Technical Tutor - Garment Construction & Fashion Technologies

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and highly skilled fashion Technical Tutor to join the Fashion Atelier team. The role balances hands-on technical tuition with the running of a high‑standard fashion production workshop. The successful candidate will combine garment construction expertise with a strong motivation to embed fashion technologies into daily teaching, including experience with denim and tailoring techniques, troubleshooting large-format digital textile printers and pattern plotter‑cutters, and adapting to evolving facilities and curriculum.

You will pass on current garment construction and fashion technology skills to students, support the success of students and the course, and contribute to the university through direct sewing of garments and prototypes for exhibitions, competitions, and marketing campaigns. You will also collaborate with industry partners as part of the learning with industry strategy and take pride in the organisation, presentation, and safety of the Atelier to reflect the course standards and inspire students.

If you are excited to blend traditional garment construction teaching with a range of fashion technologies and contribute to a dynamic, technology-forward institution, we would love to hear from you.

• Provide hands-on technical tuition in garment construction and fashion technologies.
• Lead and manage the fashion production workshop, ensuring safety, organisation, and presentation to reflect course standards.
• Demonstrate advanced technique in denim and tailoring construction to students and troubleshoot equipment such as large-format digital textile printers and pattern plotters.
• Directly sew garments and prototypes for exhibitions, competitions, and marketing campaigns.
• Collaborate with industry partners as part of the learning with industry strategy.
• Contribute to course and university success through dynamic teaching and operational leadership within the Atelier.

• Extensive experience in garment construction and a strong motivation to embed fashion technologies into daily teaching.
• Proven ability to teach and demonstrate complex techniques to groups of students.
• Experience with or willingness to work with digital textile printing and pattern plotter‑cutting equipment.
• Strong sense of professionalism, meticulous organisation, and a commitment to safety.
• Ability to contribute to exhibitions, competitions, and industry collaborations as part of the learning strategy.

Please attach to your application a PDF portfolio demonstrating key work and/or teaching case studies pertinent to the position and role requirements. Portfolios that show process and thinking, not only end results, are especially appreciated. Applications without a PDF portfolio attached will not be considered. Interviews will consist of an initial Q&A with a panel, followed by a technical assessment lasting up to one hour, in which you will be asked to sew a sleeve gauntlet from pre-cut pieces while explaining (as if to students) what you are doing.

The entire interview process should last no more than 2 hours in total.

Ravensbourne University London is a dynamic institution at the intersection of creativity, business, and technology. Based in London's Design District in North Greenwich, it hosts a diverse, global community in one of the world s most vibrant business and creative hubs. Our BA Fashion course is internationally renowned, with a strong heritage and a reputation for producing highly employable graduates with a distinctive personal design identity and excellent technical skills.

Our graduate work has been recognised by the British Fashion Council and SHOW studio, promoting the Class of 2025 press show catwalk at Studio Smithfield. Previous international showcases have included catwalks and presentations at London Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.

• Generous leave
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• A cycle-to-work scheme