Technical Tutor Fashion Design Pattern Cutting

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Technical Services
Location:  Epsom
Salary:  £29,605 to £32,982 per annum
Closing Date:  Sunday 10 March 2024
Interview Date:  Tuesday 19 March 2024
Reference:  23-AAAA1479R-0414-5

We are looking to appoint a Technical Tutor pattern cutting to join our team at Epsom.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the BA Fashion Design course at Epsom. You will collaborate with the Academic team to collectively generate new course materials and develop learning activities specific to our Fashion Design course portfolio, where technical knowhow is match by creativity, experimentation and innovation.

The Fashion studios are a dynamic environment, and the purpose of this position is to support students in their development within this specialism. Providing technical workshops, inductions and demonstrations on processes and techniques, you will support students to understand, develop and push the creative possibilities of pattern cutting.

The successful applicant will have knowledge and experience of pattern cutting and draping processes (3D development) and will have practical experience of dealing with the day to day needs of a teaching environment, as well as being able to lesson plan and deliver technical workshops skills, within Fashion Design, in support of the academic aims of the courses. They must be resourceful, self-motivated and able to problem solve requests from both staff and students.

You will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to problem solve and apply initiative. Whilst working under pressure, you will be able to demonstrate a positive and flexible approach when working with students and staff. The ability to work as part of a team is essential.

If you would like an informal discussion about this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, Tim Hinton via email: [email protected]

At UCA, creativity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. Our legacy of educating eager and passionate artists, makers and thinkers runs back almost 160 years, and today we’re helping shape a global future that supports and nourishes talent worldwide. 

Our campuses across Surrey and Kent are vibrant communities, each specialising in different areas of the creative industries. We are also home to a thriving research hub, with academic experts and fellows leading the way in research on sustainability, design, textiles, animation, history and culture, and more. 

Are you ready to share your passion for creativity with the next generation of innovators? If so, we want to hear from you.

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The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) aims to be a welcoming and inclusive University that is truly representative of all of the diversity in society. We particularly encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic groups and people with disabilities who are currently under-represented within the University.