Associate Director – Strategic Events and Showcasing

Employer: University of the Arts London
Location: Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home
Salary: Starting from £65,000 per annum
Contract: Full time
Hours: Full time

Job description

The opportunity

Do you have the vision to establish a Strategic Events and Showcasing Team that works collaboratively with our world-class Colleges? If so University of the Arts London (UAL) is seeking a strategic leader to help establish this function and lead on the development an implementation of our events and showcasing strategy. This is a pivotal role that will shape how we tell the story of our vibrant community, cutting-edge research, and world-class creativity through dynamic and innovative events that span the creative industries. 

The successful candidate will work closely with UAL’s senior leadership, academic departments, gallerists, events teams and community engagement leaders to design and execute a university-wide strategic approach to events and showcasing. By coordinating activity, developing capability and building the infrastructure on which our teams can shine, you will increase the reach of our wide range of external events, public programming and UAL Showcase (our always-on global online exhibition of student work). As well as overseeing the university’s small central events team, you will help college teams to design for impact and connect with new audiences – from our neighbours in London to global creative leaders. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the University’s events and showcasing offering at the strategic level. 

About you

We are looking for an innovative leader who is passionate and knowledgeable about audience development and events strategy. You will have strong communication skills, with an ability to adapt style to connect with diverse audiences and the ability to create a compelling case for support as well as producing strategic plans and reports for senior leaders. Collaboration is at the heart of this role, so being comfortable working with diverse teams and influencing change is essential. You will also have a full understanding of the professional standards for events and other associated responsibilities (such as data protection, due diligence, freedom of speech etc).

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Closing date: 28 October 2024, 11:55 pm