Specialist Technical Instructor, Fashion; FTE FTC)

Specialist Technical Instructor, Fashion (1

FTE FTC) Date advertised

24 September 2026

16 October 2026

Technical Services

Technical Services

Full Time

Kensington & Battersea, London, United Kingdom

Full time and fixed term role for 1 year

Specialist Technical Instructor, Fashion

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Contract: 12-month fixed term

Location: Royal College of Art, London

About the role

The Royal College of Art is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Specialist Technical Instructor, Fashion to join our Fashion Atelier Workshops.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fashion practitioner to play a key role in supporting teaching, learning and research within one of the world’s leading postgraduate art and design institutions.

Working alongside the Lead Technical Instructor and Technical Coordinator, you will help ensure that our specialist fashion facilities, equipment and work spaces enable students, researchers and staff to explore, develop and realise ambitious creative work.

You will provide expert technical guidance, demonstrations and practical support across fashion pattern cutting and garment making, including garment construction, fitting, toile preparation, finishing techniques, design interpretation and production methods.

A particular strength in menswear and tailoring is essential for this role.

About you

You will be an experienced fashion practitioner with strong technical expertise and a passion for supporting others to develop their skills. You will have substantial practical experience of menswear, tailoring, pattern cutting and garment construction, together with a good understanding of specialist fashion materials, technologies and light manufacturing techniques.

You will be confident delivering technical inductions, demonstrations and masterclasses, and able to explain complex processes clearly to students and colleagues with different levels of experience.

Highly organised and solutions-focused, you will take responsibility for maintaining high standards across the technical spaces, equipment and working practices. You will be comfortable working independently, using your initiative and collaborating effectively as part of a busy technical team.

Experience of digital making technologies and CLO3D software would be desirable, although not essential.

About the RCA

The Royal College of Art is a world-leading postgraduate university specialising in art, design, architecture and communication. Our technical staff play a vital role in enabling students and researchers to experiment, innovate and push creative boundaries.

This is an excellent opportunity to bring your specialist fashion expertise to a dynamic, collaborative and internationally recognised creative environment.

The Royal College of Art (RCA) aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected.

We recognise the broad range of experiences that a diverse staff and student body brings and how this strengthens our research and enhances our teaching. In order for RCA to remain a world-leading institution we are committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles throughout all of our processes, from application through to appointment.

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