Specialist Technician Photography

The opportunity

As the post holder for this key position within the Photography Team, you will take a leading role in delivering technical teaching and managing the day to day activities in the CSM Photography Technical facility including: setting up and supporting studio shoots; still life, copy stand and 3D capture studios/tables; providing a point of reference for students working in the traditional and digital darkrooms; creating printed and online resources to support teaching and learning; contributing to the development of photography at CSM.

The post holder will also take a lead role in a number of key areas including: supporting and running an online booking system; processing requests from students and staff including timetabling / scheduling of teaching and learning activities; supporting the team’s communication and organisational systems; being responsible for the ordering of equipment, consumables and services; ensuring Health and Safety standards are met; working collaboratively with the Technical Team and Technical Coordinator to ensure the effective use and monitoring of budgets.

About you

We’re looking for a candidate who has an Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject or considerable relevant experience and an interest in the future evolution of photography as a medium.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience working in Photographic or Lens-Based technical facilities within an educational or professional environment or with suitable transferable skills. They will also have advanced practical knowledge and hands-on experience in:

Creative studio photography and lighting;
DSLR use for still photography and video;
Digital image editing (Adobe Suite, Lightroom, CaptureOne etc) and publishing;
Film photography (all formats) and black & white darkroom processes;
Digital image processing ie Photoshop scripting, panoramic and 360° stitching and focus-stacking, 3d capture;
Knowledge of photogrammetry modelling, programming for pixel and image manipulation and digital video production editing and output.

In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, an attractive 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 contact the CSM Staffing Team email jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk or telephone 0207 514 7885.

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.

The post will be based in Photography - a professional grade technical facility that supports students from a wide range of courses who use Photography, either as a medium in its own right or for documenting work to a very high standard. 

Our culture