Specialist Technician, Print and Dye

The opportunity

Imagine adding your skills to both the Fashion and Textiles Courses at Central Saint Martins? Working in our building at King’s Cross, you’ll support the learning and development of an exceptionally talented, diverse collection of Fashion Design and Textiles students in Print & Dye. Expect non-traditional materials and techniques with a focus on sustainability and a variety of learning approaches and backgrounds. There will be flashes of inspiration and exciting project deadlines all wrapped up in a creative and stimulating environment. 

This role provides a great opportunity to work in the higher education sector, supporting an academic environment with Print & Dye technical skills and knowledge. Adding to the existing technical team, this role provides student facing technical support within the Print and Dye workshop, supporting academic delivery. Working within the college technical team and alongside academics the role will be instrumental in developing and improving our students’ ability to successfully understand and challenge the world around us. 

You will be part of a technical team supporting textile print, dye and finishing: including silkscreen, heat press, digital image preparation for textile print, sustainable fashion and textiles print processes as well as safe studio practice across the learning environment. This will include writing & delivering online & offline inductions, maintaining studios and specialist equipment, ordering & selling stock, first line maintenance and assisting other technical staff in their duties. A good knowledge of IT is essential, such as Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), Adobe and Outlook. An adherence to Health & Safety safe working practices is also essential. 

You may on occasion be asked to work flexibly within the team to support student deadlines. 

About you

We are looking for a creative, self-motivated person who’s great at communicating; good at multi tasking and who can really empathise with the needs of the course and the students. You will have a relevant qualification in your area of specialism, HND, first degree in Textiles, Fashion Design or related field with some experience textile print, dye and finishing including silkscreen, heat press, digital image preparation for textile print, sustainable fashion and textiles print processes. You will have an understanding of how a Print studio operates, with good organisational skills and team working abilities. 

You may have higher education experience but more importantly, you will be passionate about the subject and your ability to support the students’ learning experience. We would expect high levels of technical competence and a dedication to personal development in technical areas. 

In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, pension and a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.  

If you have any queries about this role please email the CSM Staffing Team on: jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk.

What we offer

We are UAL

Central Saint Martins is a world-leading centre for arts and design education.  Its reputation stems from the creative energy of its staff and students and the stellar achievements of its graduates nationally and internationally.  The nine programmes at CSM explore the boundaries of their discipline.  Students and staff are continually alert to new ideas, and are curious and restless in developing beyond the expected norms of their subject, so emerging work is at the forefront of its area.  CSM sits at the heart of London’s creative scene, and of one of Europe’s most dynamic new culture and innovation quarters at King’s Cross, making the college increasingly important to London’s cultural life, and indicative of our general desire to open up CSM to as broad an audience as possible.   

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