Lecturer, Academic, University Professor

Job Title:

Lecturer – Fashion Media and Marketing

Location:

London Salary Range: £45,000

Hours:

FT – Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm (with one potential late start to teach evening classes as per business need)
Overview

As a Lecturer at the Victoria College of Arts & Design, you will play a key role in delivering, maintaining, and continuously enhancing the high standards of teaching, mentoring, and academic support that we aim to provide for our students. This is an opportunity to work with a creative and dynamic team, contributing to the development and shaping of our creative programmes to inspire the next generation of fashion creatives.

The role will focus on Fashion Media and Marketing, supporting students in developing knowledge and practical skills across areas such as fashion communication, branding, visual storytelling, digital content creation, social media, marketing, and strategic communication. You will guide learners in understanding how fashion operates within cultural, digital, and commercial contexts, encouraging critical thinking around audience engagement, consumer behaviour, trend analysis, fashion promotion, and ethical practice.

You will support students in translating creative concepts into effective and professionally presented media and marketing outputs, helping them develop their ability to communicate fashion concepts to contemporary audiences across a range of platforms. You will also encourage students to explore current industry practices, emerging digital technologies, and evolving approaches to fashion media and marketing, ensuring their learning remains relevant to contemporary creative industries.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about teaching and mentoring, with relevant knowledge and professional experience in Fashion Media and Marketing, and who is dedicated to supporting student development and success across our creative programmes.

• Plan, develop, and deliver high-quality, student-centred lectures, seminars, tutorials, and workshops for assigned units.
• Utilise a range of teaching methods to support different learning styles, fostering engagement and inclusivity.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Fashion Media and Marketing, ensuring course content reflects contemporary industry practice.
• Support students in developing practical and theoretical knowledge across fashion communication, branding, marketing, digital media and content creation.

• Design, manage and assess formative and summative coursework assignments, ensuring fairness, transparency and relevance.
• Provide constructive and timely feedback to support students' academic progress and development.
• Ensure grading and feedback align with best practice and standards across the English Higher Education sector.

• Act as an academic advisor and mentor, providing guidance on academic matters and professional aspirations.
• Participate in student engagement activities and additional learning and academic support sessions.
• Address individual student needs and refer students to appropriate support services where necessary.
• Support students in developing professional practice and preparing for careers within fashion media, marketing and the wider creative industries.

• Work collaboratively with faculty, management, students and external stakeholders to develop and enhance curricula in line with contemporary Fashion Media and Marketing industry and academic trends.
• Develop and update teaching resources, including reading lists, case studies, practical exercises and online learning content.
• Contribute to curriculum review and the development of new and revised programmes.