Lecturer, BA Performance Design

The Guildhall School of Music & Drama is a vibrant, international community of young musicians, actors and theatre technicians in the heart of the City of London. We produce outstanding graduates whose talents light up stages and concert platforms throughout the world. As well as providing professional training at junior, undergraduate and postgraduate level, the School has a substantial programme of regular performances, encompassing concerts, recitals, plays, operas and musicals open to the general public.

This full-time post of Lecturer in Performance Design is being created ahead of launching the new programme in September 2025. You should be an enthusiastic teacher of performance design practices, a strong communicator and an insightful collaborative worker. In addition to supporting students in their daily studio practice and overseeing projects which teach the full range of performance design skills, you will have specific responsibility for teaching computer-aided design (CAD) for performance design, alongside digital packages including Procreate and Adobe Photoshop.

The successful candidate will have a lively professional portfolio, experience of teaching in Higher Education and a clear ability to work positively and collaboratively with other people.

If you are interested in applying and would like an informal video chat about the role, please email the Programme Leader,

Susannah Henry:  Susannah.henry@gsmd.ac.uk.

For more details, please visit http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/jobs

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Closing date for applications is Monday 23^rd June 2025 at 12 noon.

Interviews will likely take place from week commencing 7^th July 2025.

Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

Guildhall School welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are particularly keen to encourage interest from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, Black, Asian, and other global majority backgrounds who are currently under-represented at Guildhall School. In recognising the positive value of diversity, we want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. We support and provide adjustments for people with disabilities – if you have a disability and need help with the application process please contact us. 

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