Photography Specialist Technician

The opportunity

London College of Communication's Technical Resources team is looking for a Specialist Technician with excellent photography knowledge, skills and experience to join us on a part time basis.

As part of our team of technicians, you will help provide technical support to the College's photography department and programme. The College has access to a range of facilities, including B/W and colour processing darkrooms, flash and continual lighting studios, and digital scanning and inkjet printing, including a Chromira light jet printing service for students.

You will lead, deliver and supervise learning activities, providing expert guidance and technical advice in photography image capture, helping students to identify and supply appropriate techniques, processes, materials, resources, and equipment to meet learning outcomes.

In addition to this, you will assist in the day-to-day running of the photography studios and darkrooms, including the use and booking of specialist facilities. This role involves evening cover for the technical facilities, including two late night openings.

About you

You will have a comprehensive knowledge of photographic image capture across both analogue and digital, including experience of colour and B/W darkrooms, film processing and studio lighting techniques.

Health and Safety is a vital part of this role, and student welfare is of the highest priority. You'll demonstrate excellent knowledge of H&S requirements, along with the ability to manage your own workload and communicate clearly to both students and staff.

Experience of teaching and/or demonstrating photographic equipment and techniques is essential, along with an understanding of photographic production, methods, and techniques.

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 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

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

Closing date: 7^th October 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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