Technical Manager at University of the Arts London, London College of Communication
Job Description
The opportunity
We are looking for a Technical Manager to join our Technical Management Team at London College of Communications.
We have a wide range of technical workshops including Printmaking, Book Arts, Letterpress, Print & Finishing, Digital Print, Sound, Digital Arts, Film & TV Studios, Journalism, Coms & Media, Photography, Emerging Technology Hub and an expanding 3D Workshop. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the daily operations of a selection of these technical teams and technical workshops, depending on your skills and experience. Working closely with the Head of Technical Resources, you will offer strategic leadership and operational management to enhance student experiences, improve teaching quality and elevate the impact of knowledge exchange initiatives.
London College of Communications is currently embarking on an exciting and ambitious project, to build a new building in Elephant and Castle. You will have the opportunity to feed into this project and help design and deliver brand-new, purpose-built facilities that will support and help shape the future of education in communications.
About you
You are an innovative leader with a proven record of nurturing technical teams and developing technical spaces, ideally within the educational sector. You lead with empathy, encourage professional growth and actively support diversity, equity, and inclusion.
You are knowledgeable about Health & Safety compliance and dedicated to adhering to regulatory standards. You are passionate about supporting student learning, improving the student experience and developing technical spaces. You keep up to date with sector trends and enjoy researching technological advances to ensure the technical spaces you manage remain at the cutting edge of creative education.
We are UAL
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.
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Closing date: 17:00, 8th July 2024.
If you would like any further information on the role, please contact technical.enquiries@lcc.arts.ac.uk
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.
