Specialist Technician (Learning and Teaching) Styling

The opportunity

We are seeking a Grade 4 Specialist Styling Technician to provide expertise and technical guidance in styling and production-based practices. You will play a key role in enabling student learning through demonstrations, training, and professional advice in specialist techniques such as still life, editorial, commercial styling, window display, and art direction for fashion shoots. The role involves managing specialist facilities and inventories, ensuring safe use of equipment, and working closely with academic and technical teams to contribute to curriculum delivery, exhibitions, and events.

Your profile

The successful candidate will have:

A degree in fashion design, visual merchandising, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.

Proven experience in professional styling (e.g. editorial, commercial shoots, still life, or fashion production,window display, art direction, or fashion brand styling), including sourcing models, clothes, and props.

Strong knowledge of fashion trends, colour, styling principles, and production processes.

Proficiency with styling tools, equipment, and software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite).

Excellent communication, organisation, and teamwork skills, with the ability to train, demonstrate and give constructive feedback.

A strong commitment to Health & Safety, risk management, and high professional standards.

(Desirable) Experience in teaching or training.

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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