College Admissions Tutor (School of Performance)

The Role 

If you’re an experienced academic in performance design with a strong grasp of higher education admissions, this is your opportunity to take on a pivotal role shaping entry into Wimbledon College of Arts, part of University of the Arts London (UAL).

Course subject areas at Wimbledon College of Arts include costume, technical arts, theatre design, acting and performance, art direction and visual effects and puppetry.

As College Admissions Tutor, you’ll lead the academic oversight of admissions across our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. You’ll review applications and portfolios, make decisions on offers, rejections and referrals, and ensure entry standards are applied consistently and fairly. Working with Course Leaders, Programme Directors and central Admissions colleagues, you’ll help maintain clarity around entry requirements, contribute to contextual admissions, and support diagnostic assessments where needed.

Your role goes beyond decision-making. You’ll be the key academic contact for student recruitment in the School of Performance, supporting open days, offer-holder events and conversion activity, while also contributing to the progression of undergraduates into our postgraduate courses. Collaboration is central: you’ll liaise with colleagues across UAL to share best practice in admissions and help ensure swift, high-quality decision making. A small amount of teaching, connected to your area of subject expertise, may also form part of the post.

About you

We’re looking for someone with a higher degree, e.g. MA in performance or a related field, alongside teaching experience and/or equivalent industry practice.

Experience of student recruitment or admissions within higher education is essential, together with a strong understanding of teaching and learning in your discipline. A teaching qualification would be an advantage.

Joining UAL means becoming part of one of the world’s most creative learning environments. You’ll have the opportunity to influence the student journey from the very beginning, helping to shape the next generation of performers, artists and practitioners. 

We are UAL 

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future. 

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

Closing date: 23:55, 5 October 2025. 

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Elizabeth Buckley, Head of Student Marketing and Recruitment / e.buckley@arts.ac.uk 

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Adrienne Marsh, Resourcing Advisor / jobs.ccw@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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