Lecturer BA (Hons) Fashion

The Northern School of Art; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 7,000; Part time

Job summary

A creative education institution in Tees Valley is seeking a part-time Lecturer for their BA (Hons) Fashion program. The role involves developing the programme direction, leading module delivery, and collaborating on assessment procedures. Ideal candidates will have relevant industry experience and strong organisational skills. This position offers generous leave and staff development opportunities.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Staff development opportunities

Generous annual leave

Free counselling service

Free eye tests

Professional fees paid

Free car parking

Qualifications

• Relevant industry experience in fashion communication or related fields.
• Strong administrative and organisational abilities.
• Willingness to contribute to programme development.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the programme direction and growth.
• Collaborate with colleagues on assessment procedures.
• Lead module delivery and assessment.

Skills

Industry experience in fashion communication

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Lecturer BA (Hons) Fashion

Job Summary

Contract Type: Temporary

Working Pattern: Part time - term time

Advert Start Date: 22/09/2025

Advert End Date: 19/10/2025 23:59

Salary: Actual Annual Salary - £6,018 (FTE £30,093)

Job Category: Education

Vacancy ID: 286333

Employment Location: Hartlepool

Closing date: 19 Oct

Overview

The Northern School of Art is a 150-year heritage institution delivering high quality education for the creative industries. The higher education campus, based in the North East, offers a true Art School community where students and staff collaborate across disciplines. We are industry focused with a learning environment that fosters creativity and personal development. We are expanding our staffing on our BA (Hons) Fashion degree. The Fashion programme has been designed to give graduates the tools to become innovative fashion practitioners and communicators, incorporating entrepreneurship, modern craftsmanship and contemporary practice to establish their own personal design identity, cultivating both the creative and practical skills.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a dynamic degree level Lecturer (Creative Practitioner) to join our team and support the development of the programme direction and growth. The person appointed will work in the Visual Art faculty. Skills should include industry experience from a relevant fashion communication sector (e.g., Trend, Fashion communication, design, styling, marketing, brand development). Essential to this role are excellent administrative, planning, and organisational skills; you will take responsibility and lead in areas such as module leadership, assessment of student progress and attendance. You will collaborate with colleagues on the implementation of assessment procedures, contributing towards the growth of the programme. Higher education academic experience would be desirable. Previous industry contacts and knowledge of contextual research and current professional practice within the global fashion industry are advantageous.

Qualifications

Essential: relevant industry experience in fashion communication or related fields; strong administrative and organisational abilities; ability to lead module delivery and assessment; willingness to contribute to programme development. Desirable: knowledge of contextual research; current professional practice in global fashion; higher education teaching experience.

What you get if you join us

• Work for an institution that supports work-life balance, and cares for the wellbeing of staff;
• Staff development opportunities;
• Generous annual leave;
• Free confidential counselling service and physiotherapy;
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses for VDU use;
• Free IT products including Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud;
• Professional fees paid by the School;
• Staff recognition awards;
• Free car parking and access to other staff benefits;
• Access to the Teachers Pension (with significant employer contributions).

Closing date for receipt of completed applications: Sunday 19th October 2025

To download the application pack, please visit https://northernart.ac.uk/careers

Please send your completed application to [e-mail]

Supporting documents

• 1 Advert Lecturer - Lecturer - Fashion Design.pdf (167.92 KB)
• 2 Job Description Lecturer Fashion.pdf (166.74 KB)
• 3 HE MSWORD APPLICATION 2023.docx (114.63 KB)
• 4 Equality Opportunities Monitoring Form.docx (23.8 KB)