Gateshead College is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Fashion Design and Communication specialist to join our Art and Design department on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover.
The successful candidate will plan, deliver and assess engaging and ambitious learning across our Fashion Design and Communication provision. You will support learners to develop the creative, technical and professional skills needed to progress into higher education, apprenticeships or employment within the fashion and wider creative industries.
You will work with learners across a range of levels and abilities, helping them to develop individual creative identities while building strong practical, research, communication and presentation skills.
Teaching may include:
- Fashion design research and concept development
- Drawing and visual communication for fashion
- Fashion illustration
- Garment construction and production skills
- Pattern cutting and garment development
- Textile experimentation and surface design
- Styling, art direction and image-making
- Fashion photography and moving image
- Branding and fashion promotion
- Editorial design and digital content creation
- Fashion communication and social media
- Portfolio development and presentation
- Contextual research and understanding of contemporary fashion practice
You will encourage learners to explore creative ideas through experimentation, problem-solving and reflection. You will support them to respond confidently to project briefs, communicate their concepts clearly and produce resolved outcomes that reflect their individual interests and progression goals.
You will also be responsible for assessing learner work, providing clear and constructive feedback, monitoring progress and contributing to a positive, inclusive and professional studio environment.
As part of the wider Art and Design team, you will contribute to curriculum planning, internal verification, standardisation, learner recruitment, exhibitions, progression activities and wider departmental projects.
Skills and experience
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Strong specialist knowledge and practical experience within Fashion Design, Fashion Communication or a related creative discipline
- Experience of supporting learners through the full creative process, from initial research and concept development to final production and presentation
- Confidence teaching a range of practical, visual and communication-based fashion skills
Experience of teaching and assessing UAL Art and Design qualifications at Levels 2 and 3 would be advantageous.
Experience in one or more of the following areas would also be beneficial:
- Pattern cutting and garment construction
- Fashion illustration
- Fashion photography and styling
- Fashion promotion and branding
- Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
- Digital content creation and social media
- Sustainable and ethical fashion practice
- Portfolio preparation for higher education and employment
About Gateshead College
At Gateshead College we’re famous for education with Employment Edge, industry inspired education that combines high quality learning with real world skills.
For teachers this means giving your students the knowledge and skills to be successful in work and life and supporting them to be the best they can be. This is what makes our college such an exciting place to teach. You’ll get to bring your industry expertise into the classroom and will work hand in hand with businesses to create experiences your students will never forget.
In return we can offer a values-driven organisation and the chance to work with brilliant people who put students first. You’ll be listened to and will have opportunities to make an impact. We prioritise health and wellbeing and your work life balance will be respected. Our inclusive culture means you’re valued for being yourself and diversity is celebrated, and our commitment to being a sustainable organisation means we always try to do business the right way to make our community better for everyone.
We’re committed to supporting your ongoing development which includes access to our Teacher Academy where you’ll be assigned a personal coach to help develop your practice.
At Gateshead College we all have the opportunity to help our learners succeed and it’s this clear purpose and shared effort that makes us such a great place to work; we hope you think about joining us.
Don’t have a teaching qualification?
Don’t worry. If you can bring extensive industry experience and a passion for sharing your knowledge we’d love to hear from you.
We'll provide comprehensive training and cover the cost of your qualification while you gain valuable teaching experience. We understand the commitment involved and that's why we offer paid time off the job to attend training. Additionally, you'll be supported by one of our dedicated teaching staff throughout your journey, so you’ll have the guidance and mentorship needed to thrive in your new role.
Our Benefits:
- Generous holiday allowance 50 days plus Bank Holidays (pro rata to fixed term end date).
- Mental health and wellbeing support, with 24/7 access to an employee assistance programme and counselling services.
- Career average pension with the Teachers Pension Scheme.
- Travel support including subsidised on site parking, discounted public transport scheme and cycle to work scheme.
- Retail and travel discounts.
- Volunteering Days.
