Director Of Production (Ual Online)

The opportunity UAL Online is an exciting new division which has been established to enable access to the university’s world leading creative arts education to audiences around the globe. We plan to launch with a suite of new degree courses starting from the 2024/25 academic year.  Reporting to the Pro-Vice Chancellor (UAL Online), the Director of Production is responsible for driving strategic operational excellence and ensuring the seamless design and delivery of our educational courses to learners globally. Learning design and production – creating and leading the development and production function (learning design, content development, visual design and media) that build the courses and ensure that they are innovative and engaging learning experiences. Project management – creating and overseeing the project management team of the portfolio of UAL’s new online courses, managing staffing resources and ensuring timely delivery to exacting standards of quality.  Supplier and partnership management – leading on the senior account management of new partnerships for UAL Online.  Business management operations – responsible for the business operations of the unit, including financial management, HR and estates. This role requires diplomacy, drive, strong attention to detail and the ability to build robust and positive relationships with senior stakeholders. As this is a newly formed division, the scope of leadership responsibilities may evolve over time. We are seeking to recruit a self-starter who is energised by change and the notion of growing operations to accommodate a rapidly growing student base and portfolio.   About you You will have the following: Extensive experience leading operations, ideally in online learning or publishing Strong understanding of learning design and development approaches  Appreciation for the creative arts, and a desire to build an outstanding UX Considerable leadership experience at a senior level managing multiple different teams Strong strategic thinking and decision-making abilities, with a track record of optimising processes and driving operational excellence.  Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify business opportunities and make data-driven decisions.  Highly driven and results-oriented, with a genuine pursuit of excellence.  You will be collaborative, target-driven, and a strong team player with a flexible approach to work. The role will include occasional travel in the UK and internationally.  We are UAL University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world. To apply please click the apply button. Closing date: 23:55, 12th February 2024.  If you have any questions about the role, please contact ualonline@arts.ac.uk. UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.