Programme Studio Manager – Painting

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The opportunity

If you have a strong background in fine art/painting, this is an exciting opportunity to provide specialist technical knowledge, support and guidance to students in the Painting Programme at Camberwell College of Arts, as Studio Manager.

As the Studio Manager, you will oversee the safe operation and appropriate resource management of the Painting studios, including supervision of reporting technical staff and any temporary studio assistants or alumni fellows.

You will also provide specialist technical knowledge and support in the creation, operation, and utilisation of Painting and related practices, methods and materials, facilitating students’ development as technically aware fine art practitioners, whilst respecting their primary identity as artists/ creators/ makers.

About you

Qualified to BA level in Art, Design or Performance or with equivalent industry level qualifications or certification, you will have strong proven experience in fine art/painting and related making technologies, alongside excellent working knowledge of Studio Culture and contemporary fine art practices including digital developments.

Demonstrable practical knowledge of H&S, COSHH, Risk Assessment and safe working practices are also essential.

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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