London Southbank University is looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic individual to is to provide technical support for the Elephant Studios@LSBU, supporting the busy kitroom operations as well as with a wide range of studio-based production and post-production activities, predominantly in the photography area.

It is expected that the post holder will have a grounded understanding of photography and studio techniques and will be keen to broaden their knowledge, understanding and experience of related disciplines.

About you

You will be friendly and approachable, with a positive and ‘can do’ attitude to work. You will be well organised and self-motivated with the ability to remain calm under pressure. You will be tech savvy; You will have experience supporting customers in a technical support or training capacity and a practical understanding of Health & Safety in relation to the designated technical area.

Exciting work you will do

• You will be working as part of a team of professional technicians who support all courses in the school of Arts and Creative Industries, including Film and Television Practice, Photography and Imaging, Media Production, Game Development, Fashion, Journalism, Sound Design and Drama and Performance.
• You will work closely with academic colleagues and students on those courses, supporting classes, projects, and student events such as exhibitions and degree shows.

The skills and experience you will need to be successful

• You will have excellent inter-personal, communication skills in order to foster good and effective working relationships with colleagues and students.
• You will possess good practical knowledge of a range of professional equipment and software related to a creative discipline, preferably, photography and/or the willingness to develop your skills in this curriculum area. Training will be provided where needed.
• You will work well without direct supervision and will be able to demonstrate good self-organisation, particularly at times of high activity. You should be flexible, adaptable and able to demonstrate exceptional customer service skills in supporting staff, students, and external clients in the use of the designated areas.

Details about the role

This role is a permanent full time post, 35 hours a week. This role is campus based.

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Application process

To apply, please complete our online application form ensuring to address the essential selection criteria in the ‘Evidence for selection criteria’ section.

Interview and assessment process

This post will close on Friday 3rd February 2023

It is expected that the interviews will be held week starting 20th February 2023

Please Note: The Job Reference # for this post is REQ 8054

Employment Visa: Under the UK Governments PSB scheme this role meets the criteria to be sponsored by LSBU for a Skilled Worker Route (SWR) application.

Please be advised that currently LSBU will only support the Certificate of Sponsorship for any employment visas and will not support the payment of the employment visa for the offered candidate and/or dependants.

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We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.