Lecturer in Fashion Styling and Production

The opportunity

The Lecturer in Fashion Styling and Production is responsible for teaching, curriculum development, and on-going scholarship on the Fashion Styling and Production course. This course is part of the Fashion Media programme and School of Media and Communication, at the London College of Fashion. The post-holder will work collaboratively within a course team, deploying specialist expertise in styling and production to develop pedagogy with a focus on social impact, climate change and sustainable production. Through research led enquiry and creative processes, your practice should explore the power of curation within a fashion styling and production context, to support creative solutions for future facing narratives and storytelling.

As a collaborative team member – thriving in contemporary fashion, digital production, and image-making platforms, you will inspire our students with your energy, drive, and commitment. You will bring excellent communication, contextual, and technical skills, and the ability to support students in shaping narratives through curation and construction within the dynamic and evolving field of creative production and arts academia.

If you have any queries about this role, please contact the recruiting manager Danny Treacy d.treacy@fashion.arts.ac.uk 

Your profile

As a professional industry practitioner, you will hold a relevant degree and will be able to demonstrate significant creative success and specialist knowledge in fashion styling and production, in multi-faceted disciplines and emerging platforms. You will be forward thinking and visionary, with an understanding of the changing demands of the industry and a contemporary approach and understanding of image making, in relation to contemporary fashion styling and production. Your portfolio of work will question the status quo and you will be a significant contributor to advancing your area of expertise.

A relevant postgraduate qualification will be an advantage, while industry experience is essential. Experience of teaching in higher education is required.

To equip generation after generation for success, we rely on an outstanding academic team who are as imaginative, forward thinking and visionary, as they are informed: people with hands on experience of their industry and a keen eye on the future.

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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