Lecturer - BA (Hons) Illustration & Animation

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Hereford College of Arts seeks to appoint a highly creative and committed individual to join the Illustration & Animation course team. The BA (Hons) degree explores a broad understanding of visual communication working within a wide range of contemporary design disciplines, equipping our students with the professional skills needed to succeed within the industry.

The successful candidate should have proven expertise and professional experience in the field of Illustration and/or Animation. It is also desirable that candidates will have experience of working within Higher Education and teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level. The posts include the management, co-ordination and delivery of course modules as well as supporting the enhancement of the student experience. A degree in a relevant discipline is required and a Post Graduate qualification in Teaching is desirable.

About Hereford College of Arts

Hereford College of Arts is a dedicated arts school with a specialist focus on art, media, design, craft, music and performing arts. Programmes include thirteen creative BA (Hons) degrees and three Masters courses, as well as a range of post-16 college-level programmes and all-age short courses.

Our mission is to empower creativity and enrich our world through transformative arts education. Our degrees courses scored among the highest in the country in the 2023 National Student Survey and our post-16 courses are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

This year we are celebrating 170 years of creative education in Hereford but our focus as an institution is on the future of the arts. The world needs creativity more than ever and we are committed to equipping our students with the skills, experience and appetite to go out and shape the world around them and build rich and fulfilling lives for themselves.

The college and the city are engaged a multi-million pound investment programme with skills and creativity at its heart. HCA is currently developing a new ten-year strategy, to be published in 2024, which will build on this and other opportunities to support the growth of ambitious creative industries and build a sustainable creative future for the region.

For an informal discussion please contact Neil Hadfield, Course Leader, BA (Hons) Illustration & Animation, by emailing and to find out more about joining this dynamic creative community please e-mail

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£27,034 to £33,153 per annum, pro rata