Specialist Technician (Learning and Teaching) Styling

The opportunity

We are seeking a Grade 4 Specialist Styling Technician to provide expertise and technical guidance in styling and production-based practices. You will play a key role in enabling student learning through demonstrations, training, and professional advice in specialist techniques such as still life, editorial, commercial styling, window display, and art direction for fashion shoots. The role involves managing specialist facilities and inventories, ensuring safe use of equipment, and working closely with academic and technical teams to contribute to curriculum delivery, exhibitions, and events.

About you

The successful candidate will have:

A degree in fashion design, visual merchandising, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.

Proven experience in professional styling (e.g. editorial, commercial shoots, still life, or fashion production,window display, art direction, or fashion brand styling), including sourcing models, clothes, and props.

Strong knowledge of fashion trends, colour, styling principles, and production processes.

Proficiency with styling tools, equipment, and software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite).

Excellent communication, organisation, and teamwork skills, with the ability to train, demonstrate and give constructive feedback.

A strong commitment to Health & Safety, risk management, and high professional standards.

(Desirable) Experience in teaching or training.

What we offer

To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

▪ 31 days of annual leave and 2 days off to volunteer plus bank holidays
▪ Flexible and Dynamic working options available from the first day
▪ Discounted Medical Insurance including Digital GP service, therapies, in-patient and day-case treatment
▪ Free counselling and advice via our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
▪ Sector-leading Equal Parental Leave policy (6 months full pay for both parents) 
▪ Defined-benefit LGPS pension scheme
▪ In-house training and development including apprenticeships and free places on creative courses
▪ Interest free loans on travel and tech, discounts on gym memberships, nursery fees, eye care and much more
▪ Various opportunities to attend student shows and exhibitions

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.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That's why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.