Lecturer in Design for Art Direction

1 week ago


London Greater, United Kingdom UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON Full time

The opportunity


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The Design School is looking to recruit a Lecturer for the MA Design for Art Direction course. The course explores the art direction practice through a visual communication lens, with a particular focus on the trans disciplinarity of design.

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with a highly creative approach to implement a broad range of art direction skills and know-how. The position invites applicants who are keen to facilitate students’ learning in developing innovative approaches to designing in art direction contexts and challenge the boundaries of the role of art directors in creative industries.

As a lecturer, you will be responsible to the Course Leader for the delivery of the art direction units on the course, focusing on the relationship between theory and practice in in this field. You will bring research and/or industry and teaching experience at the postgraduate level. You will manage and participate in the delivery of student-centred and inclusive teaching and contribute to course development, assessment, quality management and student recruitment.

About you

We are looking for an individual with a qualification at undergraduate or postgraduate level relevant to designing for art direction. You will bring knowledge of delivering creative projects in a professional environment and experience in a range of specialist skills including media production, moving image, and interdisciplinary practices within the context of art direction. You will also have comprehensive knowledge of teaching international students.

As an academic, previous teaching experience at the postgraduate level is essential, in addition to experience of research and/or professional practice in designing for art direction or equivalent design practice. You will also be able to cite examples of this industry’s future trajectory and engagement with culturally diverse contexts. You should also demonstrate insight into art direction practices as they intersect with social justice, the climate emergency and other global social, cultural, environmental, political and economic forces that are transforming the design discipline.

The successful candidate should possess effective interpersonal skills and be a student-centred teacher focused on promoting diversity and inclusivity while demonstrating strong communication and organisational skills. We are looking for applicants who can work collaboratively with colleagues to develop the subject area and share expertise.

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.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: 9th December 2024, 17:00.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.



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