Senior Lecturer in Design Communication

Senior Lecturer in Design Communication

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UWE Bristol is seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Senior Lecturer to lead our new MA Design Communication programme and contribute to our renowned Graphic Design and Illustration undergraduate courses. You’ll join a vibrant Design Communication cluster of nearly 600 students and 20 staff, helping shape its next phase of growth and innovation.

As Programme Leader, you will:

• Oversee the day‑to‑day delivery, development and organisation of the MA Design Communication programme.
• Contribute to high‑quality teaching across postgraduate and undergraduate design communication disciplines.
• Provide visible academic leadership, enhancing student experience, recruitment, retention and achievement.
• Collaborate with academic, technical and administrative colleagues to strengthen the programme’s identity and future direction.
• Help shape the School’s new curriculum.

We’re looking for a design communication specialist with:

• Experience in teaching and programme/module leadership.
• Strong professional practice, research, or scholarly activity.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build productive relationships with students, colleagues and industry partners.
• A contemporary, conceptually grounded outlook on design communication (e.g., type, image, narrative, sustainable practices, design futures, emerging technologies, publishing, 2D/3D making).
• A passion for defining bold, diverse learning journeys within an interdisciplinary arts environment.

This post is based at our City Campus in Bristol city centre which comprises Bower Ashton Studios, Arnolfini, Spike Island and Watershed and is home to UWE Bristol’s creative and cultural subjects.

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward‑thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, and we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Associate Director:
Design Communication, Stephen Monger on or email:

This is a permanent full‑time post working on a 1.0 FTE contract. The post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time. If this is something you are interested in, please state it clearly in your application.

UWE Bristol is a campus‑based university, and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for all of your time.

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. If you do not have current right to work in the UK you may wish to explore other visa options. Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

We’d love to hear from you – if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.

Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.