Course Leader, MA Content Creation & Production

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Contract: Part-time 3 days per week / Permanent

Location: Vogue College of Fashion - London (30 Bedford Square, WC1B 3EE)

Reports to: Director of Postgraduate Programmes

Edconic

Edconic partners with prestigious companies to deliver relevant, experiential learning programs taught by industry experts from the world’s best brands. The Edconic portfolio currently includes Vogue College of Fashion, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, The School of The New York Times and Manchester City Sports Business School. Our academic programs range from pre-college to master’s degrees with campuses in New York, London, Madrid and Online, and partnerships in Seoul and Beijing.

About Us

With campuses in key fashion capitals and online programmes, Vogue College of Fashion blends academic rigour with real-world industry experience. Partnering with top universities, we deliver comprehensive educational experience and continuous industry engagement. As an extension of Vogue, we provide ongoing engagement with industry professionals, offering insights and experiences beyond the classroom.

Our programmes integrate rigorous study with hands-on practice. Students tackle real projects, connect with industry leaders, and visit top companies, ensuring they gain practical skills and a solid understanding of fashion’s global impact. Our alumni work with leading brands like Vogue, Cartier, Dior, GQ, and Louis Vuitton.

At Vogue College, students become part of a global community, whether on-campus or online. Through transformative education, the College takes account of diverse attitudes and cultural viewpoints, recognising fashion’s role and significance in cultural, economic, global, local and community contexts.

Role Summary

We are seeking a critically engaged and forward-thinking Course Leader to oversee the MA Content Creation & Production, a newly revalidated postgraduate programme that explores the shifting landscape of fashion media through a multidisciplinary, inclusive, and practice-led approach. This role requires a visionary leader to guide the course’s strategic development and day-to-day delivery, ensuring a curriculum that is contemporary, responsive to critical theory, and rooted in diverse fashion storytelling across multidisciplinary platforms enhanced by technological innovation. The Course Leader will champion a pedagogy that foregrounds equity, diversity, and sustainability while fostering creative originality and cultural sensitivity.

The MA programme positions fashion as both a mediated and mediating cultural force, inviting students to produce conceptually rigorous and visually sophisticated work across diverse platforms. It encourages critical engagement with complex ideas of identity, representation, authorship, and audience, situated within global media ecologies that interrogate the intersections of technology, creativity, and cultural exchange in a hyperconnected world. The Course Leader will support staff and students in navigating these intersections, nurturing a distinctive creative voice that responds thoughtfully to the evolving demands of the fashion and media industries.

In this leadership role, you will work closely with academic staff, researchers, industry partners, and an international student body to ensure the course remains research-informed, culturally relevant, and technologically current. You will promote interdisciplinary collaboration and integrate emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, and interactive digital tools into the curriculum. Your leadership will ensure graduates are equipped with a future-facing, critically attuned skillset, preparing them for impactful careers in editorial direction, content strategy, visual production, and digital curation within the dynamic landscape of fashion media.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Course Management
  • Oversee and manage the running of and recruitment for the MA Content Creation & Production,in collaboration with Admissions team.
  • To contribute to the recruitment of visiting lecturers and industry speakers within the relevant subject specialisms.
  • To undertake timetabling, to ensure required resources are available and room allocation is appropriate for scheduled classes.
  • Ensure effective utilisation of the Virtual Learning Environment to provide visiting lecturers and students with the relevant course / class materials and information.

• Course & Curriculum Development
  • To support the Postgraduate Programme Director with the review and development of the MA programme to ensure it remains industry relevant and academically rigorous according to level 7 provision.
  • To stay abreast of developments across the wider remit of fashion, media and the creative industries, and in consultation with the Postgraduate Programme Director, ensure that these developments are reflected in the design and delivery of learning materials.
  • To work with the academic team based in Vogue College of Fashion in Madrid, as required on curriculum development and course design.

• Marketing & Recruitment
  • Work to achieve set recruitment targets for the course.
  • Working with Global Enrolment and Marketing, participate in College marketing and course recruitment activities.

• College Community
  • To contribute to the College academic community through participation in and contribution to relevant College committees and academic meetings.

• QA & Admin
  • To adhere to all relevant College QA procedures.
  • To undertake the course periodic review, including providing an annual evaluation report on relevant modules and the course.
  • Ensure that all course data is analysed appropriately to safeguard the quality of the programme and delivery.
  • Prepare for and attend relevant Exam Boards, ensuring materials for External Examiners are produced in a timely manner.

• Learning & Teaching
  • To contribute to learning & teaching for relevant modules on MA Content Creation & Production, or other programmes as directed by the Postgraduate Programme Director.
  • To analyse data on student progression and achievement across the Postgraduate Programme with a view to identifying issues and trends and formulating appropriate action in response.
  • To develop appropriate course material that is regularly updated to reflect industry developments.
  • To ensure resources for the course and modules are made available to staff and students, including equipment, books, and other relevant material.
  • To teach across the Postgraduate provision as required.
  • To identify and deliver high quality enhanced learning opportunities for students, including external visits, relevant additional College based activities or industry opportunities.

• Assessment & Feedback
  • Support the core academic team and Visting Lecturers to provide effective formative and summative feedback to students, ensuring clear and timely delivery with reference to set assessment criteria.
  • To support and participate in the internal moderation process, ensuring a fair and transparent approach to feedback.
  • To adhere to College policies and share best practice in relation to assessment and feedback.

• Student Experience & Pastoral Care
  • To encourage open and effective communication with the student body, recognising and resolving any issues that could impact on the quality of the student experience.
  • To work with the course academics and visiting lecturers to provide a high standard of pastoral care for students, as well as coordinating support for those with additional learning needs.
  • To contribute to monitoring student attendance and behaviour to swiftly identify and respond to any problems faced by students.

The responsibilities listed above encompass the key aspects of the role, however Course Leaders are expected to carry out any other duties required to deliver the objectives of the College and ensure a high-quality student experience. The Course Leader role includes an expectation of engagement with continuous professional development, including keeping up to date with academic and industry developments in his/her area of expertise.

Person Specification - Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential Criteria

• Relevant Master’s degree with expert knowledge in areas related to the Postgraduate programme.
• Experience working in the fashion industry in all areas related to the MA Content Creation & Production course.
• Experience working as a lecturer/senior lecturer in relevant fashion education sectors at Postgraduate level.
• Experience of teaching & assessment in a higher education environment with a student-centred approach.
• Experience leading a course, programmes or other relevant team leadership in higher education.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• An ability to work within a small committed academic and administrative team.
• Teaching qualification (PG Cert or equivalent).
• Knowledge and understanding of the social, cultural, environmental, political and economic issues that shape contemporary fashion media / business / communication practices and theoretical discourses.

Desirable Criteria

• PHD qualification.
• Innovative approach to teaching and learning to support excellent teaching, pedagogy and inclusivity.
• Ability to build effective teams, networks or communities of practice and foster constructive cross team collaboration.
• Experience of line management.
• Digital literacy and experience of teaching online.
• An understanding of basic mathematical principles, spreadsheet formulae, and data analysis.

Application Process

Please submit your CV and a covering letter demonstrating your interest in this position and how you meet the person specification via the ‘Apply’ button above (e: ukvacancies@Edconic-edu.com). 

Benefits of working for Vogue College of Fashion include:

• 25 days annual leave plus up to 4 days additional discretionary leave during the Christmas period
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave on a salary sacrifice basis
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering days
• Life insurance
• Access to a comprehensive (250+ courses) and high-quality e-learning platform
• Option to complete any online course within the wider Edconic portfolio free of charge (subject to availability and eligibility)