Events Officer

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The opportunity

The Events Officer works within the events team to coordinate all content for the College’s events. Events content includes, student work relating to all courses, this could be clothing, accessories, digital work, photographs, art work, dissertations etc. As well as general events content such as subjects for talks. The Events Officer will collate work submission and selection, credits and edit events copy. The post holder will liaise with students to ensure there is clear messaging about the showcasing of student work for events. As well as supporting the activity of the Events Team, working on essential administration and content processes relating to the planning and execution of events.

If you have any queries about this role, please contact the recruiting manager Martha Shepherd at m.shepherd@arts.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact the Resourcing Team at vacancies@fashion.arts.ac.uk

About you

With experience in content coordination. You will be used to maintaining client relationships and have a strong customer service focus. You will be adept at dealing with people at all levels fromstudents to senior management. You will be a team player.  

You will have strong organisational skills and excellent communication skills with a keen eye for detail as well as the ability to build positive working relationships.

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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