Photography Technician - Art & Design

Hertford Regional College; Ware; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Hertford Regional College Ware Campus is seeking a Photography Technician to support the delivery and growth of outstanding education in the Department for Creative Arts & Industries within Art and Design. You will report to the Technical Resources Manager and assist the Photography programme team.

The role covers safe studio supervision, equipment management, student inductions, exhibitions, and collaborations with local businesses to provide work experience opportunities.

Qualifications

• L3 qualification in Photography or a related field.
• Experience of working with the 16-24 age group.
• Experience of working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining health and safety in allocated studios, including COSHH, PPE and risk assessments.
• Ordering, maintaining, managing and issuing specialist equipment and materials for teaching.
• Delivering subject-specialist technical workshops and inductions in line with H&S requirements.
• Curating and risk-assessing exhibitions onsite and online.
• Liaising with businesses to support students' work experience activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Youth engagement

Education

L3 Photography

Job description

Ware Campus - Ware, HRT SG12 9JF GB (Primary)

Salary range and grade

S3 Actual Salary £12,807.60 - £13,534.19 p.a. (based on FTE £26,000 - £27,475 per annum)

Job Advert

Salary- Part-time term time only ( 21 hours per week ) £12,807.60 - £13,534.19 p.a. (based on FTE £26,000 - £27,475 per annum)

Holiday- included in pay

Location – Ware Campus – Hours across Monday to Friday.

Closing Date – 2ndOctober 2026 @ Midday

We are recruiting for a Photography Technician; the post holder will be required to provide support to the delivery and growth of outstanding education in the Department for Creative Arts & Industries within the area of Art and Design. You will report to the Technical Resources Manager and take instruction from the Program Managers for Photography.

About HRC

HRC are a vibrant, dynamic further education college, recently graded a Good College by Ofsted, with students across two campuses, with ambitious growth and development targets.

HRC put people first – students, staff, the organisations that they partner with, and the local communities that they serve.

The HRC goal is to create a supportive environment for all staff in which they can develop their skills, progress their career and make a real difference in their local community. HRC ethos is evident in everything that they do and are always looking for new colleagues who share the HRC vision and values. As part of the HRC team, you will benefit from fantastic on-site facilities, exciting opportunities for career progression and relevant training opportunities to help you gain the additional skills that you need to reach your full potential.

About The Role

Within the photography specialist area ,you will maintain a professional and safe industry standard creative learning environment and manage and maintain technical resources. You will be responsible for the delivery and support of students’ workshop inductions and skills workshops. You will curate and risk-assess exhibitions both physically (onsite and externally) and online. You will liaise with businesses and employers to support the students’ work experience activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the Health and Safety of an allocated set of studios, including COSHH, PPE, and risk assessments. This includes working offsite in public spaces.
• Ordering, maintaining, managing, and issuing specialist equipment and materials to facilitate teaching and learning in art and design, with regard to sustainable practice, the growth of the department and budget constraints. Collecting payment from students and visitors.
• Undertaking housekeeping duties in specialist studios and workshops, including preparing materials for use by lecturers and students
• Deliver subject-specialist technical workshops and inductions, in line with H&S requirements, (including working at height) to cohorts of students
• Contributing as part of a team of technicians to department arts and marketing events, including offsite exhibitions, the Fashion Show and Pop-Up Shop with responsibility for documenting events as required. This may include weekend activities such as markets and exhibitions, and Open evenings/events.

For more details please take a look over the full Job Description.

About You

• L3 qualification in Photography or a related specialism
• Experience of working with the 16-24 age group.
• Experience of working as part of a team

Why Join Us?

• Fantastic on-site facilities
• Genuine opportunities for career progression
• Training to help you reach your full potential
• A workplace where your contribution truly matters

Ready to Apply?

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we’d love to hear from you! Please include a supporting statement explaining how your skills and experience make you the ideal candidate.

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and measured against the Essential criteria, we may close the vacancy early, so don’t delay! All positions are subject to a DBS clearance check.

• For further information, please call 01992 411547