Senior Lecturer in Fashion Journalism and Content Creation

London College of Fashion

The opportunity

Are you a committed and skilled educator who is passionate about innovation, creativity, and driving real change in the fashion media and communications industries? This is an excellent opportunity to join us at London College of Fashion and play a key role in helping to develop the Communications programme in the School of Media and Communication.

As a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Journalism and Content Creation, you will take responsibility for teaching, curriculum development, and on-going scholarship on the BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism and Content Creation course. This exciting and fast-moving course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, critical thinking, and journalistic skills needed to work in the dynamic world of fashion and media. Our students gain the subject knowledge and ethical awareness needed to thrive in journalism and content creation both within fashion and beyond.

Working as part of a collaborative and supportive course team, you will draw on your specialist expertise to enrich our pedagogy and curriculum. We are looking for someone who can push fashion journalism and content creation in innovative and critical directions, stimulating thought and practice while championing diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your teaching and learning.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who is recognised as an authority in their field, with a proven track record in research, teaching, knowledge exchange, or professional practice that advances the discipline.

A strong academic background and experience of teaching and assessment in higher education is essential, combined with a passion for education and a commitment to nurturing the next generation of fashion journalists and content creators.

You will also be an effective communicator, a collaborative colleague, and someone who thrives in a diverse and creative learning environment.

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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