Printmaking Support Technician

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The opportunity

If you are a skilled creative with a passion for print and design, ready to support a diverse range of talented individuals, this is an exciting opportunity to join the London College of Communication (LCC) Letterpress team.

Our Printmaking department is an integral part of a larger print and design team, offering purpose-built workshops that specialise in various printing techniques, including Relief Printing, Intaglio Printing, Lithographic Printing, Screen Printing, Book Arts, and Letterpress.

As a Printmaking Support Technician, you will support the specialist technicians in delivering printmaking inductions and workshops covering intaglio, lithography, relief, digital pre-production, and general administrative duties. Providing technical support, guidance, and advice to a diverse group of students hailing from different schools, courses, and backgrounds, you will play a pivotal role in granting LCC students access to an extensive array of technical resources, fostering the acquisition of printing techniques while ensuring the safe and effective management of resources.

LCC is enjoying significant growth and transformation as we prepare to move to our new cutting-edge London Campus in 2026 and you will play an important role in helping to influence and shape its development.

About you

Educated to degree level or the equivalent related to a print specialism, we are seeking a motivated and adaptable individual with a wide range of printmaking skills. Experience in supporting customers and stakeholders in a creative environment is key, along with a solid understanding of Health & Safety management within a technical area.

Effective communication is key, and you should be adept at explaining complex information clearly, imparting skills and knowledge to students, academics, and technical staff.

At LCC, we are committed to the personal and professional development of our technical staff. If there are any aspects of the role you may require training in, we will provide the necessary resources to support your continuous growth.

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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