Specialist Technician - Acting Methods

The opportunity

Wimbledon College of Arts (WCA), part of University of the Arts London (UAL), is seeking a part time Specialist Technician (Learning & Teaching) in Acting Methods to join our Acting and Performance team.

WCA provides a rich, visionary and state-of-the-art environment where performers, designers and creative technologists collaborate and explore performance in all its guises, whilst bringing to life extraordinary work.

Technicians are vital to the success of our students’ work, bringing industry knowledge that helps students achieve their best work and smoothly transition into their professional careers.

In this role, you’ll bring your advanced knowledge and professional experience to support and guide our students. You’ll work closely with both technical and academic staff, providing teaching, feedback, and expertise in acting methods and techniques.

You’ll also be instrumental in planning, developing, and delivering engaging learning activities, ensuring they align with health and safety guidelines and University policies. 

About you 

The successful candidate will have a relevant qualification in acting methods or significant experience in a similar technical role within education, industry, or ideally both. You should have:

• Strong knowledge of Health and Safety legislation in acting and performance practices.
• Experience delivering technical workshops in acting and performance.
• The ability to explain technical/specialist acting terms clearly.

Although this role focuses on the Acting and Performance course, you’ll also be part of the wider WCA technical team. Therefore, teamwork and the ability to communicate with individuals of varying technical expertise is essential.

By sharing your expertise, passion for teaching, and collaborative mindset, you will help to create a safe, inclusive, and enriching environment for our students.

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 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.

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

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Freddie Lippi, / f.lippi@csm.arts.ac.uk 

For any questions about the application process or to request reasonable adjustments, please contact Adrienne Marsh, Resourcing Advisor / jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk 

Closing date: 20 October 2024 23:55.

The scheduled interview date is the week commencing 04 November 2024.

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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