An exciting opportunity has arisen in Performing Arts at Leicester College. We wish to appoint a specialist Screen Acting Lecturer to join the Performing Arts team.
Responsibilities include delivering Screen classes to L2 and L3 performing arts programmes ensuring that content is industry relevant and in context of the rapidly evolving screen and digital sector. You will lead on the delivery of screen acting modules and projects which will require you to;
Devise and deliver a curriculum of acting classes to implement the principles and techniques of acting on screen.
Introduce students to the screen industry, production process and industry expectations of the screen actor.
Introduce production skills including production roles and basic editing techniques
Support students in selecting, making and editing showreel and self-tape footage for audition modules
Contribute to student assessment and feedback processes and meetings
Essential Skills
Current industry experience of working in screen and recorded media
Experience of screen acting / directing at a professional level
Experience of teaching screen acting
Ability to work with camera’s and editing software to produce short films and showreels
Desirable
Experience working in FE and HE settings
With proven administrative skills you will be required to sustain and develop high quality teaching and learning in the area. With relevant experience in industry and educated to degree level in a related subject (or equivalent), you will have some teaching experience, a teaching qualification or be willing to obtain one.
Essentials Qualifications:
Level 4 Vocational Qualification in related subject
Level 2 maths and English or the equivalent (e.g. GCSE grade C or above, GCSE grade 4 or above etc)
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure that is considered satisfactory by the College. If you are appointed you must reimburse the College of the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service check (previously Criminal Records Bureau). The cost will automatically be deducted from your first salary payment. You are also required to subscribe to and pay for the on line DBS Update Service.