Hereford College of Arts is a dedicated arts school with a specialist focus on art, media, design, craft, music and performing arts. Programmes include eleven creative BA (Hons) degrees and three Masters courses, as well as a range of post-16 college-level programmes and all-age short courses.
Our mission is to empower creativity and enrich our world through transformative arts education. This year we are celebrating 170 years of creative education in Hereford but our focus as an institution is on the future of the arts. The world needs creativity more than ever and we are committed to equipping our students with the skills, experience and appetite to go out and shape the world around them and build rich and fulfilling lives for themselves.
The college and the city are engaged a multi-million pound investment programme with skills and creativity at its heart. At the same time the college is developing our own new ten-year strategy, to be published later this year, which will build on this and other opportunities to support the growth of ambitious creative industries and build a sustainable creative future for the region.
We are looking for a highly motivated and collaborative individual to be part of our growing creative digital team.
This innovative and industry responsive programme, introduces students to the digital world. We are looking for a motivated teacher or passionate industry professional to join our team with a specialism in one or more of the following:
– Computer game design /virtual/augmented reality
– 3D rendering and concept design
– Moving image, film, animation
If you are an excellent communicator with a keen interest in gaming and digital media and want to share your skills with committed and creative students, then we invite you to apply.
Working closely with a dynamic staff team, you will be responsible for designing and delivering exciting, vocational projects on our UAL programmes.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional creative media specialist to be part of this inspiring and future facing curriculum within a specialist arts school.
For an application pack please email Jobs, or telephone Reception on 01432 273359.
Hereford College Arts is seeking new Board members to help transform lives and enrich the world through creative education.
Hereford College of Arts is a vibrant arts college with a specialist focus on art, media, design, popular music and performing arts. The curriculum includes undergraduate and postgraduate degrees alongside a range of Further Education programmes and a wide-ranging short course programme. Our mission is to empower creativity and enrich our world through transformative arts education and we are proud of the way our community of students, staff, governors, fellows, partners and alumni contribute to the benefit of our wider society. This year we are celebrating a 170 years since the foundation of the first government funded arts school in the city. We have a good reputation and track record, but have ambitious plans to develop and grow our impact and this year are undertaking a full review of our strategic plan.
Hereford city and the wider region are also full of ambition with new cultural initiatives and enterprises, and the college seeks to play a central role in the city’s evolution.
We are looking to strengthen the expertise of our Board by recruiting additional Governors with different backgrounds, skills and experience. You’ll need to be committed to education, the arts and the College’s ambition to increase our impact locally, nationally and beyond. The role requires strategic thinking, leadership and accountability for effective decision-making. Recent experience in Higher Education quality processes and/or significant business development and commercial experience and/or understanding of safeguarding requirements would also be valuable but we are open to considering a wide range of applicants.
There are five Board meetings and at least three Committee meetings annually. In addition to formal meetings there will be a range of other opportunities through the year to meet staff and students and deepen your knowledge of the College.
This is a voluntary role, but you will join a dynamic team of people from different backgrounds and play a part in shaping the future of an exceptional college. Reasonable travel, subsistence and out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
For more information, please e-mail Linda Watkins, Clerk to the Governors or telephone her on 01432 379351.
The College is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Life Models required for both daytime and evening sessions.
For more information and an application pack please e-mail Reception