Senior Lecturer - Production Design

Contract: Part-time (21 hours per week)

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at Britain’s longest established and world-famous conservatoire for filmmakers. The school, now approaching its 70th anniversary, is based in Covent Garden in the heart of London. LFS alumni include some legendary lighting camera people (Roger Pratt, Tak Fujimoto) as well as celebrated directors (Mike Leigh), and actors (Danny Huston), and many producers and executives across the industry.  

The LFS is one of only two film schools in the UK to have received ‘world leading’ institution status and funding from the Office for Students. 

As Senior Lecturer for Production Design you will be responsible for teaching, learning support, assessing and contributing to curriculum development. The post-holder will also be a personal tutor and will participate in the student recruitment process. You will need to maintain your professional practice contacts and knowledge and undertake academic administration tasks, to deliver teaching and in support of department and cross department working, including liaising with colleagues in Student Registry and Finance.

The successful candidate will hold specialist knowledge as a location and studio Production Designer/Art Director and Set Decorator for studio sets and locations. Some experience of teaching at tertiary level in a relevant academic area is required. Extensive industry professional practice is essential.

You will need excellent interpersonal skills as you’ll be working closely with a diverse range of students as well as colleagues from different departments across London Film School. You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, nurturing student creativity and developing their skills to become talented storytellers.

We offer a highly competitive staff benefits package including 30 days leave per annum (pro rata for part-time staff), employer matched contributory pension scheme (4%), season ticket and hardship loan schemes, up to 18 days professional development leave per academic year (pro rata for part-time staff), cycle to work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and a suite of family-friendly policies. 

Further information and how to apply

For further details and to apply, please click the ‘apply’ button to be redirected to our website. Closing date is 9am on Friday 21 March 2025

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Monday 31^st March or Tuesday 1^st April.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you. We offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability, who meet the essential criteria for the role. 

Applicants must be able to provide proof of their ongoing right to live and work in the UK. It is a condition of any offer of work for the School, which we may make to you, that you have, or gain, permission to work in the UK. By law, you will not be able to start working for us until you are able to provide evidence that this permission has been granted. 

LFS is an equal opportunities employer.  Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we especially encourage applications from people who identify as disabled and/or identify as LGBTQIA, black, Asian or are from minority ethnic backgrounds as these groups are under-represented at all levels of staff at LFS. 

NO AGENCIES PLEASE  

We reserve the right to close this advert as soon as sufficient applications are received, therefore candidates are advised to submit their application as soon as possible.   

London Film School is celebrated for its commitment to film, innovation and creative freedom, and its reputation for teaching excellence and practical learning. In 2022 London Film School was awarded World-Leading Specialist Provider status by the Office for Students.