Division: Media, Communication and Performing Arts
Duration: Open-Ended
Hours: 17.88 hours per week (0.5FTE)
Grade/Salary: Grade 5 (£29,588 -£33,002 pro rata, with possible progression to £35,608 pro rata)
Ref: CVMC05529A
The Division of Media, Communication and Performing Arts (MCPA) seeks to appoint two new positions on Scotland’s newest graphic design degree BA(Hons) Digital and Graphic Design. We wish to recruit a MAC technician to support the new design students with set-up, maintenance and support of QMU’s new MAC suite. We also wish to recruit a lecturer in Digital Design to share the teaching of the first three graphic design modules in this new programme in QMU’s new MAC suite.
QMU has a long track record of delivering industry-relevant Media, Marketing and Arts degrees. You would be joining an established team of design and media academics to teach on/support BA(Hons) Digital and Graphic Design’s first cohort of undergraduate students.
You would contribute to the delivery of the first-year modules to provide digital graphic design students with the fundamental grounding in core digital graphic design practical, contextual and technical skill sets.
The successful MAC technician candidate will combine MAC-based technical knowledge with up-to-date industry-relevant skills in setting up and maintaining a MAC suite for design students, and an ability to run Adobe Creative Suite software workshops for HE design students.
The MAC technician post holder would primarily focus on setting up and maintaining QMU’s new MAC suite, supporting students with MAC-based hardware and software throughout the academic year and demonstrating the main Adobe Creative Suite software in workshops.
MAC technician applicants would benefit from MAC-based technical skills, trouble-shooting and Adobe Creative Suite software demonstration experience.
Specific modules that the postholder may contribute to include:
- Digital Design 101
- Intro to Motion Design
- Designing for Audiences
- Dissertation supervision
The Division of Media, Communication and Performing Arts offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Graphic Design, Film, Media, Digital Marketing and Public Relations Content Creation, Drama, Arts Management, Acting, Costume, Strategic and Political Communications. The Division also has several successful collaborations with other organisations delivering QMU validated degree programmes. Staff within the Division submitted to REF 2021.
For informal information about the positions you can contact Dr Dave Wood, the programme leader for BA(Hons) Digital and Graphic Design, [email protected]. Should you have any queries regarding the application process or require any special assistance please contact Human Resources by email [email protected]
The closing date for this position is 22 July 2026
Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.
Should you wish to apply for the vacancy, please visit our vacancies pagedownload the job description and complete an application online form, and submit along with an up-to-date CV. The application should detail why you are interested in the role and how you meet the essential criteria.
This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we can not progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
