Digital Learning Development Lead

University of the Arts London; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

University of the Arts London is seeking an experienced education developer to join the Digital Learning Practice team on a full-time, permanent basis. You will translate the Education Strategy into practical digital learning guidance and coordinate priorities across Colleges, Institutes and Professional Services.

Working across the university, you will shape policy, develop resources and professional development opportunities, and help colleagues adopt innovative pedagogies and AI-enabled

Qualifications

• A degree in education, digital learning or related discipline.
• Substantial experience of working with digital learning in higher education or comparable contexts.
• Experience cultivating a culture of continuous professional development and supporting staff with emerging pedagogies and technologies.
• Knowledge of contemporary digital learning pedagogies and AI-enabled technologies.

Responsibilities

• Join the Digital Learning Practice team to interpret the Education Strategy for digital learning.
• Coordinate priorities across Colleges, Institutes and Professional Services.
• Translate insights into engaging professional learning, guidance and resources.
• Influence digital practice discussions across organisational boundaries.

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced education developer to join the Digital Learning Practice (DLP) team, on a full-time, permanent basis. We are based within UAL's Learning and Teaching Directorate, a central service that works to enhance teaching and learning across the University. Working across Colleges, Institutes and Professional Services, you'll bring people and expertise together to interpret the Education Strategy in the context of digital learning, and coordinate priorities across UAL.

You'll critically engage with emerging developments in digital education to inform policy and shape institutional approaches. You'll translate these insights into engaging professional learning, guidance, resources, and opportunities that support colleagues to make thoughtful, informed decisions about digital practice. You'll also help shape critical conversations around the role of digital technologies, environments and practices in enabling, reshaping or constraining learning, teaching and creative practice.

Pre-application Webinar

We are offering a pre-application webinar where you can learn more about the vacancy, meet the team and ask questions.

Date: Wednesday 11 November 2026

Time: 11:00 am (GMT)

Location: Via MS Teams. Please email [e-mail] for the online joining link

You'll be an experienced educational developer with a degree in a relevant education, digital learning or related discipline and substantial experience of working with digital learning in higher education or comparable contexts. You'll also have experience of cultivating a culture of continuous professional development, supporting staff to engage with emerging pedagogies, technologies, and evidence-informed practice within higher education.

You'll have demonstrable knowledge of contemporary digital learning pedagogies and emerging developments in digital education, including AI-enabled technologies. As a skilled communicator and collaborative leader, you'll be able to build credibility and consensus with diverse audiences and influence across organisational boundaries. Most importantly, you'll be curious, critically minded and able to connect developments in digital education with the distinctive context of creative arts education, while questioning their educational, social and cultural implications.