

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Christine Crouch, Resourcing Advisor at jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk.

For further information about the role and a job description and person spec, please click the apply button.

 

About you

Extensive knowledge of show builds and temporary structures, and exhibition and artwork installation and handling is essential. You will need excellent communication, people, and time management skills and awareness of best health and safety practices.

You will also need competency in using digital build-planning tools such as Vectorworks, Sketch Up, and CAD.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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