Lecturer in Media in Farnborough

We are seeking a theory-driven creative media practitioner with a strong understanding of policy, professional and industrial practice within film, television and creative media, who is also credible and confident in production and post-production environments. This individual will bring a critical, research-informed perspective to creative education, enabling students to understand why creative decisions matter, how work operates within professional, legal and ethical frameworks, and how creative practice functions in real-world industry contexts. Alongside this, they will be able to support, supervise and quality-control practical production work, from concept through to delivery.

The role requires someone with a broad overview of the creative production spectrum, with particular strength in theory, critical analysis, reflective practice, legal/ethical understanding and professional workflows, underpinned by solid technical and project-management experience.

• A practitioner-theorist who can apply media and visual theory (semiotics, representation, audience models) directly to creative practice.
• Strong understanding of industry structures, freelance and studio business models, and professional expectations within film, television and media production.
• Confidence teaching and supporting HE-level research, critical writing, referencing and reflective evaluation.
• Working knowledge of legal and ethical issues in creative production, including copyright, IP ownership, contracts, releases and licensing.
• Credible experience in production and post-production environments, including directing processes, editing workflows, and collaborative project delivery.
• Ability to manage and quality-control live, client-led or externally set briefs, balancing creative ambition with professional constraints.
• Clear understanding of risk management, health & safety and safe studio practice in production contexts.
• Experience guiding students through iterative creative processes, supporting autonomy while maintaining academic and professional standards.

In addition, you will need to be an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can engage with FE students to ensure that they reach their full potential. This could also be an excellent opportunity for a first-class applicant who has worked in the creative media arts industry and is looking to move into education. In turn we can offer you interesting and varied work with an excellent benefits package.

• Teachers Pension
• 40 days holiday
• Onsite gym
• Employee Assistance Programme including Savings Centre offering retail discounts
• Refectory and free on-site parking

Farnborough College of Technology is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Positions within the College will involve contact with young people and vulnerable adults. Consequently, post-holders will be obliged to demonstrate and maintain their suitability to work with young people and vulnerable adults. This will include a requirement to undertake an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, in addition to referencing and qualification checks. The College complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.

Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions Amendment Order 1986). Candidates who are offered an interview for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College. The College will regard any failure to disclose your criminal record as a breach of trust. It is College Policy that all candidates will be subject to a Disclosure check if offered the post for which the application has been made. Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.