Hereford College of Arts is a dedicated arts school with a specialist focus on art, media, design, craft, music and performing arts. Programmes include thirteen 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. Our degrees courses scored among the highest in the country in the 2023 National Student Survey and our post-16 courses are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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. HCA is currently developing a new ten-year strategy, to be published in 2024, 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.
0.8 – 1.0 FTE
SALARY: £34,572 TO £40,285 PRO RATA PER ANNUM
The College seeks to appoint a highly creative and committed individual to launch our newly validated BA (Hons) Games Design course. Are you an ambitious, energetic, change making pioneer? Then this is your opportunity to author the course you know needs to be delivered to develop the next generation of digital creatives. Work in a dynamic independent arts school with the ability to collaborate across disciplines to develop empowered dynamic creatives for a changing world. The role will include technical and creative teaching whilst developing the ethos and content of the course. Alongside this, you will manage co-ordination and delivery of the course as well as supporting the enhancement of the student experience.
Our broad-based degree explores a broad understanding of games design working within a wide range of disciplines, equipping our students with the professional skills needed to succeed within the industry as it develops. This is a chance to bring new ideas to the table to ensure our students are prepared for the changing shape of modern careers, bring new industry links and a vision for the future of the games industry.
The successful candidate should have proven expertise and professional experience in the field of games design. It is also desirable that candidates will have experience of programme leadership within Higher Education and teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level. HCA employs many dual professionals and has a successful track record of supporting staff to move between industry and education at the start of their academic careers.
For more experienced applicants there is the chance to be the new Head of School, and take on additional responsibilities across a number of programmes, alongside leading our BA (Hons) Games Design. Details for this opportunity are available on application.
Join our exciting team and be part of the ambitious future of HCA.
For an informal discussion about the role or to find out more about joining this dynamic creative community please e-mail Jobs.
Interviews will be held in week commencing: 22nd April 2024
0.8 – 1.0 FTE
SALARY: £34,572 TO £40,285 PRO RATA PER ANNUM
The College seeks to appoint a highly creative and committed individual to launch our newly validated BA (Hons) Digital Content Creation course. This innovative employer-focussed degree explores a broad understanding of the world of communication and marketing through working within a wide range of disciplines, equipping our students with the professional skills needed to succeed within this rapidly expanding sector of the industry. The role will include shaping the future of the programme and teaching the cohorts as they expand, whilst developing the ethos and content of the course. We have a clear sense of creative identity in this expanding sector of education. We are rooted in creativity, collaboration and individual student voices and journeys.
This is a chance to bring new ideas to the table to ensure our students are prepared for the changing shape of modern careers, bring new industry links and a vision for the future of the direct communication through digital content.
The successful candidate should have proven expertise and professional experience in the broad field of content creation. It is also desirable that candidates will have experience of programme leadership within Higher Education and teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level. HCA employs many dual professionals and has a successful track record of supporting staff to move between industry and education at the start of their academic careers.
For more experienced applicants there is the chance to be the new Head of School, and take on additional responsibilities across a number of programmes, alongside leading our BA (Hons) Digital Content Creation. Details for this opportunity are available on application.
Join our exciting team and be part of the ambitious future of HCA.
For an informal discussion about the role or to find out more about joining this dynamic creative community please e-mail Jobs.
Interviews will be held in week commencing: 22nd April 2024
UP TO £22,935 PER ANNUM
FULL TIME
Hereford College of Arts are seeking to appoint an Outreach and Student Recruitment Officer to help grow HCA’s recruitment and outreach strategy.
The role is across several key areas; primarily working in Schools and Colleges Liaison and Subject-Specific Recruitment. The role holder will also act as a critical point of contact for HCA and key feeder schools and colleges, as well as prospective students, delivering excellent customer service and developing strong relationships in order to provide accurate information and advice for students wishing to study and apply to HCA as a destination of choice for further education and higher education.
Working within a wider marketing and outreach team, the Outreach and Student Recruitment Officer will primarily focus on recruitment to degree level courses.
You will need to be passionate, with enthusiasm and drive, enjoy working within a team, and be well organised with excellent communication, administration, and IT skills.
For further information and an application pack please email Jobs
Life Models required for both daytime and evening sessions.
For more information and an application pack please e-mail Reception