Specialist Technician (Learning and Teaching) 3D Fabrication

The role
London College of Fashion is seeking a Specialist Technician to join the School of Media & Communication, providing expert technical support across our specialist 3D and performance facilities.

As a Specialist Technician, you will provide professional expertise, guidance, and advice, contributing to the delivery of technical activities across the College. You will support student learning through informal/formal training and instruction, helping students to become proficient in highly specialist techniques, production methods and technologies.

The role also includes responsibility for the day-to-day running of specialist areas and facilities within the College, including the management and booking of 3D and Performance studios during and outside timetabled teaching sessions. You will work closely with the Technical Coordinator/Manager to ensure the safe and effective use of equipment and facilities.

You will also contribute critical and creative input to student projects and expressive intentions, providing feedback in relation to course learning outcomes and supporting formative assessments.

About you
To succeed in this role, you will need a BA and/or MA qualification, or equivalent experience in 3D Fabrication Design and Construction, with a background in the 3D industry as a maker and experience of 3D design and craft construction processes. Experience teaching construction processes within prop making, installations and prosthetics makeup effects for Performance, Fashion and Media contexts is essential.

You will be confident using and explaining specialist technical terminology, communicating complex and conceptual information clearly and appropriately to different audiences. You should also be able to use a range of methods, tools and equipment to achieve safe and professional standards of work, while actively developing and improving working practices.

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.

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Closing date: 21st May 2026, 23:55.

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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