Specialist Technician (Learning and Teaching): Styling

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The opportunity

We are excited to announce a great opportunity for a styling specialist to join our renowned fashion college and make a valuable contribution to our exceptional teaching and learning facilities. As a highly regarded member of the specialist technician team at our recently established Stratford campus, your primary focus will be on developing and delivering Styling technical workshops. Within this role, you will provide valuable insights and feedback to students, nurturing their creative concepts and intentions. Your professional expertise, guidance, and advice will play an instrumental role in supporting students and staff with their styling projects. It will be vital for you to remain updated on emerging fashion and design trends, conducting thorough research and introducing innovative ideas and workshops to enrich the overall course structure. Furthermore, you will be responsible for effectively managing and organizing the styling inventory, encompassing clothing, props, and accessories.

About you

We are seeking a versatile and experienced Stylist with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Styling (or a related field) or relevant industry experience in various styling areas, including still life, editorial, commercial styling, window display, and art direction for fashion photoshoots. It is desirable for the candidate to have relevant experience in delivering technical workshops and working on styling projects, encompassing concept development and fashion shoots. Proficiency in sourcing clothes, props, and models, as well as planning, organizing, and executing fashion photoshoots, is crucial. A strong knowledge of fashion trends, commercial styling (including lookbooks and advertising), customisation, and working with brands is highly desirable. The candidate should possess excellent artistic and creative abilities, demonstrate proficiency in concept development for fashion editorials, and have a good understanding of production processes.

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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