Specialist Technician – Styling

The opportunity 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Technician – Styling to join a creative team and play a vital role in shaping the next generation of fashion talent.

Based at the London College of Fashion, you will provide expertise and technical guidance in styling and production-based practices, enabling student learning by providing demonstrations, training, and professional advice in specialist techniques such as still life, editorial, and commercial styling, as well as window display and art direction for fashion shoots.

This role also involves managing specialist styling facilities and inventories, including darkrooms and studios, ensuring the safe use of equipment, and working closely with academic and technical teams to support curriculum delivery, exhibitions, and events.

About you

We are looking for someone with a degree in fashion design, visual merchandising, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience, along with proven experience in styling (such as editorial or commercial shoots, still life, fashion production, window display, art direction, or brand styling), including sourcing models, clothes, and props.

Strong knowledge of fashion trends, colour, styling principles, and production processes is essential, along with proficiency in styling tools, equipment, and software such as the Adobe Creative Suite.

Excellent communication, organisation, and teamwork skills are required, including the ability to train, demonstrate, and give constructive feedback, and a strong commitment to Health & Safety, risk management, and maintaining high professional standards is also essential.

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. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

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, 10^th November 2025.

If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please contact vacancies@fashion.arts.ac.uk

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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