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 – creates and leads 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 – creates and oversees the project management team of the portfolio of UAL’s new online courses, managing staffing resource s and ensuring timely delivery to exacting standards of quality, both in terms of academic rigor and production values.  
• Supplier and partnership management – leads on the senior account management of new partnerships for UAL Online including OPMs, global university partnerships in online learning, and course aggregators.  
• 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.   
 
The post holder will work closely with other teams within UAL including Digital and Technology, Finance, Academic Registry and College academic and professional services stakeholders.  

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. 

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries.

The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

Our culture

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.

Candidates are advised to submit applications early.